‘Tis the season 2019

Miles William 9 month photos!

Miles 10 months old!

Age 10 months

Weight and Length   Approximately 19 lbs 7 oz

Clothing size  Mostly 9-12, but some 12-18  months.  

Hair Still light brown, still continuing to get blonder.  Very similar to Kates

Teeth Three!  All on the bottom! None of the top teeth have broken through yet! 

Sleeping  Miles heads to bed most nights around 7:45 pm and sleeps til 7-7:30 most days.  We recently stopped the dream feed so I could start going to bed earliery but most nights he's waking up at 12 and then again around 6:45. 

Eating  Miles continues to like solid foods. He had his first ear infection the day he turned 10 months- and since then he hasn't been taking as much milk during the day while I work.  I think feeling sick has made him a bit more restless at night and wanting to drink more milk in the night. He still likes to eat solid foods.  He is happy with most everything we give him.  He loves scrambled eggs. Most days he nurses at 6/9/1/5:30/7:45/11 or 12. 

Movement  Miles pulls up easily now but doesn't walk along furniture well yet.  He is a very fast crawler but still keeps his left leg out to one side and uses his modified crawl to get anywhere he wants to go on the main floor! He hasn't attempted stairs yet, but we are thankful for the fate at the time of the stairs. 

Milestones  Ear infection #1 was a bad start to this month! Otherwise we are enjoying more babbling.  He is great at waving bye bye and has started clapping too! He also points at things here and there! He can stand and take a couple steps with some assistance with the learning walker. 

Favorite toys/activities  He loves his big sibs toys. He loves anything musical- including his drum set, egg shakers, bells.  He is having fun playing with some stuffed animals that sing songs! 

Dislikes  Miles has had a rough fall with illness- had a fever last month, ear infection this month- feels like he hasn't been without a runny nose for more than a few days in the last 2 months!>

Words and sounds  Lots of Mamama, yayayaya, and squeals of joy, but nothing that is clearly referencing mom. I do think he says mamama when he wants more.  He is learning some sign language.  He is good at signing "all done" and we are trying to teach him more! 

What we love   Watching Miles with his big sibs is the best. They play BABY MONSTER, every am, when I plop Miles on top of them in bed- and they give him a big squeeze. The other day they were taking turns pushing him around in an empty laundry basket too! 

What we don’t love Mommy is hoping to get Miles sleeping all the way through the night in the next month or two!

What we’re looking forward to next month Cruising, and a more traditional crawl.

Miles- 9 months old!

Age 9 months

Weight and Length   Approximately 19.5 lbs

Clothing size  9-12 months, or 6-12. 

Hair Light brown, still continuing to get blonder.  

Teeth Two!  Both bottom teeth are coming in!  The first one came in on October 7th- the 2nd was only about a week behind the first! 

Sleeping  Miles still sleeps from 7:30-8:00 pm until around 7:15 am with usually a dream feed at 11 and then 1 wake up around 5-6 am. He probably could sleep through the dream feed so we might start to wean that this month.  

Eating  Miles continues to like solid foods. He has been trying everything we eat if it is soft enough.  He recently even tried crab cakes!  He has reduced his milk intake quite a bit while mommy is at work- down to 5-8 oz during my typical work day.  He continues to grow well and eat solids so we are just letting him guide us. He now nurses about every 4 hours during the day. 

Movement  Right around 9 months he started scooting well.  He tries to crawl but can't get his right leg around behind him so often pivots or scoots on his right knee off to the side, or scoots on his bottom.  He is wanting to pull up with help all of the time! 

Milestones  The teeth are a big deal! Also, we have put up a baby gate- with all of the scooting- we feel pretty sure he will be crawling soon! 

Favorite toys/activities  He loves to mimic his siblings and play with them when he can! He also likes listening to singing and music in general, and just went to his first music class this month and loved it! 

Dislikes  Teething! And colds. Miles has a bad cold with a little fever currently! Poor buddy! 

Words and sounds  Still no distinct words/sounds but loves to "talk" to us. 

What we love   Smiles and snuggles.  

What we don’t love Mommy is hoping to get Miles sleeping all the way through the night in the next month or two!

What we’re looking forward to next month Crawling?!?!

Miles- 8 months old!

Age 8 months

Weight and Length   Approximately 17.5 lbs

Clothing size  Still wearing mostly 9-12 months, or 6-12. 

Hair Light brown, still lightening up each month. 

Teeth  None yet, but we think he is teething. 

Sleeping  Miles still sleeps from 7:30-8:00 pm until around 7:15 am with usually a dream feed at 11 and then 1 wake up around 5-6 am. Sleeps well in a regular sleep sack. Loves to sleep on his tummy now! 

Eating  Miles has started becoming more interested in solid foods than bottles. This month he decreased his milk intake on days Mommy works from 12 oz to 7-8 oz many days.  When Mommy is home, he nurses every 3-4 hours. He has started eating small bites of chicken and spaghetti  He also is pretty happy to try most anything we are eating! He still loves Bamba! 

Movement  Miles is trying to move. He can't crawl yet but he is practicing small scoots and trying to figure how to pull up.  He routinely rolls to his belly to sleep.  

Milestones  Miles loves to eat real food-and is drinking way less milk. He is enjoying learning to be a big boy! 

Favorite toys/activities  He continues to love to play in the bath. He had fun swimming in the pool in GR this month. He still really loves his learning walker and also has started to like to handle toys. 

Dislikes  He is pretty chill unless hungry or sleepy! 

Words and sounds   Starting to get more vocal- he loves to scream for fun at times. 

What we love   The way he loves his siblings. 

What we don’t love  Occasional fussiness, but this is getting much better! 

What we’re looking forward to next month More movement and possibly some teeth? (maybe i'm not looking forward to this!)

Miles- 7 months old!

Age 7 months

Weight and Length   He seems to keep growing! 

Clothing size  Wearing mostly 9-12 months, or 6-12. 

Hair Dark blonde! Wondering if it will get as light as his siblings! It is similar to Kate's at this age. 

Teeth  None yet, but is chewing on everything! 

Sleeping  Miles sleeps from 7:30-8:00 pm until around 7:15 am with usually a dream feed at 11 and then 1 wake up around 5-6 am. Sleeps well in a regular sleep sack. 

Eating  Miles nurses every 2.5-3 hours but lately really seems more interested in solid foods! He has loved chewing on whole foods and so far doesn't love purees. HE LOVED salmon bits and risotto- salmon and broccoli may be his favorite foods so far.  He has tried steamed broccoli, sweet potato, eggs and beans. He likes just about anything in his fresh food teether- corn, strawberries, blueberries, grapes, cantaloupe, eggs, sweet potato. He has been a bit more willing to try sweet potato and prune puree (thank goodness as this helps with his new found constipation from eating).  He basically wants whatever we have.  He also loves BAMBA and likes baby mum mums too. 

Movement  Miles is happiest sitting up and much more stable.  We still protect him from potential falls with pillows due to the hard floors.  He is starting to try to pull up on his crib and activity cube. He had to lower the crib.  Still not regularly rolling back to front but rolls about 85% of the way while sleeping (just can't get that arm out). I bet the baby gates will be going up pretty soon!

Milestones  Miles loves to eat real food- that is for sure his biggest milestone! 

Favorite toys/activities  He really likes to sit on the floor and play with his learning walker and activity cube.  He is still pretty content in his play nest and also in the jumper. He is also loving splashing in the bath these days. 

Dislikes  Being hungry, or tired, otherwise he is a pretty happy baby. 

Words and sounds   Still loves to babble when he is in the mood- but nothing specific yet. 

What we love   All the smiles and giggles- he likes to be tickled! 

What we don’t love  Distracted nursing and fussiness when we miss naps- otherwise he is mostly a charmer. 

What we’re looking forward to next month More movement and more sounds!!!