Weight: 18 lbs 1 oz (13th%)
Height: 28 inches (41st %)
New tricks: He is talking more now (can make mama, dada, gaga, baba sounds). We don't think he really knows we are mama and dada yet but at least he can make the sounds! He did look right at Brandon the other day and say "dada" so maybe he is starting to get it :) He cruises around now holding onto couches, chairs, the coffee table, the kitchen cabinets, etc. He can open pretty much all cabinets and drawers he can reach which keeps me pretty busy during the day! We obviously need to finish baby proofing the house :) He waves, turns pages of books, chases Bailey, eats finger foods, shakes his toys, "drives" his little car around the house, he can drink a whole bottle by himself, rides in the shopping carts at the grocery store now, and is now walking with a push walker!
Matthew LOVES: to empty my diaper bag! We go through this multiple times a day...whenever he disappears and it gets quiet I can almost always expect to find him sitting in a pile of stuff he has pulled out of my bag! Matthew also loves to bang on the DVR box and often manages to record shows! He still loves Bailey and is very into his little house now, his push walker, and his car walker. He loves to move and explore! He likes to go on walks in his stroller and sit in the grass - which turns into us trying to keep the grass out of his mouth :)
New foods: He is getting better at picking up finger foods but this is still a work in progress. He loves sweet potato fries! He also likes Cheerios now and is starting to eat chunks of fruits of veggies like squash, carrots, blueberries, black beans, and pears. We are working on the slimy stuff - he doesn't like to pick up anything too slimy (like bananas, avocados, pasta, sweet potatoes). We tried the baby food "pouches" this month and he loves them! They are mixes of fruit and veggies and he loves to try to grab the pouch and feed himself - they always end up being a mess but he loves them! He still loves yogurt and we have just started trying cheese too and seems to like that. For the most part he is still a good eater!
No new teeth this month...still just the two on the bottom.
Sleep...he is finally sleeping through the night! He sleeps from about 7:30pm to 5:00am. Usually he will drink a bottle at 5am (sometimes it's 4 and occasionally he will sleep until 6!) and go back to sleep for a little while which is helpful :) We are hoping he will start to sleep in a little longer but are both so relieved he isn't up 2 or 3 times a night anymore! He is still not a great napper but seems to be doing a little better. These last few weeks he has been taking 1 short (30 min) nap and 1 "long" (at least an hour) nap. Pretty much the only thing consistent about Matthew and his sleep is that it is inconsistent! We'll get there one of these days...
Walking with his new walker
Look at me go!!
With his alligator...the best we could do :)
9 months old!
Sitting up like a big boy in the grocery cart at Babies R Us
Recording his favorite shows
Emptying my bag and chewing on a shoe he found inside
Black beans for the first time...not his favorite!
Never a dull moment with this little one!
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