9 Months!!!

So Matthew is now 9 months old! And he is quickly becoming quite a busy little boy. He's a speed crawler, he loves pulling up on anything within reach, and has recently become a fan of rearranging the chairs in the kitchen by pushing them like a walker.

He is such a happy go lucky kid. It's amazing. He has stayed in the church nursery twice for an hour and has done just fine. He's just so much fun. He's starting to enjoy playing games like pass the toy back and forth, and of course the gravity game. Good thing he has a patient big sister to continue picking up the toys he drops to keep the game going as long as he wants. He gives kisses and is starting to wave.

I took him to his 9 month check up today and he's doing just great. His weight did drop down a pound, but his doctor wasn't too concerned (but I was). We just need to vamp up his calorie intake. I've been given permission to let him try eggs (most of the time you wait until they are 12 months), because those pack some serious calories.

He's been a little bit of a picky eater, not a good sign for a 9 month old. He just isn't wild about pureed food. Most of the time I have to put a Gerber fruit or veggie puff on the spoon with the food for him to eat it. He wants the real stuff. He loves bits of banana, pinto beans, bread, pumpkin, sweet potato bits, yogurt and will eat anything dipped in spaghetti sauce, especially beans.

I'm really hoping that giving him enough food will also help with him waking up so often at night, because he won't be hungry. That's the theory, let's hope it works.