Parker is 9 months!!

Parker turned 9 months on Monday the 22ND. He hasn't felt good all week do to his top 2 teeth coming in so we are just now getting around to his monthly pictures. We went to the doctor on Wednesday for his checkup and he did great! He weighs 21 lbs (50%) and is 30 inches(90%) long. We are hoping he is going to be tall!!

Things Parker is doing/likes/dislikes:

He is not crawling yet but is VERY fast at rolling to get where he wants to be. The doctor said that some children never crawl they use some other type of move to get from point a to point b. He sometimes scoots on his tummy so I am sure it is just a matter of days before he crawls. The days are gone leaving him in the floor while I get ready in the morning...he has to go in his play pen :).

Food: He is such a good eater! He eats avocados, black beans, pasta, bananas, peas, mac and cheese, broccoli bites that I make from scratch (they are yummy), tilapia, and of course puffs all on his own. I almost have to sneak a bite in between his finger foods with a spoon or he will fight me. I love that he is becoming independent and wanting to do things himself. It also makes me sad because he is growing up so fast!!

Schedule: A great one!! He wakes up around 6:30 to nurse, eats breakfast around 8:00 & loves to share banana's with his GiGi, takes 2 naps a day each about 1 1/2 to 2 hours long, dinner around 7:00, bath time 8:30 and bed time between 9:00 & 9:30. As far as milk, I nurse him in the morning and at night and then he has around 2-3 formula bottles during the day. He is beginning to get very distracted during the morning feeding, but I want to try to nurse him up until he is one if he will allow it. I love having 30-40 minutes with him in the morning, just us, before I have to go to work.

Toys: LOVES them! He is so good at just sitting in the floor and entertaining himself. Matt has started trying to play ball with him and Parker loves it! I think he is secretly trying to plant the "baseball player" in him early :) He also has a basketball net that makes noise when a ball falls through it, I showed him once how it worked and the other night he was doing it!! It is crazy how much babies soak in...so fast!

Above is the clapper my Mom bought him at the dollar store and screams when I take it away. It was my "bait" for these pictures to get him to look at me ;) Best $1 ever spent!

Parker has now been with us for 18 months, if you count the 9 months he was in my tummy. Words cannot express how much we love this little guy. God truly blessed us when he gave us our Mr. P. He makes me smile everyday!! I can't believe in 3 short months he will be ONE!! Mommy & Daddy love you very much Parker, and we thank God for you everyday!

Happy 9 months!