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Monday, May 10, 2010

9 months old!!!!!!!!



I waited to do this post because Syler had his 9 month Child Wellness visit today. Well, his visit went great! He is weighing in at 20 lbs, which puts him in the 50%-ile. Syler is measuring 29 inches long, which puts him in the 75%-ile. His head circumference is also normal. Syler didn't receive any shots today, but Syler did have his blood drawn, which he did not like. He did cry through the process and gave the phlebotomist a look of death a few times, but he did a good job otherwise. The doctor is very happy with his development and health.

So, on May 2nd Syler turned 9 months old!!!!! I can’t believe that in 3 months we will be throwing his 1st birthday bash!!!! It has been pretty amazing month because he is constantly changing, developing, and learning.

*Likes*
~ Sitting. This child hates to lay down, especially to have his diaper changed. We have to give him a toy of some sort to keep him occupied while we change his diaper. I think that if he had his choice, he would sleep sitting up.
~ Mr. Bear (safari teddy bear) or as Auntie Melissa likes to call him, Me Bear. I know I have written about him in other blogs, but he still is a constant toy for him. He goes everywhere with Mr. Bear and falls asleep with Mr. Bear’s paw in his mouth. There has been 2 separate occasions when Miguel and I have almost lost him. Both times we were at a mall and both times we were able to retrace our steps and find him. But, if by chance we do lose Mr. Bear, Miguel and I have purchased 4 more bears. So, we should be good until about age 5.
~ His walker!!! This kid flies around the house as if he is in a nascar race. There are even times he will get a running start, pick up his feet then just soars the rest of the way. Oh, and don’t get in his way because you just may loose a toe or get smashed in the ankle. He also gets really frustrated if he gets stuck, but he will continuously adjust the walker until he is able to get through.
~ Panting like a dog, which is something he learned from Max. Syler will stick his arms straight out, open his mouth really wide, scrunch his nose, furrow his brow and just pant, hard. This is something we will have to get on video because it is quite funny.
~ This isn’t a like. This is a LOVE. Syler absolutely LOVES his dada. He always wants to be with him and stares at his all the time.
~ I can’t stay this is a complete 100% like, but Syler doesn’t seem to mind being on his tummy and doing tummy time. We have been pushing more tummy time to work on crawling. Crawling hasn’t come yet, but he does a really good job pushing up and even sometimes pushes himself backwards.
~ Toys!! Syler loves playing with his toys. He had this one toy ball that dings every time you hit it. So, Syler repeatedly bangs the ball against his chest to hear it ding. I also think this is his way of seeing if the ball will make the same noise every time he hits it against his chest.
~ Talking and screaming!!! There are times where Syler will just look at you and give this high-pitched scream. We are also hearing a lot of new sounds.



*Dislikes*
~ Syler continues to HATE having his face and nose cleaned. He starts to whine, cringe and turn his head as soon as he seems you coming with a towel.

*New*
~ No teeth yet!
~ We have officially switched Syler to formula. He didn’t like Similac or Enfamil, but he does like the generic kind from Walmart.
~ We have begun swimming classes. We are 2 weeks in and Syler loves it. He is the youngest in his class and may not get the songs we sing, but enjoys being in the water.
~ You may see Syler in a commercial or in a magazine. Syler has been accepted into a modeling agency located in Boston. A special ed. Supervisor of mine suggested that we submit some pictures. So, I did the research, we sent some pictures with a ‘resume`’ and waited to see what would happen. We sent in his pictures with the attitude of if it happens it happens, if not, no big deal. So, we were a little surprised when we received a letter saying he was accepted. Now we wait and see.
~ While Syler is in his walker, he likes to pick the whole thing up.
~We have also practiced walking. We will stand him up, hold his hands and he will just start walking.
~ Eating more solids and feeding himself. It is so cute when he tries to feed himself. He will pick up a puff, shove his whole hand in his mouth, but when he pulls out his hand, the puff is still stuck to his hand or it falls out of his mouth. Its kind of funny.
~ Facial expressions. The amount of facial expression Syler has developed has just exploded over this past month.

* *Moment of the month**
I absolutely LOVE walking into Syler’s room first thing in the morning and being greeted with such a happy smiling face. No matter what, it happens every morning, and it just melts my heart!