Nine Months Old!!

Henry Christopher- 9 Months Old

Henry truly is such a happy baby- his giggles and squeals are some of the best noises!  He loves to show off all of his "tricks"- waving, clapping, and so big.  He refuses to miss any potential action and will not nap in the car or anytime we are out of the house.  As happy as he is- he has some strong opinions on what activities he would like to be doing and what foods he would like to be eating and is pretty good at letting us know how he feels about things.  He loves nothing more than to have a full tummy and be sitting on the floor with a pile of rattles and toys.  He also loves his bath and splashing in the pool.  He brings such joy to us each and every day and we are having so much fun discovering his personality!

At nine months Henry weights 21 lbs, 0 oz (50%) and is 28" long (50%).  His head is 18" (75%).  At the same age, Tommy was 24 lbs, 4 oz (95%) and 29 1/2" long (75%).  Tommy's head was also 18".

What is Henry up to at 9 months?

• He sleeps from 7pm- 7:30am every night.  No fussing to fall asleep at all and not a peep out of him all night!
• He drinks about 24 oz of formula a day and eats 3 meals of baby food.  Each meal is usually a bowl of cereal and a container of baby food or two containers of baby food.
• He's still eating stage 2 baby foods, but I've been mixing the cereal much thicker and some of the food that I puree myself for him is much chunkier.  He loves to eat puffs, yogurt melts, and cheerios by himself.
• He typically naps from 9:30am- 11am and then again from 1:30pm- 3:30pm.
• He is in size 3 diapers (mostly to use up the rest of the package- he could move to 4's) and size 12-18 month clothing.
• He rolls and sits and is trying to scoot and pull up (and actually has crawled now at 9 months, 3 days!)
• He claps, waves, and does so big!  He is so proud of himself when he does his tricks and occassionally will even clap for himself with a big grin.  He still just babbles- "dada", "mama", "baba."
• He has two teeth and I keep looking for the next ones- maybe by 10 months!