9 Months

Cameron had his 9 month check up last week and everything went great. I thought you’d all like an update as to what is going on with Cameron!

	9 Months	6 Months	4 Months	Birth
Weight	21 lbs. 5 oz. (75.07%)	17 lbs. 12.5 oz. (51.3%)	15 lb. 2 oz. (44%)	7 lb. 9.5 oz.
Height	30.25” (100%)	28” (90.7%)	26” (84%)	20.5”
Head Circumference	18.3” (71.6%)	17.5” (77.7%)	42.5 cm (74%)	n/a

Cameron has been on the go for the past month or so and loves exploring. He is not walking yet but can crawl, pull himself up and side step while holding onto stable objects. He is so happy and is learning new tricks everyday. He’s ticklish and cracks himself up, its pretty funny. He is also quite the social butterfly and loves giving hugs and kisses to everyone. We are working on waving and sign language right now. For the sign language we are practicing eat, more, milk, finished and diaper. Eventually we will add more.

We’ve been going on lots of walks in the park and recently explored the swings as well as the slides and he loves them. Anytime we are outside he is so calm and enjoys the new sights. I cannot wait until they open the wading pool up at the park across the street. I don’t know who is going to love it more, me or him.

He’s enjoying solids more. At first he was pretty picky but now he is becoming more open to new things. We recently tried eggs, cheese, yogurt and pasta. Cameron is really into self feeding which makes meal time very nice when we are all trying to eat. I’m still breastfeeding but definitely looking forward to being done…I keep telling myself only a few more months to go. I figure that I made it thus far I might as well finish to my 12 month goal.

For those of you wondering we are thinking about having Cameron’s 1st birthday party on Memorial Day weekend, either the 25th or 26th. I will keep you all posted and we’d love to have you if you are going to be in town.

Christmas and Updates

Sorry it’s been awhile since I last updated the blog. Time goes by way too fast these days and Cameron is growing like a weed. I swear he gets bigger everyday. Cameron is now 7 1/2 months old and has two teeth. His two front bottom teeth came in and so far no complaints.  I honestly did not even know they were there until he was chewing on my finger one day around Thanksgiving and after Christmas again I found tooth number two the same way.

 

He is eating a ton. I feel like he is never full these days. He drinks a 7 oz bottle about every three hours and is eating three solid meals per day. I was off for 9 days around Christmas and New Years so it was really nice being able to spend time relearning his routines. He is eating all kinds of things and seems to be fairly picky about vegetables (ever though these were the first food I started with) so I have to mix them in with his oatmeal cereal or fruit. He LOVES the sweet stuff. His favorite food right now is squash and apple sauce. He also really likes the rice crackers and enjoys self feeding. I am also still making the majority of his solid foods and I just discovered silicone ice cube trays…genius invention! These have made making food so much easier.

While I was home with him over the holidays, my milk production increased so I got to restock my freezer supply of breastmilk. You may know this but if not, the more I am around Cameron the more milk I make. Even though I pump at work the human body is smart and does not produce nearly as much. I also find that eating certain foods effects my milk production. For instance the more protein I eat in the morning for breakfast really helps increase my supply.

 

As for Christmas, we spent Christmas Eve and Christmas day at my parents house. It was so much fun having Cameron around for the family. Everyone was so generous. We are in the process of trying to find a toy box for all of his toys. It is amazing how much he got for Christmas! Our living room has exploded as well as his closet. I had to do three loads of laundry to wash all of the new clothes. Cameron was more interested in the paper and boxes, not to much what was inside. It was pretty cute to watch his excitement.

Next weekend we are taking Cameron to Mission Ridge while I go skiing and Charles is going to take Cameron snowshoeing with my parents. It should be fun. I will post more pictures.