NINE MONTHS

Wow. Quincy no longer looks or acts like an infant. He is such a big boy. And boy is he a boy. He loves to climb and crawl and hit and eat.

At our 9 month check-up, here were the stats:
19.15#weight (25%-50%)
29" length (50%-75%)

We are drinking less formula and eating more solids, which the doctor said should happen. He loves cheerios. Every one of like five he actually get to his mouth. Jack and Bella love to hang around the high chair when Q is eating. Bananas still seem to be his favorite but he likes all fruits. Veggies are okay as well as the meat, but he really goes after the fruits. He still doesn't seem to want any water or juice. I've tried giving both to him in sippie cups and bottles. He has 2 bottom teeth now but still wants to chew.

Quincy has figured out how to stand up in the crib. He gets on the bumper pad with both feet, which pushes him up a little higher. I'm waiting for him to fall out any day now. There is nothing that we can do. The bed is in the lowest position. He can stand. And has amazing upper body strength. We've put pillows around the crib so just in case he does jump or crawl he will land softly.

He is a great sleeper at night. After his bath, which he still loves, we put him to bed in the same routine as always. Most nights he goes right to sleep. Even if he doesn't go right to sleep he will entertain himself and not cry. Tonight, one HOUR after we had put him down, I heard him on the monitor. I went to check on him, peeking around the corner it looked like he was practicing crawling in the crib. He sleeps from about 7p-7a. But he is still not a napper! He takes short catnaps at daycare, rarely over 30 mins. He doesn't seem fussy though, so we just are trying to go with the flow.

He is such a joy to be around. He loves to play peek-a-boo. He likes being read books but prefers to chew on them. He has a book that talks and makes sounds when you open/close/turn pages. He opens it and slams it, opens it and slams it. He is really proud of himself I think. Today I was reading him a non-talking book. He would look at it, open and close it, and just wait. Then he would grab the talking book, open it to make sure that it still talked...and just stare at the other book. It was so funny to watch him get a perplexed look on his face. I love watching him as he discovers new things and you can just see his little mind working and trying to figure out things. The older he gets the harder time we have making him be still--it is funny to see him in some of these pictures trying to escape!

Oh, yes, that is a dog bone that he is carrying around. We don't let him teethe on it though.