Evan is 9 months old!

Evan, you turned 9 months on Tuesday. It's hard to believe, time has gone so fast.
We went to the doctor's today and you are 21 pounds, 29 inches. 50% for weight, boy that's changed since you were first born and in the 95%, and 75% for height. You've definitely slimmed down since you started moving around.

Clothes: size 3 diaper, 9-12 month and 12-18 month clothes, depending on the brand.

Feeding: You love to eat, somedays I feel like that's all you do. You have formula three times a day-8 ounces when you wake up, 6 at 3:30 or 4:00pm, and 8 ounces before bedtime. You are definitely not picky, you just don't like avocado and blueberries! I still feed you baby food when we are traveling, b/c it's easier, but otherwise, you eat regular food, just cut up very small. You are still not crazy about the sippy cup, although you've tried every variety. Hopefully you'll take to it soon.

Toys/Games: The stackable rings and stackable cubes are still your favorite toys. You also really like your Leap Frog musical table and are great at standing up to play with it.

"Words:" You have learned so many new words this month, that's definitely the biggest change I've seen over the last month. You say mama, baba, dada, nana, nunu and hi the most. You are very loud when you speak, which is cute most of the time. Ms. Erin said you are the loudest baby she's ever watched. Way to be #1!

Smiles: You smile at everyone you see, you are quite a flirt. Everyone tells us you are the happiest baby they've ever seen and ask "is he always this happy". And you are, unless mom or dad walk out of the room, then you are not so happy. You are definitely going through serious separation anxiety. Some days when mom leaves you at Ms. Erin's, you cry for an hour after I leave. It's nice you love me so much, but I hope that you get over this soon. You're missing out on a lot of fun during that crying time.

Teeth: You still just have 3 bottom teeth, although the top 4 look like they will pop through any day. We'll just have to wait.

Moving: You are getting everywhere these days, you crawl backwards very well and now you are beginning to master the front crawl. You are getting fast, I need to watch out! You are also enjoying standing up, but you are not yet pulling yourself up.

Sleep: You take 2 naps a day, ranging from 45 minutes-2 hours. One in the am, one in the afternoon. You sleep from 7:30pm to 6:30am, which is wonderful. Although I don't love 6:30am, I have nothing to complain about :).

Tomorrow you and I take your first trip to Grandma & Grandpa Orme's in Arizona. We cannot wait!