9 months!

Our baby boy has been a part of our lives for 9 months now! We are just so, so in love with him. This month has been really fun! I had a hard time getting pictures this time because there was a lot of this going on...

We started our day off yesterday with a visit to Dr. Torn! Reid's official 9 month stats are...

Height: 29 3/4 inches, 94%

Weight: 22 pounds, 85%

Head Circumference: 18 1/2 inches, 94%

We have a big boy on our hands! The doctor said we could move him into his big boy car seat now, but I'm just not sure I'm ready for that yet. That is going to make things trickier because he hates sitting in the shopping cart. I usually just keep him in his car seat when we shop because he's happier in there. Reid wears 12-18 month (mostly 18 month) clothes now and size 4 diapers. He's a pretty good eater! He doesn't eat very much at breakfast or lunch, but he more than makes up for it at dinner! He just eats and eats and eats! :) We are sprinkling in some more finger foods and he's getting better at feeding himself! We usually feed him in the bumbo because it's so much easier to clean than the highchair. I think he's getting a little too big for it though! He's also having fun practicing with his sippy cup!

Reid is still a great sleeper! I laugh at that sentence because 2 months ago it couldn't have been further from the truth! He is taking two decent naps a day. He takes his first nap around 11 and his second one around 3. He goes to bed around 8 and wakes up for the day around 8. Regardless of when he goes to bed, he usually sleeps for 11 or 12 hours! Yay, Reid! :)

Our weeks seem to be getting a little busier these days, which I like. We go to baby bootcamp or walk in the mornings. Reid is a really great sport and is so good at bootcamp. He laughs the whole time. It's so funny! Nothing will boost your self esteem like having your 9 month old laugh at you while you squat! :) We usually go to Target and the park at some point every afternoon. At home, he still loves to look at books. His favorites are definitely Brown Bear, Brown Bear and Snuggle Puppy. He lights up when he sees me get them. He loves to scoot around in his walker, as well. He's getting tired of his jumperoo because it doesn't let him go anywhere! He's getting better and better at the army crawl and uses it more and more. He is perfectly content to just roll around on the living room floor and play with toys by himself for a few minutes at a time which is nice. His new favorite activity is playing with the fan cords while he is on Daddy's shoulders. He is starting to "get" peekaboo, so we are having fun with that. A couple of weeks ago he started fake coughing. It's so random, but so funny. He does it and then starts laughing so hard! He knows we think it's funny! :) He is starting to have some separation issues, but luckily it's not too bad yet. He will bite my shoulder or arm sometimes if I start to pass him to someone else. Bath time is still so much fun. We got him a little inflatable duck tub a few weeks ago to put inside the bathtub. He was getting too big for the little baby tub, but I am too nervous to just put him in the regular tub. We crack up because he props up his feet and lounges in it like he's at the beach. He loves to have Daddy throw him up in the air when he gets out of the tub. They do it over and over and over. He's "talking" a lot this month and laughing so much too! He's just too much fun!

We love you more than you will ever know, sweet Reid! :)