Nine whole months with this cute boy. Same old story here - he's still amazing and cool and cute! After getting ear tubes, we really saw his personality shine through but then he got sick (a cold and then some yucky tummy bug) that had him feeling kind of crummy for about two weeks. But, he's now healthy and back to his happy self!
Even if he STILL won't smile for me and the camera...
Stinker.. ;)
Our goals this month continue to be working on rolling over back to front, pushing up with his arms while on his tummy and sitting up. We've been playing patty cake and practicing clapping as well. He loooooooves to chew on his hands but he's still trying to figure out how to work them! He watches us closely, though, so I know he's absorbing things like a sponge.
We've started using a bit of sign language on a consistent basis. Mostly "eat" and "more" while he's in the high chair. We'll show him the sign and then move his arms/hands to act it out before he gets a bite. He's doing so well with food, too. He gobbles the baby food right up and likes to try new things. Some newer foods include strawberries, scrambled eggs, cheerios, ground beef and chicken. He's trying hard to figure out how to pick up the food from his tray but he's not self-feeding yet. He has no issues taking bites offered from a spoon and if I feed him small bites from my plate he does a good job of moving the food around with his tongue, chewing and swallowing which is huge. Another big change this month was the switch to formula full time. We made it 8.5 months with nursing and I'm so proud of him/us. He was my longest and best nursling!
It's sometimes hard for me to accept that he doesn't have all of the gross motor skills that a typically developing 9 month old usually has but I count my blessings because we don't have feeding or growing issues some babies with Down syndrome can struggle with. It puts things in perspective for sure.
He's still rocking his helmet and continues to make progress! We can see a visible change already but I think he'll have it a couple more months so we can really get the back rounded out. Should make for a nice, sweaty summer! Ha.
His toes in that above picture crack me up. Little monkey.
At 9 months, he's 16 lbs 9 oz (he lost almost a pound when he was sick and has started gaining some of it back) and 26.75 inches long. He's in size 3 diapers and 9 month clothes. I'd love to ditch the infant carrier and move him to a convertible carseat but we'll wait a little bit longer until he can sit unassisted to make running errands a little easier. He usually naps 3 times a day (morning, afternoon and late afternoon before dinner) and typically goes to bed around 7:30 or 8. He was sleeping through the night but has been waking up to eat around 2am for the last week or so. Again, trying to gain some weight back or maybe headed into a growth spurt!
We skipped spring and went right into summer so we've been spending a lot of time outside playing and going on walks. I'm sure he'll be loving the pool once it opens for the season, too!
Happy 9 months, Baker boy! We sure love you!
He's changed since we last saw him! Can't wait to get my hands on him for a few snuggles and plant a few kisses on his head! Glad he's feeling better! Love!!
ReplyDeleteClark is super dexterous with his toes too, its too funny (and cute!)
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