9 Month Baby Update
9 Month Baby Update – Nine months of this yummy little boy whose personality is developing into the cheeky chappy to match his cheeky face.
Every month that goes by he’s becoming more fun even though I’d love him to slow down so that we can soak up every bit of him as he changes.
New stuff
- Pulling himself up to standing on everything
- Saying ‘Ta’ I wasn’t sure that I’d heard him right, but he says ta when he wants something and will say it when he wants to keep the thing that you’re trying to take off him like a random bit of fluff or something else he shouldn’t have
- Crawling – there’s no stopping him now.
- Clapping
- Splashing in the bath
- Another three teeth so eight now. Four top and four bottom
- Copying – Isabelle has an awful cough and he mimics her cough and claps to himself
- Nappy struggle
Loves:
Eating things he shouldn’t like his bath sponge, random bits of floor fluff or anything else that he shouldn’t have.
Strings – ties on trousers and tops. He likes to twiddle them and put them in his mouth.
Being outside – I think he’s definitely happier if we’ve been out and about than just staying at home.
Fruit – we have another fruit bat. His favourite is pear at the moment.
Climbing – he’s not for sitting still now that he can move. He prefers to be up on his feet so he uses us as human climbing frames. Hair makes for a great rope!
Hates:
Getting his nappy changed. Already he’s trying to flip onto his back, refuses to put his legs up or down and generally squirming away. We’re using a changing table at the moment, but I think we’re going to have to start using a mat on the floor now that he’s so wriggly.
Getting dressed or undressed – it’s a total battle to get him dressed now, especially putting his arms in things.
Sitting still – he wants to be up and about and is as fast as lightening when you’re not looking so we’ve had a few bumps when we haven’t been quick enough.
Teething
I think he’s coping quite well with teething. We know the signs when he’s teething now. He refuses most foods by putting his hand over his mouth, his nappies change and he gets really red cheeks. He’s pretty good at using his teethers to chomp down on, and we just know that he’s gearing up for a couple of grumpy days and rubbish sleep. He has eight teeth now, and although we have a rough couple of nights it’s not as strung out as when Isabelle was teething which seemed endless.
We dose him up on Calpol and use teething granules as well as making sure that he has access to teethers at all times and lots of cuddles.
Play
Freddie loves to play. We set him up on his mat with a variety of toys and get down to play with him. He loves stacking bricks to knock down and loves the basket of shakers and bells that we had for Isabelle when she was little. He will play for a little while before wanting to just climb all over you.
Growth
I had Freddie weighed and he now weighs 19lb 9oz which at first I was a bit worried about as he’s only put on about 1.5lb in about two months, but he’s so active and is eating as he should. They don’t seem to measure babies in the clinic I go to and trying to do it myself would be like trying to wrestle a chimpanzee.
Weaning
Freddie loves his food. He’s up for new flavours and will try everything he’s given. We do give him the odd purée which he’s not so great at eating because he doesn’t really like opening his mouth for a spoon. He’s tried such a wide variety of foods already and it’s fun seeing his reactions to different flavours.
He does seem to store his food in his cheeks though, so the other day I removed a piece of orange that he’d been given two hours before, so we now know to look out for things he’s got stored in his hamster cheeks!
Feeding
Feeding during the day is good. We have a good routine which times in well with his eating and the school run.
Night time is just a nightmare. Freddie feeds every hour and a half, sometimes less. It’s starting to take its toll now and it’s hard because nobody can help me with this. I’m being advised to ‘just give home a bottle’ BUT he’s breastfed so we won’t be taking this unhelpful advice!
Sleeping
we’re still co-sleeping and it’s fine since I don’t have to get out of bed for the multiple night feeds.
Even if we wanted him in his own bed, he currently doesn’t have one as he’s too big for his crib and we’ve yet to put his cot up. I’m happy with the sleeping situation and it’s not going to be forever.
It’s scary to think that we’ve started to think about what we’re going to do for his first birthday.
What did you do for your little ones first birthday?
Lisa x