.:Jabren - Nine Months:.

My baby is nine months old!

 

 

Yet another month, come and gone in what feels like the blink of an eye!

 

Jabes had a rough week or two this past month because he has decided that naps are not so great most of the time, and has also been teething endlessly (yes, still!) which made for a crabby baby. But he is back to his happy self now, and he is such a delight!

 

Jabes is crawling now! All over the place and into everything. EVERYTHING. I forget what it's like to have a curious baby underfoot! I think his being able to crawl now has helped with his change of temperament. He is starting to get speedy when he wants something, and has figured out that he can explore the house freely. It's pretty cute to watch his little bum crawling away! He does not love crawling on the laminate, but he is starting to get more used to it now. He is loving his freedom, and we are loving his happiness! He pulls up on to his knees, and keeps trying to get his feet under him. That didn't take long!



First crawl!

 

 

Jabes still loves to cluck his tongue, but he has gotten much more vocal this past month. He is starting to make a lot more consonant sounds and loves to babble. I'm trying to get him to say mama but it isn't working so far. He is still clapping his feet, but is also getting a little bit closer to clapping his hands. He loves the sound of hands being clapped and sometimes tries to copy. He is starting to do a bit of a wave every once in awhile, and we get kisses every once in awhile too. Nothing consistent, but it's fun when he does! He also loves to do head 'bonks'. Ouch.

 

As I said above, naps took a nosedive. I will get an occasional long nap but they still aren't what they were. It is probably partly due to our summer schedule being a bit crazy and inconsistent, but also with his new development, maybe it's messing with things? I'm not sure, but hopefully he starts taking better naps again! At least his night sleep has not been affected. I haven't dropped the 11:00 feeding yet. I realized the other nite that I'm a bit hesitant/sad to do it because I enjoy that time with him when he is still and peaceful and I can just hold him while he nurses. I have started doing it slightly earlier, so I'm sure within this next month we will get rid of it altogether.

 

Jabren loves eating now! He will eat baby food, but also loves to be included in what we are eating. He is doing a lot better with using his gums to mash things up and chew them, and also able to now pick up smaller pieces of food and put them in his mouth. It's so nice to be able to set some stuff on his tray and let him go for it! He still loves graham crackers, but also was recently introduced to the yogurt melts and loves those. Mac and cheese was a hit too. I try to give him small pieces of anything and everything to expose him to lots of flavors. We haven't really found anything he hasn't liked yet.

 

Still teething. Still no teeth. Maybe this month?

 

Jabren had his first haircut this month. He was in desperate need! He looks so cute and so much older to me now.

 

We just really love this baby. It is so sweet to see how his sisters treat him. They are all so excited to see him every morning, and love to help him and be around him. It makes my heart so happy. Jabes is so much fun right now, and I am loving this stage so much!

 

At nine months, Jabren likes:

 

- eating!

- drinking water out of his sippy

- silly sounds

- baths and splashing!

- playing with sisters

- crawling and exploring

- books

- toys

- being tickled

- doing head 'bonks'

- binky

- having back, neck, and face tickled

- being sung to

- cell phones

- chewing on things

- burying his face in blankets/burp cloths/any sort of fabric

- squealing and talking

- clapping feet together

- clucking his tongue

- pulling up on to his knees
- feeling fabrics (he is always rubbing fabrics between his fingers; my shirts, his shirts, his bibs, blankets, etc.)
- rubbing his fingers together (just like above, but no fabric!)

 

 

At nine months, Jabren does not like:

 

- being left alone

- being in his car seat for very long

- being in the stroller for too long (at exercise class)

- having things taken away (how dare we!)

 

 

We all just love this sweet boy with our whole hearts!