Garrett is 9 Months Old

It’s hard to believe he is already nine months old.  That’s probably how I’ll start every post about him from now on.  “It’s hard to believe he is already ___ old.”

 

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We took Garrett to the pediatrician yesterday for his nine-month checkup.  He is 29” long and weighs 21 lbs.  He is in the 90th percentile for his height and the 60th percentile for his weight.  Basically he is a giant kid and growing fast.  He’s pretty tough too.  He got a shot in the leg and barely cried and when they pricked his finger to get blood he didn’t cry at all.  The doctor said he was doing excellent and we go back to see her when he is 1 year old.

His days start at 7:30 am sharp every morning.  He gets an 8 oz. bottle of formula and some cereal and a fruit and plays for a little while then get goes down for a little nap around 9 am.  Then he wakes up around 11am and has another bottle, some veggies, and a meat.  He’s up for a few hours playing and then around 2:00 he takes another nap until 4:30 or 5:00 pm.  Then he drinks another bottle, eats some meat and veggies or fruit and plays for a while longer.  At 7:30 we give him a bath and then he get’s his last bottle and passes out, and sleeps all night.  Then he does it all over again.

He crawls all over the place really fast and tries to get into everything.  He can pull himself up on whatever is close by and cruise around holding on to it.  He can stand up on his own for about 5-10 seconds before he realizes what he’s doing.  Once he figures it out, he sits down.  He can also take a short step from one couch to the other or from the couch to the table.  I’ve put covers on all the electrical outlets and kid-proof latches on the cabinets in the kitchen.  His favorite things to get into are the TV cables, the potted plants, Abigail’s water dish, and stacks of magazines.  But his absolute favorite trouble to get into is pulling rocks out of the fireplace.  So far we have been keeping one step ahead.  Telling him, “No!” just makes him giggle.

He still likes his “Your Baby Can Read” videos and American Idol but he really likes Kung Fu Panda.  He even light up when he hears Jack Black’s voice in other shows.

He’s got a million funny facial expressions that crack us up all day long.  He likes to be upside down too.  If he wants to see behind him, rather than turning around, he leans his head way back and looks over his shoulder.  He also likes playing tug with Abigail and she is warming up to him a little more.

He is a happy, healthy, hilarious, handful.