this would be the 'mega chessy' smile
he has started doing this when we say 'yay'...sometimes he doesn't wait for us to say it, when he's proud of himself those arms go straight up and he smiles!
Jake and Daisy both want to be in Daddy's lap
He looks so old to me in this picture, not at all like a baby anymore
Jake has gotten 2 new teeth this month! His top two teeth on either side of the middle teeth are in. They have just broken through the gum over the past few days. This means the past 2 weeks have been a little rough at naps and nighttime and we spent lots of time chewing on teething biscuits....check out that messy face!
And speaking of messy faces, Jake continues to love finger and table foods. Last night he had some spaghetti and peas, it was EVERYWHERE!
(he looks like Zoolander here!)
'mommy this is good!'
We've let him try a good bit of table food over the past month, so far he has tried: broccoli, black beans, ranch style beans, green beans, corn, peas, mashed potatoes, spaghetti, cornbread, rolls, cooked carrots, banana, orange, apple, cheerios, and birthday cake at his friends' first birthday parties. he still eats a predominantly baby food, but I'm hoping at our 9 month check up tomorrow we get the clearance to move more into table foods and meats. We let Jake try a meat baby food meal...he ate it, but the look on his face was priceless, he was definitely not a fan!One of Jake's favorite things is still to play in his basket of toys. Now he goes until every last toy is out of the basket. He plays with something for about 15 seconds and then it's on to the next toy. I love watching him do this because he is so serious about it, exploring each thing and then tossing it across the living room!
here he is in action
About a week ago, I was thinking ahead to writing this 9 month blog and thought, I won't have much new stuff to tell about. Of course, over the past few days Jake had to prove me wrong! Over the weekend, Jake started making huge lunges forward from a sitting position. His legs are so darn long though, that he can't quite figure out how to stay up on his knees once he gets there.
We've also been working on pulling up onto things. I stole an idea from friends and took the cushion out of our living room chair for Jake to reach and start learning to pull up. He has done it several times, but still needs help some times too.
For now, he gets himself in to this position really well, he just can't seem to figure out to get the other leg up
he's getting braver standing at the chair and letting go, his legs still help him balance against the chair, but he is getting so steady
And the biggest surprise of all came yesterday, Jake started 'cruising' from toy to toy and along the chair. He 'walked' from his music table, to his walker, then to his toy basket. I got the camera out as fast as I could, but only caught the very end on video. The whole thing took about 5 minutes, but still, he was stepping from object to object, very exciting!
holding on to both the table and walker
now both hands on the walker and a few steps taken to it
one hand on the walker, one on the toy basket...getting braver
and here is the end on video...and yes, at the end jake 'kind of' falls in the toy basket, he was fine and i'm not a bad mommy!
and here is my attempt to catch him cruising along the chair, it's not a great attempt b/c he was a little distracted by the camera..this one's mostly for the grandparents :)
One last video....on Jake's walker there is a spot to put a ball in and in falls into the bottom and plays music. We have been trying to teach Jake to put the ball in the hole and he finally did it this morning! Sorry the video is sideways!
So who knows what new adventures month 10 will bring, first crawls and steps seem to be in our future! Jake, mommy is so excited to watch you grow and learn. I love you more than anything!
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