Update! Thomas is 9 months old!

Thomas is nine months old today! I feel like the time has flown and that he was just born yesterday. I feel like I’ve grown into a different person and I’ve developed a new outlook on life by discovering a lot of things about myself! There hasn’t really been an update lately other than on social media so here we go!

Stats:

Weight and Height: 19 lbs 11.4 oz and 27.16 inches

Clothing Size: 12-18 months

Teeth: 5 total, 3 on the top and 2 on the bottom.

Eating/Feeding:

We LOVE the Century Dine On 4-in-1 Highchair! Thank you to Century for sending it to us for a feature on our blog!

We opted very early to do baby-led weaning as soon as his pediatrician cleared him which was around 6 months. If you don’t know what baby-led weaning is, it’s allowing a baby to explore food at their own pace. Baby-led weaning can be started as soon as your baby can sit upright unsupervised and has a diminished tongue-thrust reflex. Thomas has already tried 100+ foods including known allergens(under the supervision of his pediatrician and in collaboration with a study called INTENT. So far we love everything except kale and tuna fish. We occasionally still eat purees first thing in the morning but he doesn’t really care for them. We can drink out of both a silicon cup as well as a Muchkin cup I bought that has a straw as well as a weight. A wonderful resource for BLW is Baby Led Weaning for Beginners & Beyond (BLWBB). I have used this group on several occasions!

Sleep:

We nap once or twice through the day depending and over the last few weeks will just NOT sleep at night. It often takes a lot of comforting to get him to sleep. Even still, he often will not go down until 11-12 pm sometimes with hours of rocking and comforting prior. I am trying so hard to get him into a routine, we had 5 teeth come through in a very short time so suspect that is some of his fussiness and sleep regression.

Development:

We can pull ourselves up into a standing position, we crawl but only for things we REALLY want, and can slightly move our walker if we really want something. He LOVES playing with his lip and tries to play with other people’s lips. He waves with his foot when people wave and LOVES dancing when holding onto things. We have decided we no longer like our jumper and we plan on getting rid of it soon.

What Do We Love?

We love music, bouncing, food, and is a total Daddy’s boy! My stepfather is a musician and Thomas LOVES watching him. He is almost mesmerized by the music!

Postpartum and Motherhood:

I gained only 11 lbs my entire pregnancy but somehow motherhood has caused me to gain 25 lbs. I’m struggling with it mentally and had a total meltdown when I had to go up a pants size. I found out after going to PT for my chronic pain that I have a mild abdominal wall tear which I was told isn’t unusual so I’ve been doing exercises for that. I am doing a lot better with the PDD and can’t wait to get out walking as soon as the ice melts!