Thursday, January 27, 2011

nine months

parker turned nine months old yesterday & now he has officially been an outside baby longer than an inside one.  everyday he reminds me more & more of a little boy instead of the tiny newborn he used to be.  he uses me as his own personal jungle gym & loves to rough house & wrestle.  he gives wet kisses to the face by pressing his open slobbery mouth to your cheek & he gives the best hugs & snuggles.

here's my little baby all growed up to nine months.
{compare previous monthly pics here}


the thing parker has really mastered this month is the art of standing.  he crawls to where he wants to be & then pulls himself up to look around or grab whatever he had his eye on.  he hasn't quite figured out how to get himself down from standing, so a lot of my time is spent helping him down.  he will pull himself up, play a while, & then whine fearfully until he is rescued.  


he's back into solid foods.  particularly cheerios & yogurt snacks.  we feed him pieces of whatever we're eating, too.  so far he loves wheat bread, avocado, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, carrots, rice, & apples.  he does great with a sippy cup & guzzles water.  he takes steps while holding on to things {the couch, the coffee table, your hands} & his favorite game to play on his own is "push the toy around the room."  he sees something he likes, crawls to it, then pushes it a few feet away.  then, repeat.  while he's being held, he loves to flip backwards & hang upside down & be tickled.  you'll pull him back up rightside & he'll flip himself backwards to do it again.  he loves music & singing & will sing along to music he hears.  including when he's being sang to before naps or bedtime.  he has the cutest, softest, little sing-song baby voice.  he loves story time.  when he sees you pulling out his books he kicks his legs & shakes his arms & giggles.  he'll lay on his back & look up at the pages & pictures for about half an hour before he loses interest.

he goes to bed every night around 8:30 & sleeps til 8ish, waking up once to eat around five or six.  if you're laying on the floor, he'll crawl to you & tackle your face.  he wears size four diapers, his clothes are anywhere from six to eighteen months, & the cutest new thing he does this month?  waves to you when you wave to him.  it's adorable.

and he is still so dang cute.

and for good measure, a picture of p-ray in maui.  in his zip down swim shirt & swim trunks.


love this kid.

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22 comments:

  1. Aw!!! 9 months old! That is such a fun age, seriously! He'll be walking in no time :)
    And that looks like an awesome swim outfit! Where did you get it??

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  2. Man they grow up incredibly quick its hard to keep up! I just gave birth and i'm trying to soak up my newborn as much as i can because speaking by experience (i have a 3yr old too) time flies byyyyy... You have a beautiful son. So adorably handsome!

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  3. So so cute! Happy nine months little guy! I did the comparison pictures too with my daughter. I posted them all yesterday in honor of her birthday, I'm so happy I did it, it's amazing to look back on. I can't wait to see his completed too in three months! :)

    P.S. I'm so jealous you're in Hawaii but I hope you're have a wonderful time! ;)

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  4. Happy 9 months P-Ray! Of course he is looking adorable as always. I can't believe the teeth!

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  5. So adorable!! Happy 9 Months Parker! He will be walking soon!! I love that last photo.

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  6. He's so cute! It's crazy how fast they grow.

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  7. You forgot he broke his first two teeth! :) I miss you guys... Kaylee misses her Parker!!!

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  8. I didn't realize Hannah and Parker were so close in age! She is just 3 days older than him.
    Don't you just love the waving? I started saying "hi nenny!" (her nickname) when we wave so now if I just say that she gets a huge smile and starts waving furiously. love it!

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  9. omg he is the most precious baby ive ever seen, until i have mine that is lol, he is just sooo cute and big! your are such a good attentive mom and they're needs to be more moms like you who are truly focused on raising their baby and making sure they grow up to be good little men or women thank you for being such a great role model for newbs like me...again.

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  10. Such a cutie...the twins turned 9mos on the 23rd. They're getting to be a handful, but so much fun!

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  11. Wow I can't believe he is 9 months old!!

    I love that little swim suit! Hope you guys are having fun. xo

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  12. He is looking so mature with those teeth! Very cute pics!

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  13. Happy 9 mos P-ray. He is so cute standing up like that. I can just see him whining for you because he is scared it's too cute. My son is 9 mos and two weeks and so far this has been my favorite month. Have fun in Maui.

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  14. love the one where he's grinning from ear to ear, so cute!
    around this time is when they start to really be non-stop fun:)

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  15. Happy 9 months, Parker! Get ready, because he's going to be walking so soon! I love that he's still such a little chunkster. Adorable!!

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  16. Adorable!! Happy 9 months, P-Ray! That is when the real fun begins. It's awesome.

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  17. I think Parker is going to be a model. Minus the hair in the last picture, he pretty much is a baby Fabio. Work the camera Parker. :)

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  18. Hey Amy! :)
    I awarded you!
    http://krystalbowman.blogspot.com/2011/01/7-facts.html

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  19. oh no! his sock monkey is shrinking!!

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