9 Months Old

Snuggles is 9 months old today! Here are a some Snuggles highlights at 9 months:

• Wears size 9 months clothes.
• Sits up on his own.
• Stands when holding onto someone or something.
• Rolls from front to back, but not often.
• Although capable, he chooses not to roll back to front.
• Hates tummy time.
• Rocks on hands/knees (when assisted), but he seems to get scared if we let go.
• Scoots a small distance on his bottom by rocking back and forth.
• Shows no interest in crawling.
• When sitting on a blanket, he drags the blanket toward him to retrieve out-of-reach objects.
• Claps his hands.
• Smiles and laughs all the time
• Says "Dada, Mama, Gaga, Baba, Rara and Yaya" (It's just jabber at this point.)
• Loves balls
• Has started "throwing" objects for fun.
• Picks up food between thumb and forefinger (pincher grasp)
• Grabs anything within reach (fast hands!) 
• Likes to be outside, but does not like to sit in the grass.
• Still breastfeeding.
• Eats solids for lunch and dinner (along with breastmilk).
• Baby food he likes: apples, pears, strawberries, peaches, mangoes, and bananas (his favorite), sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, green beans. 
• Baby food he dislikes: Peas! He absolutely refuses to eat peas or anything that contains peas.
• Snacks he likes: Cheerios and Banana puffs
• Grown-up food he likes: mashed potatoes, baked yams, baked potatoes, the insides of french fries, green beans, carrots, jello, ketchup, mustard, mexican rice, small pieces of tortilla chips
• Uses a sippy cup to drink water (when he's in the mood)
• We're avoiding dairy until after he is 1 year old due to family history of allergies.
• Says "Mmm! Mmm!" insistently when he wants more food.
• Sleeps through the night, usually from about 8 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. (Thank you, God!)
• Takes a nap in the morning and afternoon
• Sleeps on his side with his arms wrapped around a blanket
• Loves music, especially when someone sings to him
• Loves to ride in the stroller and grocery cart
• Doesn't like riding in the car
• Absolutely LOVES our dog, Taco. Unfortunately, Taco doesn't share his sentiment.

Snuggles has his 9-month doctor appointment tomorrow, so I'll post his stats later this week.