9 Months

Rowan is now 3/4 of a year old. I can't believe that in 3 short months we will be celebrating his first birthday, and oh what a celebration it shall be!

Stats:
Weight: 20lbs 2oz 40%
Height: 27.75 inches 27%
Head: 80%

Happenings in his life:

-He is now an expert crawler
-Can pull himself up on everything and everyone
-Stood up by himself for the first time
-He doesn't really enjoy baby food anymore. He pretty much eats finger foods now. He does however still eat yogurt or rice cereal mixed with a fruit for breakfast.
-Has graduated onto cheerios instead of puffs
-Says mama, dada, num, mmmm, nana and lots of other fun sounds!
-Loves to give kisses
-When he wakes up in the morning he will find his daddy's face and give him lots of kisses!
-Loves it when his daddy wears him in his new Ergo carrier
-Attended his second outdoor Hot Buttered Rum concert
-Is getting his first tooth and isn't enjoying it at all
-Loves waving hi and bye to strangers
-Enjoys going to story time at the library
-Is very social and enjoys interacting with other babies
-signs more, eat, and drink
-Still hates his crib
-Loves his sippy cup
-Loves "helping" unload/load the dishwasher
-Will jump up and down if you say "jump, jump, jump"
-Thinks the fridge is pretty awesome
-Loves to explore everything and everywhere
-Got his first little goose egg on his head when he fell on the side table
-Loves the beach
-Will crawl with his knees off the ground when you put him on grass
-Is always so happy when he wakes up
-Loves being sung to. Some of his favorites are: Yellow Submarine, 5 little monkeys (both the jumpin in bed and in a tree version), Down on grandpas farm, Hometown band, rock a bye, twinkle twinkle, Haileys Comet, and a few other Phish songs that daddy likes to sing him. He will almost always stop crying if you sing him one of these songs.
-Loves it when you imitate the sounds that he makes.
-Still takes Prevacid for his reflux. Hopefully he'll outgrow that soon.
-Loves balls
-Is a total flirt
-Loves the camera

Some of his favorite foods are:
-String cheese. He ate a whole one the other day!
-Beans
-Orange slices
-Lemons
-Bananas
-Pretty much any fruit
-Veggie burgers, crumbles, and chicken
-Falafel
-Cheerios
-Potatoes
-Carrots
-Sweet potatoes
-Plain yogurt mixed with applesauce and cinnamon

I kept waiting to post this to get pictures up, but that hasn't happened so pictures to follow =)