9 Months

9 months old. Woah.

This month you are sitting and playing like a pro. You will attempt to commando crawl but are very content just sitting and watching your big brother. You like your who-zit toy, Sophie the giraffe, rings and other teething toys. You are also starting to put in/take out objects from containers.

You still love to eat. This month we introduced meats and "fun" foods like chicken soup and meatballs. Naturally, you love everything and continue to eat more than Mikey. You love fruit-- especially bananas and peaches. When the food comes at you, you get so excited and twirl your ankles and wrists in anticipation.  Even after you have finished eating and I sit down with my food, the ankles and wrists twirl!  

You make lots of cooing sounds and we have heard you babble "da-da". 

Sleeping has not been the best this month but you have a valid excuse....TEETHING. I called you vampire baby and "fang boy" this month due to your lateral top teeth being well established and no sign of the front top teeth. They are starting to break through this month. You are also getting the laterals on the bottom and we can also see the whites of the top incisors. You have been waking two to three times per night, nurse and quickly go back to sleep. You get one good morning nap and then usually take a short snooze while we are out in the afternoon (usually at the pool during Mikey's swim lesson). We are lucky you are so cooperative and easy going. 

On a sad note, because you are eating so much solid food, my milk supply has dropped drastically. I still nurse you for comfort but am starting to give you formula 1-2 times per day. So sad!! (You don't even notice a difference!)

Here is the latest info from your doctor visit:

Height: 27.75" (28th%)
Weight: 19 lb 7.9 oz (48th%)

Another fun month, Nicholas!  We love you!

2 more teeth!

So it appears that Nicholas gets his teeth two at a time!  Now the top two laterals are coming in....not the two top front teeth.  Hmmm...I wonder what his dentist thinks about that! (Four total teeth at 8 months!)

This is (hopefully) the reason why N has been having difficulty sleeping through the night.  We get up 1-2 times before 5am.  Last night I asked Mike to go in and calm Nicholas down instead of me going in and feeding him.  N screamed his head off until I went into his room.  He didn't even try to eat my face like he usually does--which means he wasn't hungry/didn't want to nurse--he just wanted me.  As flattering as that is, I would much rather prefer that at 9 am rather than 3:15 am.  Sigh.....

Funny little side note: When I do go into N's room in the middle of the night and Michael is already in there (changing his diaper or rocking in the chair),  Nicholas will push Michael away and watch him walk out of the room.  He looks at Michael like "Thanks, Daddy but I got my Mommy now!".  Too funny....