9 Months

9 months baby! Time has gone by so fast and my baby is getting so big! I hate it!

He has started crawling! I love that he can get around and entertain himself a little better but it also means he isnt my little tiny baby anymore. He is mobile. He has also started to pull himself up to a kneeling position at the side of the couch. So he can pretty much get at what ever he wants.

This month I could tell that he was teething. He wasnt super cranky but wanted to chew on everything and was drooling a ton. Finally by the middle of the month he had his first little tooth poke through! It was the bottom middle left.

Leo still wont touch the store bought baby food which is fine with me! I love making his food and knowing exactly what I am putting into his little body. He still loves his avacados. He tried broccoli for the first time and hated it! But because I made a ton of it, I have been hiding it in his carrots and sweet potatoes and he doesnt seem to notice. He has started self feeding himself but can only manage the baby puffs. Anything else he gags on.  

Leo's 9 month stats:

Height: 29.5 in (91%)
Weight: 22 lbs 8 oz (90%)
Head Circumference: 18.5 (95%)

8 Months

Leo has started to develop more of a personality. He babbles and talks all day long. If he is sad and I walk right by him without stopping to pick him up, he loses it. If Lilly takes a toy from him or she gets up into her personal space, he screams. He is still an amazingly chill and patient baby but he now knows how to tell us when he doesn't like something.

He is becoming WAY more active. If he wants a toy, he will roll, scoot, and army crawl until he gets it. Its so fun to leave him on one side of the room and come back to find him all the way on the other side. He is slowly becoming more active than Lilly was at this same age, which is a little frightening! It is such a struggle to change his diaper or put on his clothes. He needs to be moving constantly. I never thought I could have a more active child than Lilly but Leo might just put her to shame!

Leo has started to get into the sitting position by himself. He is still a little wobbly but can do it all by himself. He is also getting better at grasping things and getting them into his mouth. He is slowly becoming a pro at putting his own binky in his mouth.

He is absolutely loving his baby food. I have made all of his baby food right from the beginning, but along the way I have bought a few jars of things when I run out of the homemade. I started noticing that he never ate the jarred stuff as happily as the homemade. And now he wont eat anything that comes in a jar or pouch. The tasted difference must be huge because there isnt much this boy wont eat! He loves avacados, carrots, green beans, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, apples, pears, peaches, bananas, mangoes, and quinoa. His favorites of the month are avacados and butternut squash. He will eat and eat but as soon as he sees his bottle he cries and wont take another bite until he gets it. He definitely loves to eat!

Everytime I pull out my camera, Leo smiles. He knows that is what you are supposed to do. It is the cutest thing ever! And makes for some amazing pictures!

I know I have said this a million times but, I am SO in love with this little boy! Everytime he smiles at me I have this overwhelming sense of gratitude and love. I still look into his crib every night, sleeping so peacefully, and I have to catch my breath. After all the years of heartache, he is here, he is healthy, and he is so darn precious.

Leo's Stats:

Weight: 21lbs 4oz (80%)

 Height: 29 in (90%)