9 months old

Grant is nine months old!! At his doctor's appointment on Tuesday, he measured in at 23 pounds 6 ounces, and 29 inches. At eight months, I weighed him at home (on a different scale, obviously) at 24 pounds, so either our scale is off or he's just about the same. Either way, he's definitely big enough! He wears clothes sized from 3-6 months to 24 months. Depends on the brand. Shows you how reliable and "standard" those sizes actually are, huh?

He has four teeth last time I checked, and he is starting to say more consonant sounds (deedeedee, bababa, etc.), though not yet with any meaning that I can tell. It is so fun to "talk" with him :)

Here is a cute picture of our sweeties on Grant's nine-month birthday!

Photography

Leah has been practicing her photography and has a nice portfolio put together. Do you think anyone will be hiring three-year-old photographers? Here are some of her specialties:









Okay, so maybe a profession is a long way away, but it was really cute to watch her put her baby dolls together on a chair and take a dozen pictures of them at different angles, saying "Say cheese!" every time. I just couldn't resist :)

Standing!

I know a lot of babies can do this much earlier, but yesterday Grant surprised us with a new trick!



It is so cute and he just loves to stand! Of course, we have to provide the balance still, but it has been a lot of fun :)

World Record

The Guinness Book of World Records lists the night of February 7-8, 2011 as having the largest number of hours of straight sleep by Jeralyn since Grant Was Born.

(8)

Well, they would if I called them up about it, anyway.

Both kids slept all night, AND I got to bed early-ish! Hooray!

Hands and knees

Several days ago, we wanted to see what would happen if we propped Grant up on his hands and knees. When we let go, he stayed up for a few minutes all on his own! He has done that a few other times too, but always with our help getting up. (Each time, he spends a good portion of the time with his little head down... see the picture. He's just a cutie pie!) He is getting stronger and stronger! He is even better at sitting now, too!

Plus, he doesn't spit up anymore!! Well, just a teeny bit once in a while, but it really is very seldom! Our amount of laundry has gone way down, too :)

Also, Grant's little bald spot on the back of his head is gone.

Grant is growing so quickly that I just feel like I turn my head for a second, and by the time I turn back, he has changed so much.

Trains

This is what Grant does when Leah gets out her train tracks:





I think all boys are born loving trains ;)