Miles: 9 months

Weight: 17 lbs. 2 oz. (11%)

Height: 27.8 in. (27%)

Head: 18.3 in. (87%)

Teeth: 2

Clothing: 6-9 months

Diapers: Size 3

His top 2 teeth haven't come in yet but his gums are very swollen and he's quite fussy. He wants to be rocked to sleep for both naps and bedtime and he's waking up 2-3 times most nights. It's so hard to go back to being up with a baby in the night after you've gotten used to sleeping all night. Thankfully he isn't awake for very long and will go back to sleep pretty quickly.

Miles began pulling himself up this month and he LOVES to be standing. He isn't cruising along the furniture and doesn't seem very interested in walking yet, for which I am really grateful. After having two early walkers, I'm happy for this one to just take his sweet time.

He did start crawling everywhere in the past few weeks and he's so pleased with himself when he goes from room to room following his brothers. They aren't quite as excited because he's now destroying their LEGO creations faster than they can build them. :)

My mom and dad came to visit this month for Peter & Luke's birthdays. He started saying "Mama" during their time here and while it probably isn't a direct reference to me, it's sure fun to hear him say it. 

He's doing really well eating solids and prefers to feed himself rather than be spoon-fed. Scrambled eggs and Cheerios are his two current favorites. He doesn't really like anything cold, so he won't eat most fruits. 

He's still drinking about 5 bottles per day and eats solids at breakfast and dinner most days. He has always liked warm bottles but I'm trying to help him adjust to slightly cooler temperatures. He still likes to hold the bottles himself but doesn't quite have the strength to hold it unless he's laying all the way down. 

The reflux medication he's been using was recalled this month and insurance will not approve any other prescriptions for reflux. It's been really frustrating and we definitely don't want to go back to where we were before he started taking the medicine! We're hoping and praying that he'll be able to get a new prescription soon before he's back in pain from the reflux. He still coughs and chokes on his bottles and we can tell it's becoming uncomfortable for him again. 

It's fun seeing Miles reach new milestones, but now that he's on the move, it's time to baby-proof again and spend most of my day keeping him away from cords and plugs and other dangerous objects that he wants to put in his mouth. 

My days just got a lot more tiring. ;)