Cooper - At 9 months old:
- You weigh 22 lbs, 2 ozs (75th percentile) and are 28 3/4 inches long (75th percentile).
- You are in size 4 diapers.
- You are wearing mostly size 12 or 18 month clothes, 24 month old if it snaps at the bottom because you are so tall.
- You had your 9 month checkup last Thursday and you were SOOOO good! You absolutely LOVE your pediatrician and we are so happy about that! You had to get one shot and some blood drawn from your heel but you only cried for a minute and then you were fine!
- You have 4 top teeth and 2 bottom teeth. It looks like you will have another bottom tooth here very soon! You have not been fussy when getting new teeth. There are a couple of days when your eating and sleeping habits change so we know that you are teething.
- You still sleep all night long. This isn't new because you have been doing that since you were 2 months old! :)
- You have become a very good napper. You will usually take an 1 1/2 hour nap in the morning and around a 2 hour nap in the afternoon.
- You have started waving "bye-bye." When we are out shopping and you are tired, you wave and say "bye-bye" to everyone you see. You are telling us that you are ready to go!
- You now say "hi", "bye-bye", "Da-Da", "Ma-Ma", "puppy" and "pattycake" (which comes out sounding like "pa-take" - SO cute!).
- You are putting words together. You say "Da Bye-Bye" (and use it at the appropriate times!), "Baby Bye-Bye" and "Hi Puppy."
- You are really ahead of the game on most everything. Your vocabulary really impresses us! You are so smart! :)
- You love for us to read you books and have since you were teeny tiny. You have amassed quite a library, since we seem to buy a new book everytime we go to the store!
- You love to go bye-bye and travel very well in the car. You have never fussed when riding in your carseat, especially since you started riding in your big boy carseat. I guess that you can see outside better.
- You are becoming very independent when it comes to feeding yourself. You have discovered Gerber cookies and fruit bars, which you LOVE!
- We are starting to give you food from our plate. So far, you really like bread (we pinch off tiny little pieces for you) and cauliflower (which we mash up for you).
- You still aren't a huge fan of juice but you love to drink water from your sippy cup.
- You still love veggies and are beginning to like some fruits, especially "tutti frutti" and "hawaiian delight." You love Gerber rice with apple-that's what you eat for breakfast.
- We try to go for a walk everyday and you LOVE it! We have to stop and let you look at every "puppy" (you LOVE puppy dogs!) we pass and I swear, every family in our neighborhood has a dog!
- Every morning when I walk into your room, you are always standing there with the biggest, happiest smile on your face. You are so happy in the mornings!
- You are a very happy baby! You smile and laugh all day long! We are so glad that you are so happy!
- We went swimming at Mona and Wayne's house and you absolutely LOVED it! I'm so glad that you like the water!
- We are taking you on your first beach trip Labor Day weekend. I can't wait to see what you think of the ocean!
- You absolutely love music! You have some toys that will play music and you will start them and then "dance" and turn around to make sure that we are watching you. It cracks us up! Your Nuna bought you a CD of children's music that we listen to in the car. If you are upset and we turn the CD on, you will quiet down and listen to the music while tapping your feet! I hope that this means that you will be musically inclined. I have no idea where you get this from because your Mommy and Daddy can't play any kind of instrument!
- You were going through a shy phase but those days are over! Now, you are such a social baby and you smile and wave at everyone you see!
- You are a huge flirt and quite the little ladies man! You just grin and giggle at ladies when they talk to you. I think that this is why you love to go shopping because you get so much attention!
- You are such a fun little boy and we can not imagine our lives without you in it! Our hearts overflow with love for you! I can not believe that you are nine months old! It seems like yesterday that we were bringing you home from the hospital!
