9 Months

Tyler weighed in at 14 pounds 10 ounces at his 9 month doctor's appointment, which we were happy about. At least he's gaining weight now! His top 2 teeth are starting to come in, which will give him a total of 4 teeth to help him eat some more solids. His favorite foods lately are cheerios and Gerber puffs. He'll eat those things anytime. We're still working on sippy cup skills and holding his own bottle. He doesn't seem to get the concept of the sippy cup yet and he gets very upset if I make him hold his own bottle.

Tyler amazed us with his new tricks this week. He loves to play Peek-A-Boo. As soon as he crawls out of sight, all I have to say is "Where is Tyler" and he crawls back and pokes his head around the corner. He also is making associations with animal noises, which completely surprised me. So far, he recognizes "tweet tweet" and reaches up for the bird in his jumperoo when I make the sound and he'll reach for his duckie in the bathtub when I make the quacking noise. Tyler's favorite toy is his animal train. But really, he's not so into toys yet. He'd rather crawl towards remotes, cords, and blinds and the different textures around the house like carpeting and furniture. He's also starting to pull up on things, so we really can't let him out of sight!