At 9 months of age, my little J has grown and developed so much, as do all babies of course. He continues to light up my life each and every day. I have learned to take notice to his needs as they have changed - his desire to play with his toys, our dog, and with me. He likes to mix things up, but is also really good at individual play, which is so nice when I need to get things done. J is so easy when it comes to eating solids, too. At six months, I began to puree his foods and haven't stopped. I make and freeze a bunch of different items - pears, apples, butternut squash, peas, sweet potatoes, and carrots. Before him, I don't think I had ever shelled an English Pea! He loves prunes, which are so easy to puree - I buy organic prunes, put them in a bowl covered with boiling water, let them sit until plump, drain, and puree. He loves them with his oatmeal. For his oatmeal, I just grind up the dry oats and cook as you normally would cook rolled oats. I also buy, and sometimes mix, organic short brown rice and pearled barley; cook it in boiling water until very soft and then puree it. I haven't spent a dime on his foods since I would buy all of these items anyways. I can't justify the theory that having kids is so expensive? Now, I know that will change when the day comes for him to say, "Mama, I want this." And I am sure I will cave in at times!
J also has six teeth now - always got two at a time. He never fails to show them through his constant smiles. With his last two he did great and was not fussy at all. We also had our 9-month check-up recently and the doctor put my mind at ease with his one-time-a-night wakings to nurse as she enlightened me with the notion that he is less than a year old and a growing boy who still needs his fillings. Most babies can go all night at this point with no extra feedings, but since he really wants/needs it, I don't question it.
He has and continues to pronounce the three first consonants - m's, d's, and b's. "Mama" came first in December, then "Dada" came in January and continues, followed by "baba." He also spent the last few months rolling everywhere and made sure that was the best way for him to get around. Following his constant rolls, he has since turned to the "army crawl," using great upper body strength. While he often likes to get up on all fours and crawl now, he still seems to like the feeling of moving forward on his belly and mainly using his arms. His targets are wires, shoes, fireplace tools, and our dog - who is so wonderful with him as she lets him pull and bite her ears, and slap at her face and feet. J also has become a pro at the "down dog" yoga pose, and even "plank." And he recently learned how to give people "high-five," which is so sweet to receive.
It's each new day that brings on these little sweet things, reinforcing the joy that I never knew a year ago.
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