Kolson: Month 9!

Eating and Sleeping Habits: Kolson's schedule got a little hectic when his top two front teeth started to cut through. Some nights he would wake up once for 4 to 5 hours. Other nights he would wake up 2 to 3 times for a half hour. Now, he has gone back to sleeping through the night (fingers crossed). On a normal night, Kolson will go to sleep around 7:45 and wake up between 7 and 7:30. When he wakes up he will have an 8oz bottle and 4oz of baby food. He will have another 8oz bottle before he goes down for a nap around 12:30. When he wakes up he will have 4oz of baby food for lunch and another 8oz bottle a few hours later. Depending on the night, Kolson will either have an 8oz bottle and fall asleep, or have an 8oz bottle and play for a while until he falls asleep on his own. 

Measurements: At Kolson check-up a few days ago his measurement for weight was 23 pounds and for length 30 inches. He is in the 100th percentile for height, 85th for weight, and 48th for weight to height. Everywhere we go people always comment on how big he is for his age. Most people assume he is over a year old. 


Diapering: Kolson is wearing size 4 Pamper's Cruisers. We love them because they don't droop as much as Huggies and now that he is crawling that is very important! 

Clothing: We are just switching Kolson to 12 month clothes. He has been in 12 month pajamas for about a month now, but can only wear the separate one because the footed pajamas are way too big for him. 


New Milestones: Kolson is officially crawling on all fours! He's been army crawling for a couple months now, but he just started to crawl on all fours. He still prefers to army crawl if he wants to get somewhere fast. He is also starting to bear crawl (crawling but going on his feet instead of his knees).  He has been improving with his standing and is getting a lot more daring about letting go of things he pulls up on. 

Firsts: Kolson had chicken for the first time. He ate it, but didn't love it. I think he just has to get used to the texture. We went to an indoor gym for toddlers and babies called giggle box with Kolson's friend Brie and he absolutely loved it. He was crawling through the tunnels and playing on the interactive mat. He had an absolute blast!

Loves: Kolson loves to stand. It's all he wants to do now. He will try and pull up to a stand on everything, but his favorite way to do it is by using me haha. He loves to crawl around and play with all of his friends at play group. 

Doesn't Love: The only things he really doesn't love right now are being tired and sitting still for a long period of time. He always has to be moving and if he is restrained he will start screaming. 

What I want to remember: Whenever I go into his room when he is in the crib he will get this huge smile on his face and immediately throw his arms up in the air for me. When I pick him up he will give me a big hug and start talking to me. He is starting to give kisses now and will laugh if I give him one. I want to remember the way he talks/sings when I walk around with him at night before he falls asleep. It is the cutest thing ever! 


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