Grady- 9 Months

Grady @ 9 Months

9 Months (Notice the remote in Grady's hands.  It was the only way I could get him to sit still for a couple seconds!) 

9 Month sibling picture

Check out my assistant!  Layla is a good little helper.  She was on a chair trying to distract Grady from rolling over for me so I could take the golf club picture with Grady on his back.

Monthly birth length golf club shot and Grady is sporting that 12 month onesie still!

Weight: I weighed Grady at the doctor when the kids were sick.  Grady weighed in at 23lbs with his clothes on.  I am really thinking his weight will slow down now that he is moving. 

Height: 28 inches (measured by me)

Clothes: Grady is mostly in 12 month and 12-18 month clothes. 

Diapers: Mix of cloth and disposable.

Sleep:  Grady is doing better!  He started sleeping a bit better at the beginning of February.  Then he got sick, and sleep was very rough.  But this past week he has been even doing some 10 hour stretches.  What?!?  It came out of nowhere and we did absolutely nothing different.  Grady just started sleeping better.  I am sure with sickness, teething and growth spurts, sleep will regress but I am trying to catch up on sleep while I can.  Since he has been sleeping better at night, naps have shortened a bit during the day.  Give and take.  I will give up the long naps for a little sleep at night :)

Eating: Grady is still nursing and eating more and more solids.  He is really starting to enjoy real food.  He is pretty much eating dinner with the family now.  Last night he had chicken, asparagus and baked potato for dinner.  Currently, his favorite food is any form of rice.  We still feed him the pureed food too because he really wants/loves them but I can tell they are slowly starting to phase out.

Likes: Chewing on necklaces, being held, watching Layla, standing, baths, our animals,  peek-a-boo, remote controls and phones.

Dislikes: Getting hurt in any way (and he is a risk-taker already so this is a problem!), me leaving the room and not being able to get to an item that he wants.

New tricks: crawling, pulling up, trying to stand on his own (he just lets go and tries it!), waving, able to work many toys on his own, saying mom, ma, mama.  Grady seems to say these words when he is mad or wants more food.  Not sure if these different words mean different things (mom, more, etc) or if these words are even intentional yet.

Updates: Grady's physical therapy is no longer weekly.  We go next week so the therapist can see him crawling.  I am hoping he is developing an appropriate crawl.  Babies with torticollis can sometimes develop a funny crawl.  A good crawl would mean really good things for the strengthening of Grady's neck.  Crawling is a huge milestone for Grady, we are hoping he crawls for quite a long time.

This is the first picture ever of Grady standing.  I actually missed the very first time he pulled up to standing.  I was cleaning up from lunch and Grady and Layla were playing in the living room (connected to the kitchen).   Layla started yelling, "He is standing!!!!" and by the time I ran in he was already down.  Thankfully he performed for me a couple minutes later.

And that is Grady at nine months. He is still a good and mostly happy little guy. In some ways, I cannot believe we are three months from Grady's first birthday, but I can say I am honestly enjoying every stage this time. I obsessed way too much as Layla was getting older (in fact, I still do!). But even with enjoying the stages, these next three months need to go by in s-l-o-w-m-o-t-i-o-n!