Month 9

Happy 9 Months Baby B!!

Sock monkey hat - Halloween costume

Well it is official…Bryce has been out of my tummy longer than he was in it!  It seems that time ticked by so much more slowly while he was inside than out - must have been because we were so full of anticipation for his arrival.  But now time is moving TOO quickly and it’s hard to believe his 1^st birthday is just around the corner!  Speaking of birthdays, his 1^st will be celebrated on the same day as his Great Grandma’s 99^th. Now that’s a lot of candles!

Bryce’s pediatrician appointments are every two months so I don’t have an update on his weight…but my aching back and hip will tell you that he weighs a lot!  (Actually I put him on my ‘non-accurate’ scale and it said 26.5lbs) He is currently wearing size 18-24 months, and sometimes even those pants are too tight!   In fact I was joking with “Daddy” that he only has 1 more size of diaper left (size 6) before he’ll be in adult depends.  Thankfully Mom reminded me that there are “Pull-ups” for toddlers…otherwise I would have had him ‘jimmy rigged’ into the “Depends”!  lol

I was hoping to be able to tell you that Bryce is crawling, but alas he is not.  I suppose I should be thankful as  that will make my day much busier and Maddie dogs' life a little less lazy.  I can tell he really wants to get moving and it must be super frustrating to not know how to coordinate his limbs.  Maybe if he wasn’t such a chunky monkey…he’d be off to the races by now!

We haven’t made many gains in the “sleeping through the night” department either.  In fact he still wakes 2-3 times a night.  Mostly just looking for a quick drink and then straight back to sleep but sometimes he’ll be wide awake wanting to get up.  And it’s not like he’s sleeping all day.  Normally he only has two 30-45 mins per day...and his bedtime is around 8:30-9:00pm.  Sigh!  I’m so desperate, I’ve EVEN considered Feng Shui which talks about crib placement etc.  Interestingly, it said to take down the ceiling fan as it represent “spinning knives” overhead and will never feel friendly or safe to sleep under.Maybe THAT'S the problem!? lol

There is one "baby milestone" (besides gaining weight) that Bryce is acing...and that is growing teeth!! At this rate he'll have all his pearly whites before he can walk!  Tooth #6 appeared on Sept. 13 (bottom left), tooth #7 appeared on Sept. 24^th (top right), and tooth #8 (top left) is just about to pop! 

Well that's it for now.  Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving weekend!