9 Months

At 9 months:

~Weigh 21 pounds 13 ounces (71 percentile)

~28 inches long (42 percentile)

~You wear size 3 diapers. Except at night. You wear Size 4 Overnight protection.

~ Wearing size12 month and 12-18 month clothing.

~Wearing size 2-3 shoes

~Sleeping. You usually go to bed at 9 pm and wake up around 7 am.

~Bottle every 4 hours, drinking 6 oz.
~Eat 3 meals a day of solids. There isn't anything you won't eat. You love it all. I would say your favorites are sweet potatoes, squash, and pumpkin.
~ You are still eating a couple of bites of our dinner.  

~Napping- You usually take an hour nap in the mornings and a two hour nap in the afternoon on days that we are home in the morning. If not, you take a 2.5 - 3 hour nap in the afternoon

~You are into EVERYTHING. You have discovered the curtains and cabinets.

You and Baxter are best friends. We have been spending time outside to enjoy the cooler weather. You love watching him run around taking care of his puppy business. Catching moles is tough work!

You love to roll and roll, and roll... but on occasion you will push up.

 You will also army crawl. I love that booty in the air.

You are working on pushing yourself up from a laying position to a sitting position. You are SOOO close!

Buddha belly! :-)

You love rubbing tags.

This is your version of clapping. You hit your hands on your legs and rock back and forth.  You also love it when Mommy or Daddy clap your hands together.

Still love books!

You have discovered leaves and with that the word NO! So sweet. You will stop and look at me. After the tenth no, you will move on to crunching the leaf.

You have started playing with "big boy" toys. You enjoy spinning wheels and your peek a boo blocks.

You also love this table because you get to stand. You can't pull up on it yet. But once I put you up, you stay up on your own for a long time.

Sadly, you have learned how to take off your hat. Sometimes, I can distract you with another toy. :-)

Should have taken this one first. You wouldn't stay on the chair.

You LOVE LOVE LOVE your bath time. We are starting to bathe you nightly.

Got your first two teeth! :-) Didn't sleep well during that time.

Andrew, you are our sunshine! Your little smile melts our hearts. So many people comment on what a sweet, easygoing baby you are. All your teachers adore you. I pray that you continue having a sweet, loving heart. I know God has big plans for your life. We look forward to seeing how He uses you to bring glory to Him. We love you ... like a LOT (like Daddy always says!) 

Mama and Daddy