Jakester / Milestones

Jake's 9 month stats:

22 lbs 3 oz (75%)

29 inches (80%)

Head Circumference 45 cm (45%) I keep telling Jeff we have this huge toddler infant with a baby head.... He gets mad when I say that.

It already seems like so long ago - but Jake started holding his own bottle right around 9 months old. Of course, he could hold it himself before that, but it seemed to be a "bother" so he just let us hold it. :)

He really loves to feed himself and we've been trying lots of different foods - but he's a CARB LOVER so far. Hmmmm, reminds me of Jack (cracker anyone??).

We see this face a lot. Jake loves to do the motorboat. I can hear it right now in my head - a very HIGH pitched motorboat too. He also loves to squeal (much to Jeff's delight).

He's always on the move - all the toys in his mouth. He can reach the top of the shelves in the playroom - so not much is beyond his grasp.

I'm still in awe of the great relationship that Kylie and Jake have. He adores her, and she loves him right back. Of course there is the occasional "Jake's ruining my paper!!!", etc, etc, but, for the most part, it's sweet. This picture she drew says it all. She drew herself first - then she told me she was drawing her "hugging Jake". Awwwww!

He follows his big sister everywhere and wants to play with everything she has. He even scribbles on the Magnadoodle and loves to play with the music sticks. I find myself wondering if he's really smart or if he is just seeing everything so much earlier than Kylie did. He is constantly trying to get into all of the cupboards, the fridge, and the dishwasher. He's very persistent and does not give up after just one try. He has successfully put his hands into the toilet 2 or 3 times (something Kylie NEVER did) and he makes a mad dash for any open door in the house. He doesn't like to be cuddled and he does the "alligator death roll" when we try to change his diaper. This kid has an agenda for sure!

But, as Misty says, it's so hard to be mad at him because he is always smiling at you - even when he knows he's in trouble! ;)