Conor Christopher: Nine months

 

Conor by month 1 // 2 // 3 // 4  // 5  // 6 // 7 // 8

Growing // You weigh 14 lbs 11 oz. Last month you weighed 14 lbs 4 oz, and just two weeks ago you weighed 14 lbs. So this month you lost weight, and then gained some. You are measuring 25 inches and your head circumference is 45.3 cm (59th percentile).

You're still tiny even for your corrected due date age - not even on the chart! Your head circumference is on the charts though, for your actual age!!

Eating + Sleeping // Most days you're eating 6 times a day, but recently it's just been 5 as you've upped your game in the feeding department and the amount you consume in one go, and you typically consume 28 ounces a day, some days more, some days less. I'm still pumping exclusively, but I don't pump enough so we supplement with formula and we're still fortifying your breastmilk with formula. You've been sick nearly this entire month with a cough and a cold, and you started the month off with a significant decrease in your milk intake, and you actually ended up losing weight. But in the last few days, you've been feeding so good! Your reflux still definitely plays a part in your food intake as some times you cough so much you throw up your food. So feeding you sometimes is hard, but it's felt easier the last few days. We're definitely following your cues more and feeding you more based upon when you want to eat rather than when we think you should be eating. And I can tell you're hungry because you start sucking on your tongue, you don't cry or anything, you just start sucking furiously. It's pretty cute! I'm not nearly as stressed about feeding you as I was months ago, even though you didn't gain much weight this month! I know that you'll catch up with time ...eventually. And I know you'll eat in your time. And we've continued with solids - we've introduced bananas, pears, sweet potato, and some other things I'm sure I'm forgetting. And to be honest I don't really know what you think about the food, but you do love sitting in your highchair with all of us at meal times. We still feed you on your left side - I snuggle you in the crook of my right arm and feed you with my left hand and you play with my fingers while you eat. It's the sweetest and everything feels right in the world until you start coughing and throw it all up! 

You are a great sleeper! You wake up around 7 or so? It really depends on if you wake up on your own accord or if your brothers wake you up! We are still waking you up in the early hours of the morning to eat, but this month you were super sick, so you weren't all that interested in eating. And you're taking 3 naps still - a morning nap, an afternoon nap, and a late afternoon nap. Sometimes this afternoon nap turns into bedtime depending on how the day has gone and depending on how late it starts! And then you're normally in bed by 6:30/7, but again it really just depends. We normally try to get you to bed before we get your brothers to bed, so it's just a juggling act based upon how the day has gone. And you're still sleeping on your wedge in the pack n play in our room. And sleeping in your rock n play for naps during the day. 

Wearing // You are wearing 6 month things, a few 9 month things, but not really. I'm loving just plain white long-sleeved onesies and cozy one piece outfits and I can't forget those zutano booties. I love those things! I've just started putting you in jeans and things as you were just too small for the jeans we had for you, but you're slowly growing into your things and I'm slowly revamping your style. And to be honest, alot of the items I have for you are either brand new or second hand, but they're not hand me downs from your brothers as the seasons are all off. 

Loving // You loved swinging! And you love being upright and not laying on the floor all the time, hence you've enjoyed your bouncer and even sitting in the laundry basket. I'm sure it's nice to get a different perspective on the world. You love sitting in your highchair and eating. You are a happy baby, and extremely tolerable of alot of things, so it's hard to figure out what you really really love. 

Loathing // Your brothers can be pretty aggressive with you...and you really really don't like when you spit up. I can hear you crying from your room and I know that you're coughing to the point that you've made yourself sick. 

Doing // You are rolling around these days. Definitely rolling from front to back, and you have rolled from back to front, but you don't do it regularly. You're doing great with holding your huge head up, and you can sit with some assistance, but your head doesn't really help you much in that department. But we've started putting you in the laundry basket to help with this and surrounding you with blankets and toys, and you love being up off the floor. You are reaching for toys and making your best attempt at solids. You love staring at your hands and sucking on your fingers. I don't see any teeth coming through, but you sure are drooling more these days. And you love to play on your activity mat and grab your feet. And you've gone to alot of Drs appointments this past month. Trying to figure out how to bounce in your bouncer!

Doctors appointments // 2 Occupational therapy appointments, 1 appointment at childrens with urology, 1 WIC appointment, 1 ophthalmology appointment, 1 visit to North Seattle pediatrics.

Milestones // Your first Christmas! And your first visit with Santa, and the gingerbread houses and the lights at the church. First time in a swing! You are growing - growing out of things and growing into things. You tried out your bouncer for the first time, and it took you a little while to get the hang of it!

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