The Lawson Family...: 9 Months Old

Where does the time go? Everyone said it would go by fast, but I never dreamed this fast! I see newborns now and look at Bo thinking...you were that small just 9 months ago!! We went for his checkup and everything looked great! His stats are...

Weight: 22lbs 3 oz (80th percentile)

Height: 29 in (75th percentile)

Head Circumference: 44.7 cm (45th percentile)

We saw the nurse practioner, Erin, who I love. The only concern she had was he's not saying ma ma, da da, ba ba, ga ga yet. However, he did "talk" the entire visit so that let her know that speech is there so she wasn't too terribly concerned. He will repeat sounds that we make so that is a good sign. I have to laugh because as she was doing his exam he kept grabbing at the stethoscope, squirmed the entire time, made it very hard on her. When she went to look at his ears he hated it and made it extremely hard on her by squirming, kicking, shaking his head, screaming, etc... THEN she decided to check out his teeth...haha! I had explained to her that he won't let anyone in there. So she laid him back with his head in my lap and his feet in hers. He was kicking her so hard, shaking his head, clenching his mouth shut. She had to practically lay on his legs to get a look. By the end she was like "You're not kidding...he's feisty!" She even said..."I've never had a 9 month old like this". Then she politely said "He may begin to throw tantrums for you." I just laughed and said...You think??? Yea, we're already there. I know my parents are loving this entry right now because it is totally ME!! He is such a sweet, sweet baby, but he knows what he wants and what he doesn't. By the end of the visit she made the comment...he's so busy moving and shaking that he hasn't taken the time to try to learn how to speak and that it'll come, not to worry.

His new trick is pulling up and man has he mastered that! He pulls up on everything! He loves other children, especially older ones. We are getting him more and more into table food, which Erin thought was great. He's doing great, just keeping us VERY BUSY!!!