9 Months

Noah is now 9 months old. Only three more months until he is one!!! I have been bad with giving monthly milestone updates so a detailed account follows:

-Waving to everyone except mom and dad - I guess he sees us enough that he doesn't feel the need to greet us
-Clapping with close fists
-Actually plays peek-a-boo as opposed to just enjoying it. He yields the blanket and moves it up and down in front of his face
-Doing lots of babbling, but no words yet. Also just started really getting into blowing raspberries with his lips
-Smiles and is very social, but is very selective with his laughing. Random things will set him off, but we can never get him to repeat
-Still only eats baby food once a day at lunch, but is now enjoying Gerber puffs and a little table food at dinnertime. Nurses 2x a day and gets 3-4 bottles of formula per day
-Sleeps about 10 hours a day, but sometimes only 9. He usually has a morning nap around 9:30, but afternoon naps are pretty inconsistent. He has always hated napping.
-Is army crawling and rolling around like crazy, but still hasn't got the full crawl yet. It is possible he is a little behind due to his broken leg although a lot of babies just skip the crawling stage so we aren't worried
-Sits like a pro and can go from lying to sitting up by himself
-Loves to stand and can stand fairly well while holding onto something. Just started trying to pull himself up, but has a ways to go with that
-Really hates to sit still. Is always bouncing and squirming and I think he wishes he could just take off running somewhere. He has always been on the small size for weight and it is probably due to all of the calories he burns off
-Likes to jumpity jump jump in his jumparoo - again with the calorie burning
-Loves all of his toys and the baby pool. Will play by himself for about 20 minutes before getting lonely. He likes to open drawers and just discovered he can pull up the grate from the floor (how do you baby proof that??)
-Still has not gotten any baby teeth, but puts anything and everything into his mouth
-Likes to watch videos of himself
-Loves when you sing to him
-Uses a pacifier to sleep and calm himself. Does not suck his thumbs.
-Has tons of hair still. It gets pretty tangly in the back. As of today has gotten one full haircut and three at-home trims.
-Wearing size 3 diapers and 6-9 month clothes and probably won't move up to 9-12 for at least another month
-Is more of a mommy's boy, but loves his Thursdays with daddy