9 Months

This is such a fun age.  And I still can't believe how old he is. I refuse to believe he is growing up!  We had his 9 month doctor appointment.  I was keeping such a great eye on him, but the doctor was a bit behind so we ended up waiting over 30 minutes. Owen was of course restless, so I let him crawl around on the floor in the room while we waited.  The nurse came in later and I felt pretty awesome when we laid him onto the table and I pulled a USED BANDAID out of his mouth. I swear, I was watching him the entire time. He is a sneaky little bug.

His 9 month stats are:

Height: 28 inches (25-50%tile)

Weight: 17 lbs 3 oz (5-10%tile)

Head Circ: 44.7 cm (25-50%)

I don't really get why they have such broad percentiles.  He is our skinny little bug. Although, at this appointment, he had been sick for over a week, so he hadn't been eating great. And if you spend 5 minutes with Owen, you understand why he is so skinny. He NEVER stops moving.

Some things about Owen at 9 months:

• Nicknames: O, Owie, Bubbie, Bubba, Little Bug
• Favorite Foods: Sweet potatoes, brown rice, anything we are eating
• Words: Mama, Dada, Hi, Bye. Makes the sound baaaa baaa baaaa baaaa over and over again
• Loves to crawl and get into everything. Stands and walks along the edges of furniture.  Loves to make messes and destroy. His favorites are knocking all of the DVDs off of the shelf and playing with things in the dishwasher.
• Loves the toilet. As soon as he gets sight of it, he crawls as fast as he can right over to it and pulls himself up to it. So gross.
• Loves when it hits about 5:20 and daddy comes home.  He knows the sound of the door unlocking and he freezes and watches towards the stairs.  Jordan told me the other day that it is his favorite part of the day. I love that they are becoming little buddies.
• Waves hello and bye bye.  And loves to shake his head no. We think it is pretty stinking cute right now, but I have a feeling that will be short lived.
• Still an awful sleeper. Just as we were getting back onto a schedule, he got an awful cold with a fever and a cough.  We are slowwwwwwllly getting back to where we were. Someday I will sleep through the night again!
• Has started doing an excited squeal.  Usually followed by a super cheesy smile and laugh
• Loves to go on walks in his stroller and be outside.  He could sit in that thing for hours as long as there is plenty to look at!  Loves looking out the windows.
• Likes to sit in his big boy booster and feed himself. Unless he runs out of food... then he is not a happy boy!  Also loves to drink water out of his sippy cup.  And as soon as he is done, throws it over the edge.
• Getting to the point where he is starting to hate his car seat. Which makes going anywhere a challenge.
• Sometimes likes baths and other times he screams the entire time.  But no question, he HATES showers. He cries the entire time. Wrestling a screaming, slippery baby in the shower is a challenge!
• Some day he will grow some hair other than in the back and right on top. For now, he is our little baldie.

Loves his books.

Always trying to escape

Madder hatter.

Look at those little puppy eyes - hold me mama

Happy boy

Again trying to escape. Getting these pictures in the chair was a major challenge

So we had to move to the floor :)

Cheeser

Loves our cell phones. But really just likes putting our cell phones in his mouth

Loves his cookie dog

The many faces of Owen at 9 months

Even after he got his tongue clipped, he is still our little heart tongued baby

Love those lips.

Scrunch face. Anytime you blow or suck air through your nose, he makes this face.

 Nakie bum.

Get me out of here! It's not nap time!

My how you've grown...