9 Months

Age: 9 Months

Weight: 21lbs

Height: 31in

Size Clothes: 12-18 months

New Trick(s): Saying "baby" at himself, pulling up on everything, and practicing walking!

Hours Sleeping at Night: 11-12

So, first of all, trying to get a picture of this goober sitting still is nearly impossible these days! Oh and, he hates changing clothes so we decided jammies would just have to suffice for his pictures. He's adorable either way. lol

SPRING IS HERE!!!!  We cannot even contain our excitement about it! Winter was so ridiculous this year and, now that we're finally in a place where we can really enjoy it, the onset of spring has just made us all so HAPPY!!

Much like his take-off into crawling, this boy is already trying to walk. He can pull up on everything and he does his best to move around. He has a little lion toy with wheels that he loves to push around and walk with. At first, he would push too hard and fall to his knees, but now he's got it down-pat! He can walk all the way across the living room with that thing!

He is also staring to put words together with their meaning now! He looks at himself in the mirror and says, "bebe" because we always say, "Look at the baby!" When he wants me to pick him up, he crawls over to my feet and cries "mom mom" until I give in. He also looks at the dogs and says "de de!" because we always say "dogie." And, of course, "da da" is his favorite word ever! When Joshua walks through the door, he just goes crazy!

Elijah started daycare this month! He was a little confused at first because he really hasn't had much interaction with other babies. When one of them would start crying, he would just bawl. lol Now he is more acclimated to it and enjoys playing with the other kids! Along with the social interaction daycare has brought, Elijah has also gained the sickness. He has gotten a cold from one of the kids there and he just can't seem to shake it. This is his first time really being sick, so it's all new for Mommy and Daddy too. But, despite the fact that he obviously doesn't feel good, he is still determined to move around and play as much as his little body will allow.

We also welcomed 7 baby chicks into the BlantonAter household! We have them in a brooder box in the house right now, but they are getting big so fast! It won't be long before they are ready to be outside in a coop!