Jack - month 9

9 months!

9 months of pure love and energy!

Jack Amadeus. He is something else. This month has been lots of changes. He is known at the YMCA as the "rolling kid". He knows how to get where he wants to go. :) He is a very happy baby and has lately become very expressive. He "talks" a lot and is starting to get into things. Gone are the days where you could just lay a quilt down and he would stay on there and play with his toys. It's almost as if the quilt is the last place he wants to be. He wants to be under the piano bench eating the piano pedals or messing with the coffee table or chairs. He thinks Lucy's toys are just as fun as his own...gross! :)  

I am going to be sad to see nursing go soon. I don't know when it will end, but it probably will be in the next 3 years ;) kidding. I love the little noises he makes when he nurses. He may be getting older and more mobile but his nursing noises remind me that he is still a sweet little baby. As soon as he is done nursing he goes back to being a big boy and sticking out his tongue and talking and being busy. I dont want to forget those moments. 

I don't think he can get any cuter!

Sweet boy!

Jack's pumpkin won most creative at the pumpkin carving party! :)

Handsome little guy! 

Halloween with friends

Jack's first lemon experience! :)

You can no longer say he looks just like Christopher! :)

Autumn in TN. He is so stinkin cute!

This is an action shot of Jack taking care of business!

Those eyes... 

He is quite the charmer!  

Sleeping baby...he is such a good sleeper!

Quote for the month:
My sister posted this on her Facebook this month and I resonated so much with it...I want to frame it! "Find every excuse you can to celebrate everything you can." 

Blog post of the month:
I came across a blog post this month that I wanted to share. Click Here: Tell a Friend: You are a Good Mama Its a great blog to challenge me to not compare but to encourage other moms. 

Thought for the month:

Ok so onto the details of #babyjack or now #bigboyjack this month!

• Highlight of the month - He goes back and forth this month from saying - "Mama", "Dada", "ssssss...", and a click noise "ts..ts...ts..." He wont do all of them really in the same day/week...but he will mix it up each week. Its hilarious. He keeps us on our toes.
• Another new thing is he started sticking his tongue out. Its cute...for now.
• Sleep: Same for this month 8:30pm-7:00am! 2 naps a day (9-11, 1:30-3:30) and most days he has decided not to to take the catnap.
• Schedule: Same schedule since 6 month old. Going great.
• Clothes: He is in 6-9 and 12 months now. He is wearing a size 3 shoe (which is the only way to keep socks on this kid) :)
• Diapers: Size 3 still. 5-6 a day! Side note - I fibbed about the Costco diapers...no good...going back to Pampers swaddlers.
• Food: Still nursing 5xs a day (7, 11, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30). Not near as long as he use to. He eats two solid food meals a day. The items he has tried so far are - sweet potatoes, butternut squash, acorn squash, carrots, green beans, green peas, avocados, broccoli, black beans, apples, bananas, and prunes. He eats oatmeal now too. Oh and he is now doing raisins and little baby crackers. 
• Funny thing about food- he does not like anything on his highchair tray while he is eating. If there is even a crumb of something...he is distracted until its removed. I think we might have a little OCD on our hands :)
• Drink: Still not into sippy cups of water. Any tips are appreciated.
• New things: He has almost started crawling - he has kind of beeing army-crawling-creeping the past 3 or 4 days.
• Bad Not so Good things: He enjoys his food a lot...however he moves really quick and sometimes he sticks his fingers in his food bowl if you have it on his highchair tray and holds on for dear life. It drives us a little bonkers. He is also a distracted eater. If he hears something...he will move his head right when you are about to put a spoonful of mush into his mouth (cue the food going all over his bib and face).