We just got back from Robert's nine month checkup. As we already suspected, Robert is thriving! He's 24 lbs. (23 lb. 15 1/2 oz. to be exact)! He's 30 in. tall.
He's able to do so much these days, and keeping me as busy as ever! He can crawl faster every day. I am finding that I can't leave him for very long by himself because he will soon be into something that he shouldn't be. We are slowly baby proofing the house as he shows us what needs to be removed--like the books on the bottom shelf, the portable heater (thank God we don't really need it these days), the magazine basket, the coffee table books (and soon the wooden trunk that we use as the coffee table), etc.
He's eating finger foods, now, and he delights in throwing them from his chair and then leaning over to see where they land. I'm still having fun making his foods and dreaming up ways to get him to eat them. I was proud of myself the other day because when he wouldn't let me feed him his nice squash and veggie puree, I put an egg yolk in it, microwaved it, and made him a little souffle! I cut it up and he ate it himself. I thought it was pretty creative of me!
He's certainly keeping me both physically and mentally busy each day. I find myself completely wiped out after a day of chasing him around and trying to anticipate accidents, making his food and trying to get him to eat more of it than he throws, keeping him clean, and generally loving him and making his days fun and exciting. It's all more than worth it at the end of the day when I nurse him to sleep and look at that little snoring angel in my arms. What a gift!
