9 Months Old

Ian is 9 months old today! It's been a rough month for the little guy - he had ear infections, pink eye, high fever, a trip to the ER, lots of different medicines that gave him diarrhea and diaper rash, and another cold virus complete with more fever and a wet cough. He's finally on the mend and is starting to be his happy self again.



At nine months old, Ian:
*weighs 18 lbs even and measures 28.5 inches tall.
*wears mostly 6-12 and 9 month sized clothing and has just graduated to size 3 diapers.
*has graduated to a convertible car seat (in one of the cars at least).
*won't let me feel around in his mouth for more teeth, but has two very prominent ones on the bottom.
*is an expert at crawling and pulling himself up to a stand. He's started cruising and is getting very good at climbing, much to our dismay (see below).
*prefers to feed himself finger food and is getting very good at chewing.
*drinks a little bit of water out of sippy cups with meals and when we're out and about.

Today's birthday photography session was very quick because he almost immediately figured out how to climb over the arm of the chair and onto the bookshelf. He was very pleased with himself. We were not.



See all of Ian's month-by-month birthday photos.