9 Months Old

Jacob had his 9 month birthday on Saturday and I thought I'd share a few of his "milestones". We had his checkup today with the pediatrician and he is doing wonderful! He is now in the 50% for weight, 20 lbs 4 0z, 45% for height, and 85% for head circumference. So it looks like our big newborn is now leveling out with the rest of the pack. He wears size 12-18 month clothes, though, so I still think he is a little big for his age!

He is now crawling (quickly and everywhere), pulling up to stand, balancing for a few seconds hands free, cruising around tables and chairs, holding his own bottle or sippy cup, drinking out of Mom and Dad's water glass, feeding himself small bites of food, riding in the stroller sitting up without the carseat attachment, sleeping through the night, napping twice a day, getting all four top teeth in at once, learning to say "Mama", "Dada", "Hi", "Dog", "Uh oh", throwing a ball, and being a sweet, laughing, cuddly, giggly little boy!

His "favorite things" are: his family, tickle time, dogs, playing rough with his toys (likes to bang and throw them), tumping over Shiska's water bowl, going on walks to the park, bathtime, eating avocados (he has eaten a half of one before, we have to make him stop!), greens puffs (he recognizes the container and gets very excited), peek-a-boo, Itsy Bitsy Spider song, and I could probably go on forever but I'll stop right there!

His "dislikes" are: green beans (only food he doesn't want to eat), getting his diaper changed (squirmy!), 6:30-7:30 pm are fussy hours before bedtime, changing clothes (wiggle worm!), but he is generally happy!

Now that he is just over 9 months old I can't help but think he has been alive in the "outside world" longer than the "inside world" of the womb. . .and he is growing up so fast. . .and we have so much to look forward to!

Happy 9 month birthday to Jacob, and Happy Birthday to his Uncle Reed that he was named after, he would be 28 years old today!

Splish Splash!

This is Jacob's first time in a baby pool! Last week my parents set it up on their deck in the backyard and he loooooooooooooooves to splash and play! The only problem is that now he is wanting to stand up in both the bathtub and the baby pool and try to climb out! Another funny thing he does is that he will dunk his face into the water and try to drink it! You would think he wouldn't want it to get in his eyes/nose/mouth, but even when I am bathing him and I take a cup to wash him off he turns and tries to get a drink out of it! Silly boy!

Jacob's First Tool Set

So I think Adam is training the next employee for Oliver Custom Homes! Jacob got his first tool set last week and it has a toy saw, wood blocks, screwdriver, and drill --- all of which he thinks taste very yummy. Adam showed him how to hold and work with them but Jacob was much more interested in giving them a good CHOMP! All his chewing made sense a few days later when he had two more teeth pop through! He just cut his top two teeth on his left side and I bet the top two on the right side aren't far behind!

Peek A Boo

This is from a few weeks ago when we were playing Peek A Boo in bed after a nap. That is still one of his favorite games and he loves it when I float the sheet high above him and then we climb under and watch it settle down over us.

And speaking of sleeping --- for those who don't know --- he finally started sleeping THROUGH THE NIGHT earlier this month! Woo hoo! It is so amazing to get a good nights sleep and not have those nighttime feedings, I feel like I have my head on straight again! He is going to bed around 7:30 pm and waking up about 5:30 am on a regular basis now. That seemed SO EARLY the first few days, but I'm totally used to it now, and getting a good 7 or 8 hour block of sleep more than makes up for it. Adam jokes that we are on the "early bird special" plan since we are eating dinner at 6:00 and are in bed by 9:00 every night!!!

Mothers Day

We have been busy lately, sorry it's been so long since I posted anything! I'm going to go back and start on Sunday, May 9th and catch y'all up! We had a lovely Mothers Day, and I am so lucky to have such a sweet boy to be a Mama to. Adam let me sleep in and then made me a delicious breakfast (French toast, my favorite, mmmmmmm) and then we went over to the Olivers to visit and have lunch. Nancy took this cute picture of us in their backyard. I don't have a lot with him because I am usually behind the camera so I'm glad to get another of the two of us!