(Don't mind my gushing about my baby. I'm writing all of this for my loyal family and friends, but also just for me so I can remember what he was like at this age.)
It's hard to think back to the time when Cameron was not crawling every where and getting into everything. He's always been an active baby kicking his legs non stop and wanting to be where ever the rest of us are. I love to watch him after his afternoon where he follows Leah where ever she goes and tries to grab whatever she is holding. He wants to be big just like her.
At meal times lately he will get mad if I'm trying to feed him with the spoon, and I don't let him have the spoon. So I usually give him his own spoon and bowl to keep him busy while I sneak in some yogurt, applesauce or baby food. He LOVES to try whatever we are eating, and I usually just give him tiny bits he can mash with his little teeth and gums. I was scared to give Leah the food we were eating when she was this young, so she had a slower time of accepting certain textures and foods. She is not usually interested in trying new things.
But I haven't had a problem with Cameron. He will pretty much eat anything (except this Turkey vegetable dinner jar of baby food from Beech Nut - the minute it went in, it came right back out). I don't really blame him for not wanting baby food much anymore because our food tastes so much better. He also LOVES drinking from sippy cups. He gets mad if Leah has one and he doesn't.
He is very expressive and vocal. He is usually jabbering away in the car, in his crib, at the dinner table or making noise with his toys or spoons. He likes to get into the bathroom cabinets, under the computer desks where the cords are, and into the entertainment cabinets. So we've had to make some adjustments.
He is still nursing three times a day and will get distracted even if we're alone in his room. And he's STILL waking up once or twice at night to nurse. We have tried on multiple occasions to let him cry it out, but we usually get too tired of listening so I just go in to feed him. Some times he will go back to sleep but then he wakes up an hour or two later. This has made me very exhausted some days so I know that I need to do something to help him sleep through the night.He is always smiling and happy and such a joy to cuddle and tickle. And I can't believe that he's already 9 months and has the body of a one-year-old. They just grow up too fast!
(Notice how the front of his shirt below is all wet - this boy can DROOL!)
5 comments:
Everything you described sounds like Henry right now, and Henry is almost 13 months! Cameron is clearly very advanced for his age. :) I do feel for you on the sleep thing though. Luckily we are all getting a full night of sleep here. I hope he grows out of that one soon!!
Cameron is such a cute kid. He looks like a lot of fun to have around.
what cute pictures of Cameron!! it is crazy how fast the baby stages go, even though the daily (nightly) grind can be so tiring.
Charlie has had some bad nights recently, and I usually make some deal with myself, in my delerious, not-so-awake state - if Charlie's up crying at 4 a.m., I tell myself I won't get him until 5 a.m. And then it's a painful hour of laying awake, listening to him cry. Some nights are better than others (and last night was great! but there's no guarantee)
The other thing I was going to ask - have you tried nursing him a little more during the day? I can't remember how much babies at nine months are supposed to get since we're not at that stage yet, but I wondered if that might help.
Or maybe Cameron is just growing like crazy and extra hungry! It's so hard to know.
I love all the gushing about baby! He is adorable and I wouldn't want to forget it either. So cute! Can't believe he is 9 months old. they grow so fast!
Cameron Boy is so cute!! My boys just love him to pieces!!
Good luck with the sleeping thing! It's rough. Our doctor told us to not feed Marshall in the middle of the night when he would wake up. He was a lot smaller than Cameron though. BUT, it is SOOOO hard to just listen to them cry. You're still not getting sleep, so it feels pointless. I hope you get him sleeping better soon, for your sake. Hang in there..
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