Utah Baby Photographer – Nine Months

I spend countless hours documenting and preserving all my client’s priceless family memories, please indulge me as I do the same for my baby and my family in this post.

My precious sweet baby angel boy turned 9 months old on the 21st. I seriously cannot believe how fast it has flown by. I am devastatingly saddened that his babyhood is 3/4 over! I don’t remember it going by this fast with Claire! Please humor me as I jot down a few things about him at this age that I don’t want to forget.

– He still nurses probably 8-10 times a day/night, and eats solids 3-4 times a day. Feeding this child is a full time job! Somebody’s gotta maintain those thighs!

-He gets up at a minimum two times a night, sometimes up to four times a night. I feel like the walking dead! He still has the sleep schedule of a newborn…nine months into it!

-He learned to crawl today!!! He was army crawling for a while, but today he figured it out!

– He hasn’t refused any foods. There hasn’t been anything he doesn’t like. I’m crossing my fingers for another non picky eater.

– He loves going on walks in the stroller. He kicks his little legs and babbles to himself.

-While taking these photos, he discovered his wee willy winky. What a discovery! His face was like… “what is this!?” haha

– He WILL NOT sleep in the car. It drives me nuts on long car drives. He will sleep 30 minutes tops. Claire did the same thing as a baby. The two common denominators are a: They’re both my children and b: they both used the same infant carseat. I think I’m going to invest in a lazy boy type toddler carseat so that hopefully he will sleep! (Any recommendations?)

-He is just pleasant as can be. He goes along for the ride, and has such a pleasant temperament.

-He gets frustrated when I read him books for some reason! It disheartens me. He just wants to grab, bite, and beat the book!

– He has to hold his own spoon when I feed him.

-He gets kissed probably 3 and a half million times a day. Claire would get the same if she’d let me! I gotta get those kisses in while I can!

8 Months:

-On the day he turned 8 months old, he learned to wave and say “Dada”

-He doesn’t want baby food, he wants real food! He is unenthusiastic about baby purees, but loves when I smash up or blend food that I am eating

-Learning to feed himself puffs

-Army crawling

-Getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth

– Has perfected his yoga “Downward Dog”

– When I put him in his crib, he immediately either rolls onto his side or tummy, I frequently find him on his belly with his knees underneath him, bum in the air

– Loves going on walks, is just as content as can be in his stroller

– We call him “rolly polly olly” because of how much he loves to roll around

– It is SO hard to change his diaper because he always rolls on his tummy right when you put him on the changing table

– 7 teeth! 4 on top, 3 on bottom

-Outgrew his bumbo, he’s in his high chair now.

– Loves to beat on anything. He slaps, and beats anything he can get his hands on. Claire never did this. Must be a boy thing!

– He loves his sister and smiles and laughs and everything she does. He is really tolerant of her mothering him, and nurturing him (sometimes a little too much).

7 Months:

Learned to sit up by himself at around 6.5 months

Teething like crazy! Got two top teeth in

Loves to sleep with his blanket on his face

Is hard to get a diaper in him because he rolls on his tummy for diaper changes

Loves to splash splash splash in the bathtub.

Went through a big growth spurt and slept a lot!

His hair is dark on the ends, and blonde at the roots, his hair grew at least 2.5 inches this month

Loves to Skype pop and grandma

Loves to play with toys and is very dexterous

Has the cutest laugh imaginable

He started doing this hilarious scruchy face, inhaling/exhaling through his nose. I snapped these hilarious pictures of him doing it. It’s the first thing he’s done something mimicking me!

6 Months:

Started solids I.e. baby food. Isn’t too fond of it

Loves to sit in his bumbo

Got his two bottom teeth in

Went on his first long road trip to California and did great!

Went to Disneyland and the beach for the first time

Went on his first hike in the baby backpack with mama and aunt Erika

Loves to laugh and play with Claire

Got his first two teeth in! They’re on the bottom.

Isn’t too interested in reading books, just wants to beat the books instead.

Still isn’t too terribly fond of bottles

Wants to be held ALL.THE.TIME

Loves to swim in the pool. He kicks and splashes.

5 Months:

Learned to roll over and loves to be on his belly

Still getting up 2-3 times a night

Drooling like a mad man

Likes to sit in his bumbo

No solids yet

Loves to fall asleep with me after nursing in the night, will stay there for a few hours because I don’t notice him there cause I’m too konked out

Lets me love on him and kiss him as much as I’d like.

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