9 Months

Brody was 9 months old 5 days ago! I'd like to say that it's because it's December and it's a crazy busy month and that's why this post is so late...but let's face it--I have some excuse every month. :)

We went for Brody's well checkup a few days ago and these are his stats:

He weighs 19lbs and is in the 25% for weight.

He is 27.5 inches long and is in the 20% for height.

And his head is in the 80%. Whew!

He's such a little peanut! His sister was bigger than he is now when she was 6 months old.

This month Brody:

Started crawling! And he's been a crawling machine ever since. He is SO quick! He could be right next to you and when you look down a second later he's all the way on the other end of the house. He loves to chase his sister everywhere.

Started signing! Right now he can sign more and can sign please with help. I'll post a video of him at the end of the post doing it. It tickles my heart to see him picking up on things!

Started clapping his hands in excitement.

Is wearing 6-9 month clothing. Love the fact that because he's little we're getting a little extra usage of his clothing.

Wears a size 3 or 4 disposable diaper when he's not in cloth.

Started eating table foods. So far he's tried beef stew, ravioli and lasagna. He's so good at self feeding and that's started to make meal time a lot easier for us since we can eat while he eats.

Is showing NO signs of wanting to drop his first nap which is so nice. Logan didn't actually drop her first nap until 16 months but around 9 months she started really fighting it. Brody naps 2 hours in the morning, 3 in the afternoon and goes to bed at 7. He sleeps usually until about 6am, wakes up to nurse and then goes back down until 7:30. SO NICE!

Had his first fat lip, his first set (yes, set...of 3) goose eggs on his head all at once, and caught pneumonia. Actually, all of this happened within a week of each other so it was a crazy, crazy week.

Has been trying to pull up. Though, he refuses to do it on things that would be easy to pull up onto (his standing toy, our ottoman, lower chairs). He prefers to give mama heart attacks by trying (and succeeding) in places like the bathtub. Boy, much?

Is an incredible snuggler. The ladies in the nursery informed us they now have a "Brody rotation" where each week one of them gets to snuggle him the entire service because he'll curl right up into their laps and just observe what's going on around him.

Is proving to be ALL BOY. In a house filled with dolls, tiaras, and pink, he beelines for the cars and the balls. We love it!

Brody is developing such a sweet, sweet personality. We love him so much.