9 Months

Three quarters of a year old....Wow!!

9 months has completely flown by.

My tiny 4 pound 15 ounce baby has grown into a strong 19 pound 12 ounce little boy.

Current stats from our doctor's visit today:

Weight: 19 lb 12 oz (50th Percentile)

Height:  28 in (25-50th Percentile)

Head Circumference:  17.5" (25-50th Percentile)

He has gone from being completely below the growth curve to 

settling nicely right in the middle.

Owen is so much fun to be around right now.

I feel like every day we see him do something new.

He's getting so close to crawling that I'm just waiting to walk away 

from him and have him follow right behind me. 

He gets up on all fours, rocks back and forth, picks up one leg,

sometimes picks up a hand, but just hasn't figured out how to make it work all together.

Sometimes he moves backwards, sometimes he balances on one leg,

and sometimes he just lays on his tummy and kicks his arms and legs real fast as if 

he were swimming.  He might not get very far, but each time he falls and gets back up

he's getting that much closer to crawling his way across the floor.

He's getting better with his pincer grasp too, which means we can start some finger foods.

He has a great appetite, but still wants absolutely nothing to do with banana or avocado.

For fun I thought I would give avocado another try and he gagged the second

it touched his lips.

He LOVES green beans and peas.

And he loves his lunch time yogurt.

He still has 4 bottles a day for a total of 29 ounces.

His top two teeth are starting to come in, giving him a total of four teeth.
Whenever he smiles his two little bottom teeth stick out and it is adorable.

He can be a little serious and shy at times, but once he warms up he is more than happy 

to give a big toothy grin to anyone who smiles back.

He is so happy and makes everyone around him happy too.

One of my favorite things about Owen is his laugh.

It is the cutest little laugh I have ever heard.

Sometimes he gets laughing so hard that I have to stop him for a minute because

it seems like it is one of those laughs that hurts your belly if you go too long.

He takes a quick breath then will start right up again.

I absolutely love it!

I could listen to him laugh all day long.

The best is when he laughs at random little kids.

For some reason, he thinks other kids are so funny.

Whether we are walking through Target and see a kid, or he is playing with one of his friends,

he'll see a little kid and just start laughing.  It is so funny to watch.

Ryan and I are truly blessed to have such a healthy, happy little boy.

We love him so much and are excited to see what the next 3 months bring.