9 Months

Drew is now 9 months and 9 days old!  At his well child last week he measured in as follows:

Height:  29 inches (76.17%)

Weight:  20 lbs, 6 oz (62.49%)

So he continues to be a pretty average sized kid.  Just yesterday he’s developed a little cold and snotty nose, but overall he has been a very healthy little boy.  I can’t believe that Drew’s next checkup will be at his one year appointment.  As much as I love watching him grown and learn it tugs at my heart to see him fly through all these baby stages.

Drew is eating great and there are only a few things he isn’t loving – green beans and chicken noodle in a jar being the only two I can think of right now.  At his well-child the pediatrician basically told me we could give him anything we want food-wise, except straight up cow’s milk, anything he can choke on and…. there was one more thing, but I can remember… perhaps it was nuts – though based on our family history we’ll stay off the nuts for a good long while.  So in the last few days Drew has eaten lots of new foods, ham, cheese, eggs, French fries, olives, oranges, etc…  

We still need to work on getting the sibby cup mastered, but I rarely think to give one to him.

Drew adores his older siblings.  He lights up when he sees them.  Everyone wants to give him hugs and kisses before bed or naps.  His pediatrician commented that the fifth child probably just raises itself.  I disagreed; I think that Drew gets as much, if not more, attention that my other kids at this age.  He has a big family that loves to love on him and wants to keep him happy.

On a rare occasion I’ll put him in his bouncy chair.  He doesn’t like it very long and I think he’s using it more for pull-up exercises.

Drew is a mover – he likes to scooch himself around a room in a little army crawl sort of way.

The above video was taken back on February 13^th – Drew no longer has to roll from side to side, he pretty much stays flat on his tummy now and uses both arms to plow straight ahead.

He gets up on his hands and knees often, but hasn’t gotten the hang of the whole crawling thing.  He’s a little yogi too – he’ll get up on his hands and his tippy toes then lift up one of is legs into the air – I need to get a picture of that, it’s so cute!

Still just the two bottom teeth.

The night we started “sleep training” we moved Drew’s crib into Jason’s room and he’s slept there every night since.  We have a play n’ pack set up in our room for weekend naps when the kids are home and it’s too loud for Drew to sleep right next to the bonus room and stairs.  Anyhow, Drew is sleeping awesome.  The whole crying through the night business went much better than I thought.  There were only a few nights he woke up and cried for longer than 5-10 minutes and after the first week I haven’t heard him cry during the middle of the night at all.  So he’s going a solid 10-12 hours at night.  As usual, it was probably something we should have done earlier, but fear of resistance tends to make us hold off making huge changes like that.  I am grateful to reclaim my uninterrupted night’s sleep.

Drew is not one of those babies that will fall asleep in their mother’s arms during church so 9am (smack in the middle of his regular nap) is a tough time for him.  Yesterday I actually got to sit through Sunday School and Relief Society, but usually we are out roaming the halls during one (or both) of those hours and I think we’ve only made it through an entire sacrament meeting once in the last several months.  He’s not necessarily cranky, but he likes to be busy so sitting in someone’s lap for 3 hours doesn’t do it for him.

Nicknames include:  Juburrs, Jubee