Weight
He weighed 22 pounds at his 9 month weigh in and was 29.5 inches. He is our tall boy.
Eat
We have started decreasing his formula. His pediatrician said that the goal is to be able to drink 12 ounces of whole milk at his first birthday so we are trying to work our way down. He still gets 4 bottles a day and we are trying to do 5 ounces in each bottle. Because we have gone down on ounces, he is eating more and more food. We are still giving him some pouches of baby food but only because we can't prepare his real food fast enough. The pouches are more of a "snack" but he loves them. He also loves apple sauce in pouches. Goldfish, puffs, and yogurt melts are still his favorite snack and BREAD is his favorite food.
Sleep
Sleep is still going good. My only complaint is that my child is a very early riser. I shouldn't complain because Craw usually does the super early morning duty but it sure would be nice if he would sleep until 6:30-7:00. Instead, most mornings are 5:30. The time change messed us up a little as he started waking up even earlier but he seems to be back on track. Right now he is taking a short morning nap and a longer afternoon nap. Not sure what he does at daycare but that's usually what he does on the weekends with us.
Milestones
While he has stayed the night away plenty of times, we finally got away for a full weekend out of town for our anniversary. It was so nice to have a whole weekend to spend with Craw and I think Camden enjoyed being with both sets of grandparents. He hasn't taken any unassisted steps yet but he is starting to stand up on his own without holding on to anything. I have a feeling we are only a couple weeks away from him taking a few steps. He experienced his first Halloween and was the cutest lion ever. Not sure if this is considered a milestone but he found his nose this month and thinks his finger is supposed to always stay in his nose. It's so funny because he doesn't actually pick his nose but he ALWAYS has his pointer finger up there and we are constantly trying to take it down.
Likes
He loves his brother! Camden has really started chasing after Hank and it is so cute to watch the two of them play together. He even laughs when Hank licks him even though we are constantly yelling at Hank to quick licking him in the face. He is OBSESSED with my phone and I've had to start leaving it on the table and not picking it up when he is in eyesight or he will scream. He also loves ANY kind of ball. This weekend Craw put a ball in our shopping cart so he could take Camden's picture and then assumed he could put it back on the shelf. Needless to say, that ball came home with us. He also loves trying to get to the outlets, dog bowls, and Roomba before we can catch him.
Dislikes
His temper shined through even more this month. There were several times he sprawled out in the middle of the floor and started banging his head on the floor because he didn't get his way. It's so funny how babies can develop that so early on. He HATES for us to touch/wipe his face and especially his nose. He also hates to get in his car seat. Once he is buckled in, he is good but getting him buckled is the hard part.
Clothes
He is in 9-12 month clothes. He mostly wears 12 month pajamas and tops but his pants are still 9 month. He is also wearing shoes full time now and wears a 4 in infant shoes. I thought it would take some getting used to for him but he seems to like shoes and it definitely helps keep him flat footed when walking.
Camden Ivey, you are getting so big. It is so fun watching you pick up and learn new things each day. My favorite part of you learning something new is when you turn around and look at us to see if we approve. You start smiling so big when we start clapping. You are smitten with your mama and dada and have been extra clingy this month. I secretly love it because I know there will come a day when you don't want me to hold you. We love you more than all the toys in Walmart- something your GG used to say to your dada.
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