9 Months

Ryan is now 9 months old...I say it every month but I'll say it again.  Where does the time go?  He had his drs appt today and he is now 27 1/2 inches tall (20%) and 17 lbs 14.5 oz (15%).  And yes his head is still at 98%.

Ava at 9 months was half an inch shorter, a pound lighter and apparently her head was only 65%.  

Things Ryan has been doing:

1. Crawling (still doing the worm - don't think it will ever be a textbook crawl)

2. Pulling up on things and sitting back down (HUGE deal that he finally learned to sit back down, no more "trees falling")

3. Cruising from toy to toy

4. Says "Ma ma ma" and "Da da da" all the time though.  He tends to say "Ma" when he is upset and "Da" when he is happy.  Go figure.

5. Not teething.  Well he may be teething but still no teeth!  I swear they are coming!!

6. Sleeping well -  we are back on track after the holidays and he has been sleeping through the night again although he is waking up at 6am.  So trying to work on pushing that back a little since he is also waking Ava up then.

7. Waves - he loves to wave at you and loves when you wave at him.  He also enjoys clapping but can't figure out how to do it himself yet

He's still as happy as he can be and smiles at everyone we see.  I am hoping he will walk soon as that will be fun, but we'll see.  Ryan & Ava are enjoying his room a lot these days as we got rid of the guest bed and now his room is essentially a toy store, I mean playroom.  We got down all of Ava's old baby toys and the kids are having a great time playing with those as well as the new Christmas toys.  And it is great having one room in the house where I don't have to worry about what Ryan is putting in his mouth.

Mr. "I Can Pull Up on Anything"