Declen is 9 months

9 months - Declen

Nine months is always a special age to me. I’ve had this baby in my life for the same amount of time he was in my tummy. So much changes in the span of nine months.

At nine months, Declen, you are starting to cruise as you pull up on toys and furniture. It’s pretty funny though, because once you’re standing, you haven’t quite figured out how to get out of the standing position, so you just let go and face-plant to get down. You can clap your hands, wave (kind of) to yourself, feed yourself, climb up the stairs, play with your brothers, repeat sounds (da-da, buh-buh, bye-bye, hey, ya-ya-ya) and you have started noticing Cali (our cat). Mirrors are a fun toy for you because you love the baby in the mirror, but you also love looking at other people in the mirror. If anyone sits down to eat, you know that it’s time for someone to give you food too! You love eating graham crackers, mandarin orange slices, “sqooshi” meals (pureed fruits, veggies, chicken, turkey, and occasionally beef), bananas, beans, and french fries. You do not drink out of bottles and only drink out of sippy cups if it is one of Brayden’s cups. You are finally starting to regrow some hair, but it it definitely not the black-brown color it was when you were born.... boo :( It is really fluffy though, and sometimes looks like it is standing straight up on top of your head. Your wardrobe is exclusively size 12 months, though some of these are already too small for you, and you’re still wearing size 3 diapers. You still nurse 4-5 times each day/night and continue to co-sleep with mommy and daddy. There is no such thing as being held too much in your world, as you LOVE to cuddle and be a part of the conversations going on. You are such a happy, easy going child, which is great considering your brothers “love on you” rather roughly at times. Nap time is usually from around 1:30-4:30 in the afternoons; occasionally you will take small catnaps in the mornings, but not usually. You'll sleep in your crib for a couple hours at a time, but never through the entire night. This is largely in part to the fact that your crib is in the room with both your brothers and we are afraid that you’ll wake them up in the middle of the night and then no one would get to sleep. You have two teeth (front bottom) but are definitely teething again, which makes you pretty pitiful. Bath time is NOT your favorite (I blame daddy for this) and you REALLY don’t like getting dressed; as long as you can latch on to your paci or mommy, you get over it pretty quickly! When you get upset about something, you make the most heart wrenching little pouty face, but you LOVE your big brothers and they can almost always make you laugh. Whenever you get excited, you jump up and down and throw your hands in the air. You are always on the go, so stopping to change your diaper has gotten to be challenging as you don’t have any desire to be still. You’ve finally reached the point where you don’t mind being in your carseat anymore! Music is something you love and it grabs your attention when you hear it, especially when mommy sings. Sweet boy, you are so animated and fun; you bring so much joy to our family!