Happenings with The Hills: 9 months old and counting....

Oh Braxton, my sweet and smiley baby boy what a fun month we have had. You are officially mobile and know how to keep mommy and daddy on their toes. You are learning so much, so fast these days and I love to sit and watch your wheels turning but nothing compares to the sheer joy you show when you figure something out for the first time. You have truly changed my life forever and I love you so much!!

The Facts: You are now tipping the scales at a whooping 17.3 lbs. We are so excited because this officially put you on the growth chart (7th percentile). Your head circumference is 18 inches (60th percentile) and your length is 26.25 inches (8th percentile).

In May, you experienced ear infection #4 since March 8 so we visited with an ENT and you will be getting tubes on June 12. I am super nervous about you going under anesthesia but I know it's a simple procedure and you will be fine.

You are officially done nursing (teeth hurt mommy) and I am only pumping 1x per day so needless to say your bottles are now all formula. You are drinking 5-6 bottles per day of 6oz.

Here is your newest daily routine: waking up for the day around 6:30 with first bottle around 7AM. You leave for school with daddy around 7:15 and I pick you up around 5:45. During the day at school you have 3 or 4 bottles, 1 snack (puffs, banana, applesauce), and a stage 3 food at lunch which is 6oz. In the evening, you have a stage 2 food for dinner which is 4oz along with some sort of finger food to practice your pincer grasp(avocado, carrots, sweet potato, green beans, cheese, crackers). You have gotten pretty good at grabbing your own food and getting it into your mouth unless its wet and gooey. Pincer grasp is few and far between right now though. After dinner it's bubble bath and bedtime bottle in your rocking chair around 8PM.

You are now wearing size 3 diapers during the day, size 3 overnight diapers at night (you kept having accidents in regulars), and 3-6 month clothes.

Things you are doing: CRAWLING everywhere....you started on May 9th before work because your sweet like that and wanted your mommy and daddy to be there!! Quickly after you started crawling you discovered how much fun pulling up to stand is. You don't care about the surface (sturdy, unsturdy, moving) you are determined to stand by everything. Guess what that means...you have also had your 1st and 2nd and 3rd falls this month. Luckily no major injuries (ha) just a few bruises but that's to be expected from little boys.

You have mastered "put in" this month and have made your daddy sooo proud because your favorite thing to put in is your little basketball into your little basketball goal. You have also started clapping but as of now your left hand is always fisted. And a not so cute trick you learned is the game of "dropsies" off of your high chair or out of your car seat or just when you are playing with a toy while we hold you. Mom and dad have set a 2 return limit. Ha