9 months and counting.....

So Sam is 9 months old. Technically, he was 9 months on Monday. He's only 3 months away from being a year old. Sniff..sniff... Although it seems they change so much in those short months. I figure Sam will probably be toddling around here and getting into even more mischief and probably even getting his sister in more trouble. LOL So I suppose I should share his particulars for all those interested to know. He's little. But I think we've been over this before. He came in at a hefty 16 lbs 8 oz. LOL That puts him in the 3rd percentile for weight. But as our pediatrician (whom I adore btw) said, he doesn't look skinny, he's probably just small boned. Obviously, we are to keep an eye on his weight and so will they. But all in all he meets his milestones and is a happy baby. He did come back slightly anemic (probably my diet, gotta eat some more of those dark leafy greens). Which our awesome pediatrician said we could fix through Sam's diet, as in more veggies and meat. So no having supplement with formula or making the poor boy take some other type of supplement. Anyway, he's 27 1/2 inches which makes him just under 50th percentile for height, so he's definitely growing. As for other areas of development, still not too much on the talking front. No explosion of language yet. He has started calling Miguel "dad-dy" instead of "dada". I am still Sam's "dadad", Katie is a grunt or a growl depending on the situation. He did add one new word besides hi, the other day he said "doggy" as he was chasing after Molly. Probably trying to get Molly to come back so he could harass her some more. ;)
Sam has started picking up the pace on the walking/standing/cruising front. He will now stand up from sitting without help or holding on to anything. Although most of the time he sits back down immediately. He will stand for a few seconds on his own if you stand him up and let him go, it's a confidence issue. The slide show is my camera's version of video, so enjoy the many pictures of him standing. LOL.


Other than that, it's all the normal stuff. You know, like his hair is getting longer and thicker, as are his eyelashes. He's becoming much more like a toddler and less and less like a baby. Which is nice and bittersweet all rolled into one emotion. He giggles at silly things his big sister does, he pulls open any cabinet or drawer he can manage to reach, he pulls the books off of the bookshelves, he loves his baths with a passion, always begging to get in anytime I'm in the bathroom and he throws his food at mealtimes. He also will sit forever trying his hardest to figure out how something works or better yet, how he can manage to destroy it. Oh yeah, he has two new teeth I think since our last update. His fangs. So yeah, my boy has his two bottom teeth and his top two fangs and that's it. We call him Count Samula. I know, I know, I'm a dork. LOL So there's our baby boy, and he couldn't be cuter or more perfect. :)