Weight: 21 pounds 3.5 ounces (58th percentile)
Head Circumference: 18.75 inches (95th percentile)
Milestones: Little Peanut is quickly becoming BIG trouble! He is now able to speed-crawl anywhere he pleases. He pulls up, cruises, and walks using anything he can hold or push. It would be very helpful if you could all pray for us now because i can't even imagine what will happen when he starts walking and *gulp* running. He also LOVES to climb. The height of a stair is about as much as he can do so far, but he thinks it's hilarious if we lay in the floor and let him crawl over us like we're roadkill. He now recognizes that i am his "Mama" and Jake is his "Dada" and he will turn his head to look at us when asked "Where is mama/dada?" He also has started saying "Mama, mamamamamama" to me and it just melts my heart. I'm fairly certain he knows this and is secretly using it to manipulate me but i don't mind because it's so darn cute. He can wave, bang two objects together (or slap his hand on the crib rail to let us know it's time to get up), imitate sounds, flirt, and generally arrange things so that he gets whatever he wants. But he's not at all spoiled.
Favorites: Flirting with girls (especially blondes), dumping out the cat water all over the floor and playing in it, walking up and down the hall with his dinosaur, the cats
Sounds: Ryan can now imitate most "sounds" we make. Last night he was playing with the fan when i did the grunty "nuh-uh" sound. He paused a second, looked at me, and growled it back! He does the same thing with blowing raspberries, smacking sounds, pig snorts, etc.
Foods: Well that changed fast! Ryan now eats real food. We try to give him little bits of whatever we are eating and have just recently given him meat. He eats so well now! Yesterday he downed two whole peaches without hesitation. He particularly loves Williamson Brothers BBQ. A picture of his very first burger is below. Daddy made it Peanut-sized.
Hours I Let Mommy Sleep: He's currently a perfect sleeper. He sleeps 11-12 hours at night and has a very predictable 2 nap schedule so that it makes planning things a little easier. He will only sleep at home in his crib, though, so that throws a wrench in things sometimes.
Other News: Ryan's 9 month checkup was yesterday and it went pretty well. He only had one vaccine and he cried for a minute but apple juice fixed that pretty fast. He actually got the most upset when the doctor was trying to look in his mouth and ears because we had to hold him still and he *hates* being held down and messing with his face. He wants to do everything himself now. His weight percentile actually dropped a lot but the doctor didn't seem concerned and his head is still big but the doctor just said we'll see how it is at his next appointment. Ryan has such a little personality now and cracks me up all the time. I love this age and can't wait to see how much he changes by next month. ;)
