9 month update

about two weeks after ryan's top teeth came in, two more popped up on the bottom! since there were 2 months between ryan's 1st 2 teeth and 2nd 2 teeth, i totally wasn't expecting it. i should have known because he was being very whiny and clingy, but i thought it was just a "phase". and his bad sleeping at night i thought was just due to our coming back from hawaii. after those popped up though, he was much better.

at ryan's 9 month checkup he weighed 18lbs 5oz (15th percentile) and is 27 inches tall (12th percentile). he's become a small baby, oh no! the doctor said we should try giving him more solids so we'll see how that goes.

he still isn't crawling yet, but at least he can roll from his back to his tummy now! well, i think he could always do it because he's done it a few times before, but he just never CHOSE to do it because he didn't like being on his tummy. sometimes when we go get him from his naps or in the morning, he's hanging out on his tummy, so cute. he actually really hates being on his back now, he cries during diaper changes unless you distract him, and he always cries when we put him down to sleep. he stops crying after we leave the room, what a crazy baby!

during the day, he sits on his playmat and plays with his many many toys. it seems like he doesn't really like any that much. he'll play with one for a minute or two, throw it away, and then play with another. when he gets bored with that, we'll practice standing at his activity table. then he'll play in his jumper or his exersaucer. we'll do tummy time also, if he's in a good mood he'll stay on there for 10-15 minutes without crying. after that, he'll start crying. it's funny he used to just flip over onto his back, but now that he doesn't like being on his back, he'll cry. so silly.