9 months

Owen at 9 months

Adam at 9 months

I feel like I say this at every month, and it's so clesia, but honestly...where does the time go?!? I remember when I was pregnant with Adam, and everyone emphasized how if I just could get through the first six months with two little ones, it would get better. But that never seemed to be the case with us. I was lucky that Owen took on the role of big brother head on, and that Adam was so laid back. I don't feel like I ever wished for him to get older and it to "get better". However, even without me wishing it away, it is going by way too fast.

We had Adam's nine month appointment yesterday, and his stats are as follows:

Weight: 22lb 13oz (80th%)
Height: 29 1/4 inches (80th%)
Head Circumference: 17 3/4 inches (50th%)

Here is what Adam is up to at 9 months:

-He continues to be on the move ALL OF THE TIME. We can not take our eyes off of him for one minute, because he always seems to get himself into some sort of mischief. He is cruising around furniture, crawling up the stairs, and starting to take steps behind a push toy.

-He has decided he is DONE with baby food. He is all about the table food, though can be rather picky at times. He eats basically what we eat, and is doing really well with this.

-He still takes two bottles (one in the morning and one at night) but drinks out a sippy cup during the day...he did awesome with this transition!

-He is starting to babble "mama" when I walk in a room and "dada" when Rob walks in. He is a talker, and loves to babble to us.

-We are trying to introduce to signing "more", but he is not having it...though he definitley knows what it means :)

-He really enjoys being outdoors...if he starts to get fussy, we can take him outside and he is just like new again.

-He loves the water - bath time, swimming pools, sprinklers...it doesn't matter, he just loves to splash around.

- Two of his favorite games are peek-a-boo and rolling the ball back and forth with people.

-Still sleeps great - about 7:30pm to 6 - 6:30am, and takes two solid naps.

-He is starting to understand some words such as ball, bottle, bath, mom, dad, Owen, and Jordi. It's fun to see the connections being made.

-He continues to be full of smiles, squeals, and laughs!

The other thing that Rob and I have really noticed in the last couple weeks, is how Adam and Owen's relationship is changing. It is so fun to see them beginning to "play" together. Adam watches Owen very closely, and tries so hard to keep up with his older brother. The other day Owen ran outside and went up the ladder on his playset. Seconds later, Adam went crawling right after him. He stood up next to the ladder, and looked up at him while babbling away as if to say "I wanna play too!"

And Owen continues to be such a great older brother to Adam. It melts my heart when Owen just randomly walks up to Adam and kisses him on the top of the head :)

We are so blessed to have two happy, healthy, and adorable little boys!