Nine Months

While we were at Grandma and Granddaddy's, Gavin had his nine month day. We took a few pictures minus the blue monkey; we didn't think to pack it with us when we were gathering everything we'd need.

Gavin has changed a lot in the month of November. Most notable is his front tooth, which appeared on November 1. He sits independently. He rolls to any thing he wants--still no crawling--though he's starting to roll and scoot around. He waves. He claps. He clicks his tongue.

Today, we had his nine-month check-up. It was nice to answer yes to most of the questions the nurse, Erica, asked. Does he respond to his name? Does he pick things up between two fingers? Does he bang two things together? The only "no's" were in response to crawling and pulling up to standing.

Today, Gavin weighed 18 pounds, 13 ounces; the 20th percentile. And measured 27 inches; about the 15th percentile. Dr. K said that a drop in weight gain is normal around this age as babies become more active, but added that we need to be exposing him to lots more food choices. So, he's been cleared to eat anything except honey and nuts. Whole milk is OK as a supplement. Yogurt and cheeses, OK. Scrambled eggs, meats = OK. She also recommended lots of fat---yes, fat. Mashed potatoes with butter. Whole milk. Milkshakes made with whipping cream. We had already added a food snack with his 4pm bottle this week because he was grumpy in the afternoons. So, we'll start adding more foods. I guess those little chompers are going to be getting a workout. (And, those diapers will get more odiferous.) Pray that Mama and Dad don't get too stressed when he doesn't eat well. :)