Busy Busy

I can't believe I haven't posted in over two weeks. The last couple of weeks have been very busy. I have been having to go in to work and finish some stuff up from the end of the year and then we had our quarterly meetings. I am actually looking forward to tomorrow, a Monday! That is crazy, but it is the first day in a long time that we have nothing scheduled to do.

I have also been learning to sew. Shawn got me a sewing machine for Christmas, and I have really enjoyed it. My mom and I made Ben this cute outfit. My dad got her an embroidery machine for Christmas and we monogrammed Ben's outfit.

Smiling at Daddy

On Monday Ben started saying Dada!

I love this smile!

One of Ben's favorite things to do is pull all of the books out of the cabinet

Mid-Drop

He's So Proud of himself

His second tooth came in last Sunday. You can see it in this picture.

On Friday we went back to the pediatrician for Ben's weight check. He weighed 19 pounds 1 ounce which is over a pound in just 2 weeks. He jumped from the 10th percentile to the 25th. His doctor was very happy with that much of a jump. He said to keep doing what we are doing and we don't have to come back until his one year appointment.

9 Months

Newborn

One Month

Two Months

Three Months

Four Months

Five Months

Six Months

Seven Months

Eight Months

Nine Months

Ben is nine months old today! It has been a very exciting month. Ben celebrated his first Christmas! He also has changed so much in the last month. It seems like everyday he is learning something new. This month he has started army crawling, and he is very fast. He is also pulling up and cruising, as well as walking with his walker. Now that he is on the go it has become so difficult to change his diaper and his clothes. He also is getting lots of bumps and bruises as he learns that although he thinks he can walk he isn't quite there yet.

One of Ben's favorite things to do now is when we ask How big is Ben?, he throws his arms up as we say "So Big." He is also starting to clap. We are working on waving bye bye and playing peek-a-boo. When he gets excited he scrunches up his nose and starts snorting. It is SO cute!

Ben is now eating three times a day. He has yogurt for breakfast, fruit baby food for lunch, and then a meat and a veggie baby food for dinner. He is having fresh fruit with each meal. He has had banana, blueberries, grapes, apple, orange, pineapple, and raspberries either in his mesh feeder or cut up into small pieces. He has also had a few crackers now.

Ben weighs 17 pounds 14 ounces (10th percentile) and he is 28" long (50th percentile). His weight has dropped from the 50th percentile to the 10th, which is a little concerning to his pediatrician. He wants him to eat more yogurt and meat, plus supplement with formula in his sippy cup at meals. We go back in a couple weeks for a weight check.

I was not surprised he had only gained 2 pounds since his 6 month appointment. I could tell that he was staying about the same size. His cheeks are so deceiving. He still mainly wears 3-6 month clothes. He has become so active and never sits still anymore, and I think that is also keeping him from gaining a lot of weight. I'm not too worried though because he looks very healthy to me.

This month Ben finally got his first tooth. I think he is about to get the other bottom tooth and the top two.

He looks like a little boy in this picture, not a baby :-(

Ben doesn't realize that behind him his daddy it putting up a baby gate and he will soon lose some of his freedom.

Clapping

So Big!

The Tooth

Snorting

When he looks at me like this I just melt in those blue eyes!

He loves his ride on toys and would love it if I would push him around the house all day long.

Snorting again

We just love this little guy so much!

1st Tooth

Finally at almost 9 months old Ben has cut his first tooth! Thankfully he wasn't too fussy when he cut it. I think he is about to cut the other bottom tooth and the top two very soon. You have to click on the picture and look closely to see the tooth.

Walking with his Walker

In the last week Ben has really started walking with his walker all by himself. He really seems to like walking, and I don't think it will be too long until he starts walking.

Ben Snorting

Ben's newest favorite thing to do is scrunch up his nose and start snorting whenever he gets excited. It is so cute and he does it all the time.

Pictures from Our Day

I just love little boys in overalls

Ben is now cruising along this toy from one side to the other

Ben has started walking with his walker

He likes to take a few steps and then stop and dance (bounce up and down)