Brady Christopher -- 9 Months

Brady turned 9 months a few weeks ago and I really need to tell you all that he is up to before low and behold he turns 10 months, which will happen before I know it.

Here is Brady at 9 months of age -- a little under the weather but being a good sport for the picture

To give you a picture of how he's changed over the past 9 months, there is a sequence of him as a newborn, at 3 months, 6 months, and 9 months.  What a cutie!

And here is the comparison of all six kiddos at nine months of age:

Top left to right - Tracey, Caroline, Hunter

Bottom left to right - Howard, Brady, Lee Lee

Weight: 

17 pounds 6 ounces at his 9 month check up

(He weighed 7 pounds 15.8 ounces at birth)

Length:  

27.5" at his 9 month appointment

(He was 20" at birth)

Clothing size: 

Twelve month clothing - everything from onesies to sleepers to pants and shirts.

 

Eating:  

He is a great eater - still, which is so helpful.  Also, we have not discovered any food allergies.  He still nurses before bed and a few times during the day, but I am getting the impression that when he nurses, it is becoming more about cuddling and less about getting milk.  I'm pretty sure my milk supply is on its last legs.

Sleeping:  

Brady had a great month of sleeping through the night with exception being that as a household, we have been ill for the entire month of January 19 - February 19 (and before and after).  So, Brady has had a few nights here and there that were rough but they were all due to illnesses.

 

 

New Things/Discoveries/Accomplishments/Places He's Gone/Special Memories

• He crawls EVERYWHERE and is very fast
• He can crawl up the two stairs from his baby-sitter's family room to the rest of the house, and she reports he has loved the opportunity to explore ALL the rooms in her home.
• His time celebrating Tracey's birthday
• His first Valentine's Day
• His first funeral service
• He is beginning to push toys (with the help of older siblings)
• Unfortunately, he took his first trip to the emergency room this month to check on his breathing.  Hunter came down with Adeno/Entero/Rhino Virus (I'm sure some of those are mis-spelled) with and incredibly high fever that went on for many days.  Brady had the same virus, and he had a fever that wasnt' as high as Hunter's, but he had major congestion, and would snore like a trucker every night.  So, we took him to the emergency room one night to check his oxygen levels and make sure he was doing okay.
• First wedding -- well first pretend wedding in our family room between a dinosaur and unicorn -- but we were all very dressed up and Brady was very well-behaved
• First time napping in the same room as Hunter
• First time with Mama and the boys (at home, but we still had fun)

  

Likes: 

• His siblings
• Peek-a-boo and smiles
• Crawling on the floor
• He loves when Hunter gets a diaper change because Hunter is down on his level, and Brady always comes over and begins to touch Hunter's face
• Kisses
• FOOD
• Baths with siblings
• Cords.  All electrical cords.
• Long car rides overnight (he did AMAZING on our drive to and from St. Louis)
• Mama
• Door-stops

Dislikes:

• Stuffed nose
• Disrupted sleep

 

Nicknames:

• Brady
• Buddy
• Brady Boy
• Brady Blue Eyes
• Braidster
• Braid
• Brady Buddy

Pictures in no particular order: