9 Months old!

Here is all about Nathan this month....


Things Nathan Loves (This includes most things.)

1. Big people food. If we are eating it, he wants it. If he can put it in his mouth himself, it's even better.


2. The Pool and baths. Still a big fan of the bath, he tried to take of his clothes and climb in when I start the water. He now crawls right into the baby wading pool when we get there. I am surprised how independent he is in the water, I just follow him around but he doesn't look for me or act like he needs me at all.


3. Dancing. This has become a daily event in our house. I posted a video below of him going crazy. Any music with a good beat is preferable, hooky kids tunes will not do!

4. His new car seat. We transfered out of the baby carrier last month to big carseats. He is still backward facing, but he is up high and can sleep more comfortably in them.

5. Playing hide and seek. He really likes when we hide from him. He loves to chase after Daniel and I and come find us.

6. Helping at the food pantry. Nathan and I started helping every other week at our food pantry. And by helping I mean, he either amuses everyone there or he hangs out in the front carrier and grabs at everything.




Things Nathan does not like

1. Naps. I don't know what happened. Wait, I do. He started teething, and them we vacationed for 2 weeks. Now he is back to crying before naps. He went down without crying today so I hope that he is back to his old self.

2. Getting dressed. Nathan loves getting undressed, but putting clothes on he HATES. I am trying some new tricks, making it a game and singing. But he cries when I dress him. So somedays I just let him stay in dirty clothes because I don't want to go through the hassle.

3. "The cage." We got this huge expandable babygate from my parents. It can be made into a circle or pulled out straight. We use this infront of our 2 sets of stairs. We sometimes use it as a circle and have Nathan contained. I like it because its big so he can still crawl around and play with his toys in it, but he is kept out of trouble. He HATES the cage. He thought it was funny the first couple of times we put him in it, but now he hates it. I put him in it the other day while we tried to move some furniture. Nathan had a HUGE meltdown.


Things I can't live without.

1. Nipple cream. TMI - yes. Now that Nathan has 5 teeth! Nursing has become extra exfoliating. He has not bit me yet, but nursing is becoming more and more uncomfortable. I am counting down the days until he is one.

2. The jogging stroller. I love our jogging stroller. Nathan is down to 2 naps a day so he is up longer in the morning. I have been taking him with me 3 days a week. He usually talks most of the time, and puts his feet up on the tray.

3. Cheerios. Nathan would eat Cheerios until he puked. So when we are out and he gets inpatient I just start giving him Cheerios and he is good for awhile.

4. The babysitter. We have a great babysitter named Gwynne. She watches Nathan two afternoons a week so I can work. She lives right by us, and loves Nathan. She only watches a few children at a time so its not too overwhelming for him. She even lets me use cloth diapers while he is there. It is so nice to be able to work uninterupted and know that he is having a great time with her and a few friends.