9 months old

We had our 9 month pediatrician appointment yesterday and we were very excited to find that you don't get any shots for this well care visit. In addition, we weighed in at 20 pounds and gave credence to my theory that lifting Ethan all day did count as a gym workout. The doctor was very pleased with E's progress and he was in the 50th percentile and has 2 new front teeth breaking through the gum. He can scoot and is starting to try to crawl and can pull himself up on anything. He is babbling like a brook (and going nowhere) but does say Mama and Dada indiscriminatly.

On Saturday, before we left for Seattle, our cousins from NY came for a visit. Ethan got to hang out with his cousins Sydney and Olivia. Olivia is one month older than he is and is an absolute doll. She is so petitie and light and I am thinking of sending Danielle the Ethan diet so she can do the gym workout like I do. Ethan eats whatever I have on my plate...or he shrieks. Lately I have been giving him apple pieces, orange slices, steamed carrot sticks, mashed potatoes, rice, meatballs, graham crackers, bananas, and cheerios. He will barely even look at his formula these days and feeding him a bottle is an adventure in and of itself. He would much rather drink out of whatever glass I am using.

Hopefully we can start weaning him back to regular formula now so the transition to milk won't be as hard. We are hoping the colic and need for soy have both abated.