9 months old

On August 25th Oliver turned 9 months old. That makes him 10 months old today! We've tried our best to remember what he was doing last month versus this month. Hopefully we didn't forget anything!

• He's our big boy! We thought Miles was a big boy, but Oliver is proving to grow bigger and faster than Miles did at the same age. At his 9-month well-child check, Oliver weighed 25.29 pounds and was 30.75 inches long. Those measurements put him in the 98th percentile for weight and 99th percentile for height!
• Two of his biggest gross motor accomplishments this month included learning how to sit unassisted and learning how to army crawl. He can get where he wants to go pretty darn fast now that he is army crawling. It's fun to watch him move around. His belly and knees show me when it is time to clean the floor. Lol!
• To help develop his pincer grasp, Dave thought it would be good to get him some Cheerios to munch on. He did okay with that at first, but then he started choking on them almost every time we gave him some so I put an end to that for a while. Choking babies are scary! He loves to use his pointer finger to touch things and then will also use his thumb to help him pick up smaller objects. We have to make sure the floor is clean these days!
• He still has 7 teeth. His 8th tooth to balance his mouth out (4 on top & 4 on bottom) looks like it is close to making its arrival.
• He is wearing sizes 18-24M clothing and size 5 diapers. He is drinking 6 oz of soy formula about four times a day and eats baby food about once or twice a day. He eats pretty much anything we give him.
• He wakes up between 6:00 and 6:30 a.m., takes his first nap around 8:30 or 9:00 a.m., takes his second nap around 1:00 p.m. and goes to bed at 7:00 p.m. His naps still vary in length anywhere from about 45 minutes to 1-1/2 hours. He is a very light sleeper so it's always a challenge trying to keep the house quiet enough so he can sleep.
• In honor of him turning 9 months old, we had professional pictures taken by our dear friend, Aynn Thurman (she also did Miles' 5-year pics). She has such an amazing talent! We got a sneak peak at some of the photos today. Click here to see them. I'm so excited to see the rest!

Click here to see Miles at 9 months.