Miles is 9 months old!

Miles, you are 9 months old! 3/4 of the way to a year. I'm a couple days late posting because it has been a busy week! 

We went to see Dr Roe yesterday for your 9 month visit. No shots!! Here are your stats:

Head circumference: 18 inches, 75th percentile

Height: 29.5 inches, 90th percentile

Weight: 21 lbs, 6 oz, 75th percentile

You are a big boy!

You are also very active! You are not still for even one second anymore. Your feet are always moving, just like me. Ha!

You are not crawling yet, but you are so close! You get up on your hands and needs, rock back and forth, and then scoot back. You get where you need to go by rolling. You also started trying to pull up on things. Maybe you'll just skip crawling?

You've also got quite the attitude here recently! You'll scream when we take something away from you. And the spitting. My word at the spitting. Making me CRAZY. You sometimes miss entire meals because you can't stop spitting! I've tried ignoring it, walking away, covering your mouth, and saying "no!", but nothing works. I hope you get over it soon. You look real proud of yourself when you do it, too. You also pinch us now, which hurts! You are rough. 

You also buzz your lips with your finger, which is pretty funny! It's your best trick right now. 

See? Trying to crawl, but just not quite there yet. You were trying to get one of the weenies here. 

We took you outside for some pictures this weekend. I couldn't resist the bunny ears in the $1 section at Target. You are so cute!

Half of a smile. That's all we could get!

Tiny Miles feet! You love being outside. It's finally starting to warm up some, so I take you out to sit on the front porch in the afternoons. I also started working part-time this month. I get to spend extra time with you, but so far we have been busy on my off days!

You are so funny! You squeal a lot. 

I am still feeding you 5 times per day (every 3 hours) along with 3 meals per day, but we are changing to every 4 hours this week and dropping a feeding. You go to bed around 7:30 and wake up around 6:30. I wish you would sleep until 7! 

We still use cloth diapers full time with no trouble!

You are an ok eater right now. Sometimes you eat well and sometimes you refuse to eat. You love applesauce, yogurt and water! You get really excited when you get water. 

You "talk" all the time. When you discover a new sound, you say it a lot! You seem to have /b, p, m, d, w/. You also like when we sing to you. Your favorites are "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" and "5 Little Monkeys." It's really sweet. 

Your hair is getting long, but I'm not ready to cut it yet.

You like to stand and play with your toys now. This is your new Zany Zoo toy. I had to get a new toy because I was tired of playing with the stuff we had. 

This is a video of you playing in your high chair, but I'm not sure it will work. 

Sweet boy. You had your baby dedication on 3/1/14 and we had lunch here afterwards. I'll do a separate post on that.

You also got your first pair of shoes this month. I love them! They are size 4 See Kai Run sandals, but are definitely big on you. 

I couldn't resist this picture. You look like a redneck baby eating in just your diaper. Ha! 

I tell you all the time that you are the best thing ever, and that's exactly how I feel. Even when you spit food on me! We love you to the moon and back.