Nine Months

Weight: 23lbs. 5oz.

Diaper Size: four

Clothing Size: 18-24 months

Eating Schedule: three 9 oz. bottles during the day, followed by 1.5-2 tablespoons of oatmeal and a jar of prunes for breakfast, a fruit for lunch, and a meat with a vegetable for dinner. He caps the night off with usually anywhere from a 3-5 oz. bottle just before bedtime.

Cries when: tired, hungry or when he’s bored and ready to start a new activity

Milestones: Calvin is officially a sitter and is working on crawling! When on all fours, he has started the “rocking” movement, so I’m pretty sure the crawling will happen soon!

Calvin has also said his first word, “dada!”  Everything is, “dadadadadadadadadad!”  Once in a while, if it’s not “dada,” sometimes instead of his old favorite, “bob,” now it’s, “gob.” We can listen to him talk forever because it is just the cutest thing J.

Calvin also cut his first tooth! He’s been such a champ through teething. It really hasn’t affected him much at all besides a few days where he was a little fussy, but nothing major.

The 9 Month photo blooper reel...

Eight Months

Weight: approx. 22lbs. 8oz.

Diaper Size: three, about to go into four (just trying to use up what’s left!)

Clothing Size: 18 months

Eating Schedule: 4 - 9oz. bottles during the day. Calvin also eats 1.5-2 tablespoons of oatmeal with a jar of prunes for breakfast, a jar of fruit for lunch, and a meat with a vegetable for dinner.

Cries when: tired or when he’s bored and ready to start a new activity

Milestones:

Calvin is finally sitting up on his own! It's not 100% perfected (he still sometimes topples over to the side), but he's doing so great!

Calvin has also started clapping his hands and dancing! Music will come on from one of his many toys and he starts bobbing to the music--it's the cutest thing!

Calvin is babbling more than ever! We're constantly joking about his friend, "Bob," because his babbling is basically, "bobbobbobbobbobbobbob..."
It's quite adorable :)

I took Calvin to the aquarium for the first time and he loved it! He was amazed by the sharks!

We also started going to Gymboree classes. It’s a fun indoor activity for him to beat this brutal summer heat…that is of course on the days we’re not at the beach! He has grown to love being in the water J

Calvin finally met Uncle Frank for the first time this month!!! He absolutely loved every minute he got to spend with him!!!