He weighs 20+ lbs now. We'll get actual stats at his 9 month appointment. He is still a great eater and now has 3 meals a day plus a snack. He also nurses 4-5 times a day and once at night...which means, he still doesn't sleep through the night. We just don't have the heart to let him cry-it-out, but we are convinced that if we just keep sticking to his routine he will get it eventually (or, at least by the time he goes to college).
Now, on to other things...
A Few New Tricks
He claps! He started this just a few days ago and now does it all the time! He will do it for Pat-a-cake and when we say "Yay!" or just to get attention from us. We got a video of him doing it a couple of days ago and will post it tomorrow.
He dances, too! Whenever one of his toys plays music or mommy and daddy sing to him, he shimmies his whole body. It has got to be the cutest thing I've ever seen. I don't think we've gotten a video of this yet, but will soon.
He walks down the hall holding our hands. At bath time, he almost runs (he loves bath time!) and stops to hop every now and then. It is too cute!
He says, "Dada". I don't think it's directed at daddy all the time, but he's definitely learning. I also think he's really close to saying, "Hi"....which brings me to his next new trick...
Talking on the phone! He LOVES to hold the phone to his ear. Sometimes he will actually 'talk', but most of the time he just smiles really big before trying to chew on it.
He feeds himself...not for all of his meals, but snacks. He has mastered the pincher grasp and chewing, so he has now fed himself puffs, cheerios, toast, crackers, pieces of ripe pear and banana, and carrots.
He has been trying really hard to pull up in his crib so we had to drop the mattress a few days ago. He is also trying really hard to crawl. I think he will be there in the next few weeks. Right now, he can get up on all fours, but then scoots himself backwards. He rolls all over the place, though, and has figured out this great technique to get something just out of his reach - he turns up on his side, scoots with his feet, and turns back over until he reaches it. Just today, though, he was working more at crawling, so we'll see....
Stay Tuned Tomorrow - The Picture Post
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