9 Months!!

It's official...my baby now looks like a little boy.  He's growing up too fast!  Jadon's a speed crawler and is pulling himself up on things a lot.  I think we'll have a walker on our hands soon!  He is the cutest, sweetest thing out there...yes I'm a little bias!

I'm enjoying feeding time now since he's such a mover.  It's my cuddle time with him.  I suck it alll up!!  He loves to give his momma kisses...I cover him in them.  I figure one day he won't let/want me to, so I'm making sure I get enough in now! 

He has his helmet off for now.  Next week he will get his second one on.  It's from a different company so it will not be flashy, but as long as it works, who cares!  He should have it on 4 months max.  This compared to me thinking he may have a skull fusion and needed surgery was the best case scenario!  Plus we went to his orthopedic doc and now he needs to wear a brace for his hips overnight.  At this point, I'm like why not...bring IT ON!!!  Anything else?????  But I am reminded that we are sooo blessed to have a healthy baby.  So many other parents would love it if their child only needed a brace/helmet for 3 months.  Some (like our cousins baby) are waiting for a heart transplant. What Jadon has had going on for 9 months is trivial compared to that!

We went camping again, and Jadon did great.  Poor guy was teething again, so that kinda bugged him.  He has 5 teeth so far!  I think the teeth make him look like a little boy. 

Heres a 9 month update on Jadon:

• takes 2 naps about 1.5 hours each and goes to bed around 9
• enjoying cloth diapers still, but use size 4 or 5's overnight
• wears size 12 month clothes...I can still squeeze him into some 9 month ones, but not so easily!
• eats 7 oz with meals and loves his food!  Bananas, sweet potatoes and carrots are some faves.
• says "dadadada" when he's happy and "maaaam" when he's angry/frustrated/pooing :) nice!
• loves the outdoors
• throws a few fits...like when we come indoors! or diaper changes...man those are hard!
• hasn't gotten the stranger bug yet, but isn't always happy when mom leaves the room when we're alone. 
• loves to play in the dirt!
• enjoyes rolling around with daddy and playing cars with him
• all around is such an amazing little guy!

I am loving this stage and am so thankful God has allowed me to experience being a mom to Jadon.  What can I say...I am blessed!


Who put you in the dirt with socks on??? Daddy!!

A boy and his football!

Zander giving Jadon some love!