9 months old

Liam is now 9 months old!

• Liam now has not one but TWO teeth! all on the bottom. When these were coming through he had a few difficult nights. His top 2 teeth are very close to breaking through the skin.
• Today at his 9mo check up he weighed in at 21lbs 9.5oz(75th percentile) and was 27.5inches long(40th percentile). His doctor said he looks great, he's even slimmed down some :P
• He has started pulling up on things and enjoys standing, in fact, he thinks he can stand on his own and tries to let go of your fingers. He can only stand a second or two and then either sits or falls down!
• We have a biter, this has made nursing very difficult lately. I'm hoping(and praying) I won't have to start pumping exclusively.
• This little guy is still a great sleeper, he had a few rough nights when his teeth were coming in but once they broke through the skin he went back to sleeping all night without waking up.
• At the beginning of this month he learned how to sit up from his tummy. He usually plays for a few minutes before going to sleep.
• Liam is a quite a wiggle worm, he never wants to sit still. I'm afraid I will have to watch him VERY closely when he starts crawling because he'll probably be into everything.
• He thinks the funniest word is No. Anytime I tell him No he gets the biggest smile and laughs!
• Still no crawling yet. When he does get on his knees he either pushes to a sitting up position or goes flat on his belly. :)
• He got to experience his first swim, haha. We bought the kids a small wading pool for the backyard. He loved it, he kicked and splashed like crazy.
• He has his own cute way of clapping, he claps his hands down on his legs. He has also started waving but will only do it when he wants to!
• He hasn't really started finger foods, I've given him a few puffs but he just gags and chokes so we're going to wait a few weeks and try again. His doctor said that some babies just take a little longer to start feeding themselves and can be sensitive to textures. 

I just had to add this picture. He gave his big bear a kiss!! this little guy is such a sweetheart(in a masculine way of course, lol)!

Happy 9 month birthday Liam David!