Our Big Boy

Conner just turned 9 months old and I can’t believe that he is already so big! We took him to his 9 month appointment today and here are his stats: 18 pounds 5 oz (12th percentile) and 29 inches (75th percentile). The doctor said that he’s not worried but it would be good for him to gain a little more weight. He is already eating a ton so we are just going to start feeding him bacon. :) We couldn’t ask for a sweeter little boy and we can’t believe how much fun he is. Here is an update on Conner:

• He is now pulling himself up on EVERYTHING...and has a few bumps and bruises to show for it. (A glass and metal coffee table was a bad idea.)

• He babbles “mamama” all the time…but still no “dadada"
• He now has 6 teeth and is working on growing a few more. (He keeps reminding us about how painful it is...)
• He is always begging us for a bite of whatever we are eating and I feel bad when it is something that he can’t have because he just stares at our food and smacks his lips and he looks so sad when we don’t share.
• He waves at us all the time and we love it.
• He likes drinking out of a cup…but usually ends up with a wet shirt and leaves floaties in the water.
• He figured out how to drink from a straw. (I was letting him chew on my straw that was in my chocolate milk and when I looked back down I saw that he was drinking it!)
• He is still scooting around everywhere on his belly. We don’t think he’ll crawl on his hands and knees but will go straight to walking.
• Things that make him squeal with joy:
  o The blow dryer
  o The cat
  o Walking out into the wind
  o The sound of running bathwater
  o Escaping into the kitchen (we keep the kitchen blocked off because he immediately goes straight for the garbage can and loves pressing on the lever that opens the lid…not very sanitary)
• He likes the taste of cat food…I usually keep all the doors down the hall closed so he will go down the hall then will turn around and come back. A couple of days ago he went down the hall and didn’t come back for a few minutes. When I went to check on him I saw that I forgot the bathroom door open and he was in there shoveling cat food into his mouth. I had to pry it out of his cheeks and out of his hands…Gross! I had to give him a bath and brush his teeth to get rid of the cat food smell!

Another random story…
At church yesterday there was a 3 or 4 year old boy sitting in front of us. He kept smiling at Conner and was sharing his toy trucks with him. When they got ready to bless the sacrament his mom leaned over and told him to close his eyes. During it he looked back at Conner with his eyes squinted and loudly whispered “Close your eyes!” We thought it was pretty funny. :)