9 Months

Lawson is nine months old as of Saturday, October 6!! I can't believe how fast it has gone. We took him in for his nine month check up yesterday, and all is well. We had to complete a questionnaire about his development. Stuff like, does he pick up objects with a finger and thumb, does he make sounds like "da-da" or "ma-ma" or "ba-ba", does he pick up one toy in each hand and hit them together, etc. We got to answer YES to every question!! The only one that was questionable was if he stops what he's doing if we say, "no, no." He does this most of the time...not always.

Someone was being big and taking his bottle all by himself while we waited for Dr. Jon.

He weighs 21 pounds and 5 ounces and measures 28.5 inches long. Dr. Jon says he's bigger than six out of ten baby boys his age and that what ever we're doing, we're doing it right because he is a healthy baby! So glad to hear that! Here are some additional updates:

Loves his walker. Especially ramming into stuff throughout the house.

Lawson loves drinking out of his sippy cup.



But also enjoys a big boy cup all by himself.



This picture never gets old! This is something Lawson has been doing in the last month or so. We can't really figure out why he's got that one leg up in the air...balance maybe?

I think he looks like such a big boy playing in the floor with his toys. And, of course, there's the scrunched up nose face again. I'm telling you, he does this all the time. We love it!!



Sits up and plays on his own. Lawson easily goes from sitting to laying down or crawling and vice versa.

Some new stuff Lawson is eating: puffs, crunchies, Cheetos, banana and sweet potato and pancake pieces (by himself), stage 2 and 3 foods.

Most consistent sounds: Da-da, Ma-ma, Na-na. I may be a little biased, but he actually tends to make these sounds when the appropriate person is in the room or he is going to/looking for the person.

Sleeping: Lawson is not a fan of naps. Occasionally, he will take a long nap (hour and a half), but for the most part, it's less than an hour. We are working to get him down to two naps a day. Hopefully that are a little more of a quality nap. Some nights are good: in bed by 8p and sleeps until 6a. Some nights are not: in bed by 8p but up a few times a night briefly. No night time feedings though.

Other: Army crawls a lot, but can also crawl "normally". Has started doing this more and more in the past week. Pulled up to standing by himself in his bed last week. Loves to clap. Loves to through toys up in the air and play with toy cars.

Lawson Jace,

Your Mommy and Daddy love you very much!! We are so proud of all your accomplishments so far. We are a little sad when we think of how quickly this nine months has gone, but we are so excited to see you learn new things and to watch you grow right in front of our eyes. You are the best thing we ever did. We love you baby boy!!

Mandy