Graham turned 9 months old last week. He is officially a man on the move, which is the main reason my posts are not as frequent. He is taking shorter naps and requires my full attention when he is awake! He now crawls very fast, pulls up on everything, and pulls on cords. In short, he is a mess!
Not only can he pull up on everything, but he is now tall enough to reach even the items pushed to the center of the coffee table. He loves to open drawers and cabinets. The only problem is that Graham has not learned to move his fingers out of the way before shutting the drawers. He also has several bruises on his head from where he is trying to stand on his own. I am afraid these are the first of many bumps and bruises.
Graham had his 9 month well child visit last week. His weight is 23 lbs 12 oz (90%), his length is 29.5 in (86%) and his head is 18.25 in (79%). He has met all of his developmental milestones at this point. These include: responding to his name, playing peek-a-boo, crawling, sitting well, pulling up to stand, and rolling both ways. In other words, he is still perfect!
Graham now has 4 teeth. The front two on the bottom and the front two on the top. I have not been able to get a good picture of his top teeth yet, but hope to soon.
Graham now has 5 teeth! He had another top tooth pop through the day after my last post. We have been very lucky with his teething. His mood is not as good and he wants to be held more, but overall he is still his happy self. His other big achievement for this week is that he learned how to give "high five!" No, he has not learned to wave hello or good bye yet. I included the video of him practicing his new trick. We went to Fall for Greenville on Sunday afternoon and Graham wooed the crowd. He was in his element. He was able to people watch and talk to all that walked by his stroller. We also took him out and let him crawl around and pull up on his stroller. The weather was perfect and we got to visit with good friends. Graham is starting to eat much of what we are eating. We still have to be careful and not give him dairy products due to his milk allergy. He has not turned down any table food yet. His favorite is still sweet potatoes. Close seconds include rice, bananas, green beans, carrots, and apples. He sits in his high chair and starts saying "mmmmmmm" before he even gets his first bite! A boy doesn't stay in the 90% for weight by turning down food!
