9 Month Check Up!

Yesterday Tyler went in for his 9 month check up- time for some stat updates!  Currently he is 18lbs. and 8 oz.- 17%  on the growth chart (basically out of 100 babies, 83 weigh more than him), height is 29 inches (70%) and head circumference is 44cm (17%).  He sure does feel much heavier that that, but the doctor assured me that he is fine.  For the first 6 months, babies just sit back, relax and eat...ok, so they cry some too.  And the next 6 months they are moving non stop, which allows for little weight gain.  I swear he eats like a horse, and everyone at school agrees, he is one of the best eaters in the class!

He is now at the age where we can start weaning him off the bottle- YAY!!  He currently uses a sippy cup for meals, but we'll start transitioning soon enough.  I know that Tyler will miss the bottle time, but I can't wait to pack those things up. Between disassembling, cleaning and reassembling, it feels like I spend at least 5 hrs. a week on bottles alone!

Michael and I were both surprised and happy to hear that he didn't have an ear infection, since we usually wind up at the doctor once a month for this reason.  Other than that, he is growing and developing just fine and if all goes well, no doctor visit until he turns 1 (less than 3 months away- yikes).

Rewind to Labor Day:  We were invited to visit some of Michael's family for the day in Sumter.  Tyler was able to meet the rest of his second cousins, Lucas and Lily (who I believe are 5 and 2 1/2) along with Gilly and Landry, his other second cousins.  Tyler played with the Legos and showed off his crawling skills all over Aunt Christie's house.  Aunt Faye, Uncle Richard and Grammy C were all there as well fighting over time to give Tyler some hugs.  This was also the first time that Grammy C (Michael's grandmother) had all of her great grandbabies at once.  Everyone took some pictures, but I left my camera at home :(  (I was doing so well with the picture taking).  I'll try and get it sent to me and post it later.  We had a great time and after a delicious homecooked meal and some catching up, off we went back to Columbia.