Our littlest man turned nine-months-old on the 18th of this month! We can't get enough of this wonderful, giggly, fun stage...
Height: 29 inches
(76th percentile)
Weight: 18 lbs.
(21st percentile)
Hair: Sporting more of a comb-over look now, opposed to his customary
Mohawk.
Diapers: Huggies
Little Movers Size 3
Clothes: Size 12 months
Health: Being
hit hard by the teething monster! We are now sporting four teeth! The top two
have officially come in as of Parker’s nine month birthday!
Sleep: Parker,
on a normal night, is still a great sleeper! He typically goes down around
7:30pm and wakes up between 7:00am and 7:30am. However, we’ve had a number of
atypical nights this month thanks to the teething monster. Our sweet little guy
has been a fuss bug at times, getting up several times a night (and only being
calmed by nursing). Parker continues to take a morning nap each day (one to two
hours), one afternoon nap (one to two hours) and occasionally a pre-dinner
catnap (twenty-ish minutes).
Diet: I’m
still making all of Parker’s food and couldn’t be happier about it! Little man
does breakfast, lunch, and dinner now. We do dinner as a family (with Parker in
his high chair at the table), mostly with daddy feeding Parker and eating bites
of dinner in between. Parker is also sometimes content playing with a toy or
sampling finger foods while mommy and daddy eat. I just love this time our
family of three has all together! New foods this month were: acorn squash,
asparagus, broccoli, bread, turkey, brown rice cereal, yogurt (organic plain
whole milk), kiwi, fish (Alaskan cod), Yukon gold potatoes, lentils, watermelon
and cheese (organic mild cheddar). We have also ventured into the world of herbs
and spices! Parker has sampled cinnamon, cumin, dill, sage, and ginger. Yogurt
was a big, big hit and he especially loves when I cook and puree apples with
cinnamon! Parker is eating more finger foods now! Cubes of potato are easy for
him to pick up, and he’s also munched on broccoli, banana, watermelon, and kiwi
this way.
Likes: Music
and singing (favorite songs include The ABC’s, A You’re Adorable and I Love
You), ceiling fans, lights, running water, books (Little Blue Truck and Goodnight Moon are most loved), drinking water from straws
(especially from mommy or daddy’s cups), riding on daddy’s shoulders, watching
the aquarium in the den, knocking down blocks, and “walking” while someone
guides him by holding onto his hands. Parker is also quite the observer. He
likes to just take everything in. If we go out to eat and put him in a
highchair, he spends a good portion of time just looking around at the ceiling,
windows, other tables, etc.
Social: Parker scrunches up his face when he likes something; we totally
melt when we see him do it.
Milestones: Parker
can now “play ball” (roll the ball back and forth with an adult) and turn pages
in his board books on cue! We’ll read a page and then tell Parker that it’s
time to turn the page and he’ll do it! Parker’s fine motor skills are becoming
more and more precise. Earlier in the month, I would catch him watching his
hand intently as he touched his pointer finger to his thumb, over and over (practicing!
Go, Parker!). Now, he’ll carefully use his pointer finger to touch things. He
especially loves moving buttons on shirts, and flicking the straw on his
drinking cup. Max thinks it’s especially amazing to watch him because it’s so
clear what little man is thinking, and evident that he’s concentrating really
hard and being very precise and specific. They even have their own little game:
Parker will flick his straw and Max will say “boing” as it springs back, and
Parker just laughs and laughs!
Dear Parker,
You celebrated your first Thanksgiving here in Scottsdale!
You tried your Grammy’s Sweet Potato Casserole and loved it, especially the
melted marshmallow topping! Christmastime with you has been so much fun! From
picking out our family tree, to meeting Santa, to watching your face scrunch
with delight when you look at the twinkly lights, you have made the holiday
season magical for us. We love making you giggle, watching you sleep, playing
with you on the rug, going for walks, and feeding you new things! Daddy and I
talk all the time about how you couldn’t be a sweeter! You have a mellow and
calm personality, but can also get giddy with excitement (which is tons of fun
for us)! We say over and over again that you are such a good baby! We love you
so much, little man!
Love, Mom and Dad
