9 months!

I am so behind on my 9 month post! We have been in and out of town and busy busy!

Hawkins, here is what you are doing at 9 months:

-You have become much more vocal and started saying Dada, baba, yaya and Mama. You say dadadada all day long and have only said Mama a few times.
-You love your Baby Einstein DVDs - especially the farm one
-You are the busiest little boy and always want to be down playing and crawling around. I have to wear you out good so that you will take good naps.
-You are a really happy baby and love attention!
-You love to pull all the books off of the book shelf in your room during playtime
-You are crawling everywhere and pulling up on everything
-You love to follow me in the kitchen and open all the cabinets and pull up on my legs.
-You love outlets and will go touch them and beat your hands on them
-We play in your room alot (where it is mostly safe for you) and you are very content to play with your toys by yourself while Mommy watches you
-You have not had anymore teeth come through yet
-Your Daddy gave you another little haircut b/c it was getting so long!

-You are in size 3 diapers and 9-12 month clothes. You are quickly outgrowing 9 mo. and heading towards 12 mo. clothes!
-You take 7 oz. bottles 4x a day (plus a couple of ounces before naps) and eat baby food 3x per day
-We are transitioning to stage 3 baby food, but you still eat alot of stage 2 foods b/c you have a strong gag reflex and don't like the chunkier foods yet.
-I still give you a sippy cup at meals, but you prefer to chew on it rather than learn to drink out of it
-You take 2 naps a day at 9:30am and 2pm. You are getting much better at taking longer naps after I started giving you 2 or 3 oz. of milk right before your naps. You typically sleep around an hour, but some days an hour and 1/2 to 2 hours.
-I stopped nursing you at 8 months, so now you are solely taking formula. (Similac Sensitive for fussiness and gas - ready to feed) It is making you fatter!
-You hate to get dressed or have your diaper changed b/c you are so busy!
-You love bathtime and will crawl sooo fast to the bathtub when we start running the water.
-You had a couple of weeks where you refused to get in your highchair and arched your back and threw a fit when I tried to strap you in.
-Just in the past few days you have been really clingy to your Daddy. You cry when you see him and want him to pick you up. It's sad, but kind of cute!

Trips we took in your 9th month:
-We went to Atlanta at the beginning of the month and you were the best boy. You actually sleep pretty well in your pack and play
-We went to Americus to celebrate Easter.
-We took a trip to the beach with the Hamlings this month and you love the pool!!!!
-You have been sick TWICE this month with a cold and ear infections.

Hawkins, you are such and joy to your Mommy and Daddy. You do keep us busy and on our toes though! We love you so much.