9.5 Months Old!

On October 17th Bear turned 9.5 months old!

We took him back to the doctor yesterday to check on his weight and follow up on the rash he has all over his legs. He actually gained a little over a lb and is now 17.7 lbs! So we are no longer worried about weight issues. As for the rash, the doctor ruled it as a genetic rash he got from Anthony. Anthony has the same thing on his upper arm, I am not sure why we never linked the two before. She gave us a name for it but it was really long and I do not remember it. She said it is very hard to treat and suggested we put Vaseline on it, but as long as it is not bothering him, not to worry about it.

He started doing two new things physically! He can now crawl!!!! This was a long time coming and we are VERY exited about this. He has been scooting around dragging himself all over since he was 4 months but now he is up on his knees and crawling! He is also sidestepping while standing and holding on to the things. He will not take steps if we are holding his hands but he will "walk" around the couch while holding on to it. He just started doing this so he is not a pro yet but he is getting there!

He is still wearing the same size clothes and diaper but his feet grew. He can now fit into a size 2.5 shoe!

He is still loving eating everything in site (even things he is not supposed to). He loves, loves, loves to feed himself! As for the sippy cup, he seems to know how to use and what it does but most of the time we are giving it to him now he is rejecting it. He just likes to chew on the nipple, this is a work in progress.

Sleeping habits are great still the same as before. He is also getting less shy with people. When he sees new people he is smiling with them but is very cautious about going to them. Sometimes he will go to them himself after a while of staring, but most of the time if we hand him to someone before he is ready to go to them he will cry.