Liam is 9 Months Old!

Only 3 more months and he'll be a year old!  WHAT?  Where did the time go? My little Liam is not so little anymore.  At 9 months he weighed in at 19 lbs 14 oz. (30th percentile), and measured at 28.25 inches (50th percentile).  Remember...he was born weighing 5 lbs 11 oz, and measuring 18.75 inches. 


At 9 months Liam has 6 teeth (2 lower 4 upper) with 2 more coming in on the bottom any day now (we hope.) He sleeps between 9 and 11 hours a night, mostly without waking up at all.  His main source of nutrition is now split between formula (4 bottles of about 7 oz. a day) and solid foods.  He eats a variety of foods and loves things that have some flavor to them-as opposed to just bland stuff.  Thank goodness my mom is such a good cook-she cooks him fresh soups and other savory dishes all the time!  He eats fruit (banana still a favorite), veggies (sweet potato is the leader here), soup, chicken, potato, has tried eggs, peanut butter (loves it!), and recently discovered bagels.  He also likes puffs and biter biscuits.  Up until very recently he had an issue with gagging.  We even had to cut the puffs in half to avoid him losing his lunch.  But now he's doing much better!!!

     

At this point, Liam still can't crawl forward.  He's a champ at going backwards though!  His very favorite thing to do is stand in his pack and play and cruise all around it.  He also loves to use it as a trampoline.  I'm amazed at how he holds on to the sides and just JUMPS, with both feet leaving the ground.  He's working on falling without bonking his head every time.  Favorite toys include nesting cups, balls, Elmo, and a farm with animals that make noise.  He still loves his exersaucer and jumperoo!




An older picture but still too cute!

Socially, we've hit the point of separation anxiety.  It's very frustrating.  He has no problem being with me and with his Safta Tova and Saba Danny (my mom and step dad), but doesn't like being alone with anyone else, including, sadly, his daddy.  Especially in the evenings. During the day it's fine, but the closer it gets to bedtime the worse it gets.  Liam will cry and call out for me (YES, FIRST WORD IS "EEMA"-mommy in Hebrew!!!).  I hope this phase passes soon...It's a good thing daddy doesn't take this personally.  On a good note, he does great on playdates!

We had our very first overnight trip with the whole family, and it went GREAT!  We all went to see big brother Coby compete in a TaeKwonDo tournament in Charlotte.  Everyone had fun, and Coby got a Spirit Medal!  Yay, Coby!!! As an aside, let me add what an AMAZING big brother Coby is.  Last week there was a storm here that shut down roads the next morning and made traffic a nightmare.  It took Brian nearly an hour to take Liam to Safta in the morning, with Coby in the car with him as well.  Liam was hungry and cranky, and Coby saved the day by showing Liam You Tube videos on his cell phone the whole way there and Liam stopped crying!  Way To Go big brother!!!  I'm adding a video of Coby singing one of Liam's favorite Hebrew songs and pushing him around in his walker. Liam loves his big brother!

I wonder if Liam will be walking by this time next month???