Nine and One-Third Months!

Because Jacob's nine-month check-up wasn't until today, I have waited to do his nine-month update until now. Here are his stats:

Height: 31.5 inches (over 95%)

Weight: 24 lbs, 6.5 oz (about 92%)

He must've learned a lot these past few months because his head circumference went from 75% to almost 95% in the past three months (of course, the girl could've measured it wrong; he was VERY squirmy and DID NOT want her to put anything on his head!).

Teeth: only three--two on the bottom and the third one is to the right of where his two front teeth should be. I check every day for the two front teeth, but they STILL have not broken through, yet.

Skills: He still does the combat crawl and is quickly gaining speed. He is starting to pull up on things, but he mostly just uses his arm strength to pull his upper body up. If I stand him up next to something he can stand for a long time, but I have to stay next to him because he will just decide to lean back and fall on his head. He is starting to wave and often will give me 5 if I ask him. He can also get to a sitting position from his tummy and vice versa.

Sleeping: He sleeps about 9 to 10 hours at night depending on when he wakes up. Some days he wakes up at 4:30 to 5:00, has a bottle, and 20-30 minutes later goes back to sleep until almost 7. If he doesn't wake up until 5:30, then he almost never goes back to sleep although most days I put him back in his crib for about 30 minutes anyway. He usually goes to sleep around 8:00. Depending on when he wakes up, he usually takes two naps every day from about 10 to 12 and 3 to 4:15.

Miscellaneous: He wears 18 month shirts and one-piece outfits; most of his pants/shorts are 12 months. I have had to trim his hair around his ears and the back of his neck. It is still a very nice strawberry blonde color, but I think it will be blonde by the time he is two. He is a very social little guy and loves to smile at anyone who talks to him. He loves going anywhere, but I think his favorite place is the church nursery. He also loves to go on walks in his stroller.

Jacob wearing some klompen and showing off his best flirting technique.

Sometimes I am in the other room, hear Jacob crying, and come back to find something like this. He was completely stuck!

I happened to catch this the first time he ever did it. I wouldn't call it pulling up yet because he isn't standing, but he has figured out that he can reach a lot of things that are NOT on the floor. I guess I'll have to be more careful where I put the remote from now on!