My dearest Nathanael,
You are nine months old! And what a delight you are, my son! I cannot believe all that you have learned and accomplished in the last month. You have truly graduated from "baby" to "little boy" status.
We actually had to buy you a bigger carseat this month, since you maxed out your infant one, now weighing 20-21 pounds (50-60th percentile) and measuring around 28.5 inches in length (60th percentile). I can hardly believe that you are now eating finger foods. You are quite limited in what you can eat though, since you still don't have any teeth! Significant new foods for you this month included cheese (yum!!!), chicken and turkey, and blueberries. Grandma says that you are not into your bottle much anymore; you actually prefer your sippy cup now. Where has our little baby gone?!
You began the new year by taking off crawling. Shortly after that, you learned how to pull yourself up to stand on almost anything your height or shorter. I will never forget stepping into your room at the end of one of your naps and finding you standing in the corner of your crib with a huge smile on your face! We definitely had a couple days of multiple bumps and bruises before you learned how to sit back down well. Walking (with the aid of our fingers) remains one of your favorite activities, though it's actually running that gets you to giggle with glee. And put a toy in front of you while you're walking, and you'll have fun kicking it around the room. You remain a great, long night sleeper, with the occasional interruption now and then, and you're sticking to two naps now without exception.
Your communication skills are absolutely exploding! You let out a high pitched squeak to the cat (your version of "meow"), say a short "ahr" to the dog (your version of "arf"), say "dada" constantly, and have begun using inflection in your babbling strings so that you sound like you're telling stories. You understand so many words we say! When we ask, you turn off lights, knock over towers of toys, clap, give high fives, and wave bye-bye. You know the actions for "Trot, trot to Boston" and throw yourself backwards with glee. You are also really understanding what to do with certain toys. My favorites are watching you pull out your drum and begin hitting it and seeing you move your cars and trucks (and other random toys for that matter) back and forth across the floor. Oh, and we cannot forget about your first experiences understanding the word "no," though it doesn't really stop you yet.
This last month included a special holiday: We celebrated your first Christmas together! Though you definitely are not able to understand what nor why we celebrated, you enjoyed having an entire week to play with Uncle Drew, Aunt Carrie, and their two labs. And you were able to spend a few days with many of Mama's extended family, including your great grandparents on Mama's side. We greatly look forward to reintroducing you to your grandparents in Michigan this next month! What a special few weeks we have ahead of us!
Nathanael Alim, what an amazing blessing to have you as part of our little family! We thank God for the gift of you. Happy nine months, son!
Lovingly,
your daddy and mommy
You are nine months old! And what a delight you are, my son! I cannot believe all that you have learned and accomplished in the last month. You have truly graduated from "baby" to "little boy" status.
We actually had to buy you a bigger carseat this month, since you maxed out your infant one, now weighing 20-21 pounds (50-60th percentile) and measuring around 28.5 inches in length (60th percentile). I can hardly believe that you are now eating finger foods. You are quite limited in what you can eat though, since you still don't have any teeth! Significant new foods for you this month included cheese (yum!!!), chicken and turkey, and blueberries. Grandma says that you are not into your bottle much anymore; you actually prefer your sippy cup now. Where has our little baby gone?!
You began the new year by taking off crawling. Shortly after that, you learned how to pull yourself up to stand on almost anything your height or shorter. I will never forget stepping into your room at the end of one of your naps and finding you standing in the corner of your crib with a huge smile on your face! We definitely had a couple days of multiple bumps and bruises before you learned how to sit back down well. Walking (with the aid of our fingers) remains one of your favorite activities, though it's actually running that gets you to giggle with glee. And put a toy in front of you while you're walking, and you'll have fun kicking it around the room. You remain a great, long night sleeper, with the occasional interruption now and then, and you're sticking to two naps now without exception.
Your communication skills are absolutely exploding! You let out a high pitched squeak to the cat (your version of "meow"), say a short "ahr" to the dog (your version of "arf"), say "dada" constantly, and have begun using inflection in your babbling strings so that you sound like you're telling stories. You understand so many words we say! When we ask, you turn off lights, knock over towers of toys, clap, give high fives, and wave bye-bye. You know the actions for "Trot, trot to Boston" and throw yourself backwards with glee. You are also really understanding what to do with certain toys. My favorites are watching you pull out your drum and begin hitting it and seeing you move your cars and trucks (and other random toys for that matter) back and forth across the floor. Oh, and we cannot forget about your first experiences understanding the word "no," though it doesn't really stop you yet.
This last month included a special holiday: We celebrated your first Christmas together! Though you definitely are not able to understand what nor why we celebrated, you enjoyed having an entire week to play with Uncle Drew, Aunt Carrie, and their two labs. And you were able to spend a few days with many of Mama's extended family, including your great grandparents on Mama's side. We greatly look forward to reintroducing you to your grandparents in Michigan this next month! What a special few weeks we have ahead of us!
Nathanael Alim, what an amazing blessing to have you as part of our little family! We thank God for the gift of you. Happy nine months, son!
Lovingly,
your daddy and mommy
Nathanael Alim - 9 month old
2 comments:
What a delight you are, Nathanael! So glad we get to share in your times for awhile!
Nathanael Alim is the cutest!!! We miss you Nathanael! Glad you're enjoying your drum. Maybe you'll play the drums one day (and annoy your parents! ;) ). So glad that you're a happy and healthy growing wee lad!
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