I better hurry up with this 9 month post as he will be 10 months next week! Here are 9 Miles fun facts to celebrate his 9 months with us.
#1: He went from timid crawling to lightning bolt overnight. He can move super fast these days, especially if Mavis is within reach, there is food on the ground or if Nolan's toys are out. Tonight he pulled himself up to standing position so I know walking is right around the corner.
#2: He is the jolliest baby I have ever met. Seriously! If you make eye contact with him he will grin from ear to ear, look away and when you meet eyes again it's like he hasn't seen you for weeks, even if its only been 15 seconds it's grinning and giggles all over again. He is just so happy to see you it melts my heart, even at 2 am and he SHOULD be sleeping.
#3: He's not ALWAYS jolly. People that meet him think I have the most mellow baby ever. I've heard a lot of "does he ever cry?" and "he's so easy going!" but there are a number of things that make my jolly man scream like he's on fire. Changing his diaper, getting him dressed, putting him in his car seat, putting him down in his crib, removing bits of whatever that he has in his mouth that he is not supposed to have, and most of all the fact that I wear a shirt and that he has to wait 10 seconds for me to get set up to feed him. You should see that boy yell at me...it seriously make me sweat.
#4: He LOVES to eat! 95% of his food still comes from me but we have yet to find a solid food that he does not like. His favorites are steak, cottage cheese, broccoli, grapes, and frozen yogurt drops (I take plain Greek yogurt and put it in a plastic bag, cut the tip off and pipe it out into little dots bit enough for him to grab and put that in the freezer until solid- great when he was teething). He has an impressive pincher grasp already and can eat brown rice, grain by grain.
#5: He takes after his brother in the sleeping department. He can sleep in his crib, he can sleep in a moving car and that is it. Every so often I can get him to sleep with me in bed but it's quite rare and neither of us get must rest. I love seeing those kids who are zonked out on their parents shoulder, floppy and usually drooling. This is neither of my children. I can't complain too much though because the do sleep quite well when they are in their own rooms.
#6:) He does NOT take after his brother in body type. That boy has some rolls! We just moved him into 12-18 month bottoms to accommodate those thighs.
#7: He sings. I call it his baby song and I love it. As soon as I can get it recorded I will as I want to save it forever. He does it to put himself to sleep most often but also when he's eating, playing and riding in the stroller. It's a mix of humming and low vocalizations that remind me of the ohm sound made during meditation. It is very peaceful and very adorable.
#8: He's chatty like his mom. Pat is a man of few words but I've always been a bit social so I'm going to assume this is from my side. I can't wait until he can really talk, Nolan will finally have someone who can keep up with him! Until then, it's just a lot of Mama, Dada, what sounds like bye bye and up. I'm shocked he hasn't started saying Nolan yet, that is by far the most used word in our house.
#9: He is super affectionate. He gives the sweetest hugs ever! He rests his head on you so gently and it turns me into a puddle every time. His kisses on the other hand are adorable but not quite as pleasant. They are usually accompanied with a slap to the face, nose grab or clawing at anything he can reach followed by an open mouth slobbery kiss. I'm working on teaching him how to be a little more gentle and not so wet but the gesture is very nice. He makes the cutest little noise though when he wants a kiss. Since he cant make the kissing sound he goes "mmmm-aah" and then dives for you.
