9 Months Old & Crawling!

Just 1 week past his 9-month bday, Jackson has started crawling! He's no speed demon, but he's definitely able to fetch his paci, books, etc and it won't be long until he's cruising around the house. He still prefers to stand up to play with his toys and is babbling like crazy, with lots of "da-das" and "ba-bas"...but still no "mamas". I found him sitting up in his crib last night & caught him pulling up this morning. Looks like our freedom as parents is coming to an end!
His new favorite "trick" is to share his paci, i.e. move it from his mouth to your mouth. Gross, I know! He also loves to hug us really tightly, its the most precious thing. Jackson loves his books and will happily play with the box basket over his other toys.

We are up to 3 hearty meals of homemade baby food a day and thankfully he's finally eating his veggies. This apparently helps with his sleep habits, as he goes down around 7:30pm and sleeps in until 9:30 most mornings (after a little nip from a 6am bottle). No complaints from me, I'll trade a 6am bottle for an extra 3 hours of sleep any day of the week. After nursing Jackson for 6 months & pumping for 3 more (after his terminal nursing strike), I've guiltily hung up the Medela and weaned him to formula.

At his 9-month check-up last week, Jackson weighed in at 19lb 1 oz (25%tile) and 28.5" long (50%tile). He seems to be developing very well & it right in line with his actual age rather than his corrected age (of 7 1/2 months). We are so thankful for our happy, healthy little boy.