My 9 Month Old!

We have a very busy 9 month old on our hands these days. This kid is all over the place! I'm not sure I will be able to keep up once he starts walking! I love this age. It's so fun watching him explore and learn new things all around him. He has also started babbling a lot. He says "da-da" and "ba-ba". We are working on "ma-ma". I don't think he has associated those with anything quite yet though.

At his appointment this month he weighed in at 19lbs. 12oz. and 27.5 in long. He dropped to 25th percentile in these categories, but no worries his head is in the 90th percentile!

Cade is an amazing sleeper, which we are very thankful for! He sleeps about 12 hours at night and 2 solid naps during the day. This is nice for mom because when he's awake he is non stop! He is also only nursing twice a day now, which is a little bittersweet for me.

Here are some things he enjoys these days....

• EATING!!! This kid loves to eat! He eats 3 meals a day plus a snack in the afternoon. He eats mostly table food/what we are eating. His favorite foods right now are fruit (any type, but bananas are his favorite), bread, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, animal crackers and graham crackers. Basically if you put it on his tray chances are he will eat it.
  

• BOOKS! Cade loves his little board books! He doesn't necessarily like us to read them to him, but he loves looking at them and turning the pages on his own. This is the one thing he will actually sit still and do for an extended period of time.
  
  
  

• Going "bye-bye". Cade loves going places, especially the grocery store or Target (I've taught him well). He will just sit in the cart and watch everyone go by and will occasionally yell out if he thinks someone should be paying more attention to him. He also doesn't mind riding in the car now.
  

• Going for walks or to the park (to eat leaves....)
  

• His monkey lovey, Momo. A few weeks ago he became very attached to his monkey lovie. He carrys it around everywhere! It's so cute. If he gets fussy/tired I can just give him Momo and his pacifier and he will just snuggle up with him. Actually quite nice when it comes to nap time.
  

• Helping mom around the house. Cade loves when I do laundry or dishes. He can be anywhere in the apartment and as soon as I open either the dryer or the dishwasher he is by my side immediately. Definitely makes those tasks more enjoyable.
  

Here are couple of pictures from Halloween. We didn't do much this year, but we went to trunk or treat at church on Friday night.

He hung out in the stroller like this most of the night watching all the other kids in their costumes.

With his little friends Jett and Liam. Aren't they so cute! They are all 2 weeks apart! Clearly Cade was done for the night by this point.

Cade, we love you so much! We can't believe how fast you are growing! Can you stay little just a bit longer? We love every minute spent with you, even the whiny ones, and can't wait to watch you grow more in the coming months!