Brady is so much fun this month! He is so playful, energetic, and curious! I love watching him play and move around and discover things! If he is not showing off his favorite skills of pulling himself up to a standing position and cruising around on furniture, then he is sneaking off somewhere to open a drawer, pull at a cord, crawl under small spaces, bang toys together, or put something strange in his mouth. This baby of mine is all boy! He loves cars, balls, and throwing things! Brady loves to play with this bouncy ball that is just as big as he is. He will laugh and grunt at the ball as he tries to wrestle, tackle, or bite it. It's all fun and games with the big ball until the bouncy ball overpowers him and knocks him to his butt.
This month, Brady has become very attached to Mama! Mama secretly loves it! There is nothing sweeter than having your baby boy reach his tiny baby arms upward to you wanting to be held! He will cry when I leave a room or whenever I am not in his sight. He also cries when I first enter a room or within his view, and he will then crawl over to me and demand I pick him up and hold him. Of course, I oblige to this very demand because he is simply too cute not to pick him up. Brady has been very snuggly with me this month, and I have a feeling it's because he has been in daycare for a whole month now and he simply doesn't get enough attention there. I am loving all the clingy, snuggly, sweetness from my Brady Bear this month! It warms my mommy heart to no end!
He is still a lover of the outdoors and loves to go on daily walks around the neighborhood. We have been enjoying the cooler evenings in the backyard after dinner time and have let Brady roam around freely in the grass. Besides the occasional grass in his mouth, I love letting Brady crawl around the grass and explore!
Brady at 9 months:
-At his 9 month appointment, Brady weighed in at 22.4 lbs (86 %); 29 inches in height (75%); and 18.5 inches in head circumference ( 93%). Now that Brady is crawling, cruising, and standing, he has really started to thin out and slow down in his weight gain.
-Squeals, babbles, and laughs so much! He can say dada, mama, and ba(ball). He likes to hear himself grunt and squeal out loud.
-Brady is still a horrible sleeper! He falls asleep at night a little before 9 pm. He always wakes up about 2-3 times during the night. Usually it's because he lost his paci or a wet diaper. He is up for the day usually around 5:30 am. He takes a 20-30 minute nap every 3-4 hours.
-Brady takes 6 oz of formula 5 times a day plus eats his pureed food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. He also likes to snack on mum-mums, puffs, yogurt melts, and puffs. My boy loves to eat!
-Monday through Thursday, Brady goes to daycare. Brady drives to work with Mama on these days. Brady's daycare is in the same building as Mama's work. I love this because I get to drop in during my lunch break to say hello and give him kisses. I also love that I can look out my window of my classroom and see the daycare ladies taking the kids and Brady for their daily walks around the courtyard in their big red buggy.
-He is still toothless! We are waiting for some pearly whites to sprout soon!
-Brady is done army crawling! He is now crawling on his hands and knees! If he is not crawling, he is cruising on furniture or walking around in his walker.
-This month Brady has been experiencing a lot of congestion and stuffiness in his nose. I blame it on daycare and the horrible Texas fall allergies! Poor kiddo cries because his nose is so stuffy. And he is not a fan of the nasal aspirators, so it's hard to help the little guy!
-He still loves taking baths and splashing and playing in the water.
-We moved Brady out of his infant car seat to a convertible car seat. It's still rear-facing, but he just looks like such a big boy!
-Loves to clap, bang toys and make loud noises, and throw his toys or food.
-Still attached to his Wubbanub paci
-He understands "no" and turns his head when I call his name.
-loves to read books and have Mama and Daddy sing to him
-He will throw a tantrum and arch his back when he gets frustrated
-Loves people and will give a big smile to anyone who gives him attention
-Loves his cousin Emily
-Loves raspberries from Mama and Daddy and will laugh the cutest laugh when he receives them
-Loves going to Mass each Sunday and loves to stare at all the people and listen to the music and prayers! Such a good little Catholic baby boy I have!
I love you so much Brady Bear! You are my sunshine!
