9 months old

Happy Birthday Brady! At 40 weeks, Brady's now been growing on the outside longer than he was on the inside. (He arrived 8 days early from his expected due date of December 28, 2007, at almost 39 weeks.) He looks quite proud of himself in this picture- haha! He has a lot to be proud of! He's right on target developmentally and continues to be curious about the world. He's now cruising on furniture and on the rungs on the banister upstairs.

He seems to be a little bored with his pureed baby food now and can be pretty fussy at mealtime. Adding texture (like rice or pasta) to the puree or supplementing with bread or Cheerios seems to help. Who doesn't like a bread basket with dinner though? :)

We think Brady's at the point that he wants to communicate, but is frustrated because he can't. He seems to be a bit more cranky (read: whiny) :) than he used to be. I've been using signs with him for a while now, but I'm not sure how much is really transferring. I think once he's able to express himself in some way that will help though. His receptive language is age appropriate. Lately he's heard a lot more "no, no, no" and "ah, ah, ah" sounds from us. He's beginning to understand that...and not always liking it. :)

Weight: 19 lbs. 7 oz. (30th percentile)
Height: 28.25 inches (70th percentile)