Finley's progression to a 9 month old crawling, babbling, getting-into-everything infant...

 

Height: 28 1/4" (50%)

Weight: 23 lb 3 oz (80%)

Head: 18 3/4" (95%)

 

Obviously his brain is HUGE and his height growth is not keeping up with his weight.  Surprisingly, he is the same height as Brie at this age, but the percentile seems lower.  Guess that's because he's a boy. I 'm also surprised that his weight is only 80% - he seems HUGE to me.  Ah well.

 

Some things about him:

- No teeth yet!

- Still eating and drinking pretty much everything, he does pretty well for someone with no teeth!

- Just weaned, mom needed her boobs back

- Crawls "properly" everywhere now

- Pulls up and cruises

- Can let go and balance, standing

- Can let go and transfer to another piece of furniture not within arm's reach

- Sleeps through the night (needed a little prodding on this but now can do it consistently)

- Had to switch carseats to a convertible back to front-facing, he got way too big for the infant carseat

- Loves bike rides and stroller strolls.  Is pretty much happy to do anything with Brianna

- Loves attention and likes to pretend he's shy (plays peek-aboo with new people by hiding his head in my shirt and then peeking out)

- Took his first camping trip a couple of weeks ago

- Is starting to like to hit/pull, especially on his sister.  We are trying to nip this in the bud.

 

Some things about Brianna:

- Couldn't leave her out!

- Is now in preschool 3x/week

- Can write "Brie" on her own

- Knows her colors, shapes, and some letters

- Loves to draw people.  They're really quite good

- Loves her baby brother and generally plays very well with him

- Is very active, currently doing ballet, swimming, tumbling, and itty bitty sports. We have to get the energy out somehow!

- Just got a new 16" bike and is practicing with training wheels.  She would like them off soon!

- Loves to help with anything.

- Is very social.  Especially loves her girlfriends from her previous school, Stori and Amber.  Also loves our friends' kids, Ashley and Jessica.

Finley is now quite the mover.  Time to keep the baby gates closed all the time.  The other day Brie was upstairs doing something, and I went upstairs to check on her, left Finley downstairs playing with his toys in the living room.  When I left her room to come back downstairs, Finley was halfway up the stairs.  yes, indeed.  I kind of thought that was a fluke.  Then, yesterday I left the kids in the living room, Brie was eating breakfast and Finley was doing what he does best, getting into everything; while I went outside to take the recycling out.  I came back in, not maybe 5 minutes later, and couldn't find Finley.  I asked Brie "where's your brother" and she didn't know (engrossed in cartoons).  I then heard him upstairs... I asked if she took him upstairs, she said no.  Turns out he had climbed all the way up the stairs and was in my bedroom, calling for me.  Guess he thought I was up there.  Cute, in a way, also scary in a way.  Guess the baby gate goes up at the bottom of the stairs now!!!

For some reason I was blocked out of photos.  Posting quite a few now, as that was resolved.  Am still not able to post within my blog posts, hopefully we will get that sorted out soon.  Currently trying to have Finley play in a playyard rather than pulling everything off every shelf, he's not crazy about it.  Guess I should get him out...