Bacon is 9 Months!

This month's theme would have to be Mama's Boy.  We are in the full on separation anxiety/stranger danger stage.  Even if I'm sitting rightnexttohim, he will crawl into my lap and whine until I hold him.  Then, he'll whine some more until I stand up and carry His Majesty around.  Ugh, it is so annoying.   When he was younger, he used to smile at everybody.  But now he just kind of looks at them all serious.  On Christmas, we went to my in-laws and there were a lot of people there and it was loud and Bacon freaked out.  He'd cry every time someone would try to hold him.  Once, he didn't even see that his SokSok was behind him (instead of his daddy) but somehow he knew that there was a "stranger" there and he started to cry.

Not a Santa fan

I'm totally that mean mom that takes pictures of their kids crying and finds it funny or cute.  Of course, not when they're genuinely hurt or upset; I'm not that mean.  Not when it comes to my kids anyway.

Trying to climb up my leg

But sometimes, I love it.  When someone else reaches out to take him from me, he'll turn away from them and put his head on my shoulder.  Even his own father.

He's got two more new teeth at the top so he's got a total of six teeth now.

We stopped giving him his medicine for his reflux a few weeks ago and he's doing pretty well.  He only spit up a couple times but I think that was because he overate.

He can pull himself to his feet while holding on to the couch although he's still wobbly.  I used to put a sofa cushion on the floor as a barricade but now he can climb over it.

He's been a lot more vocal lately.  And really loud.  I've been trying to teach him how to sign for "more" but I'm not sure if he gets it.  I'm usually trying to get him to do it when I'm feeding him but I think he gets too impatient and just yells at me to hurry up and feed him.  Sometimes, I think he even gets mad at Eggy.  Like if she takes something away from him, he yells.  Hahaha

I feel like he's a little bit faster in his physical milestones but I think Eggy was way ahead mentally.  Like I feel like Eggy understood us and would "perform" on command, like doing jamjam.  But Bacon just looks at us like he doesn't get it.  Or maybe he just doesn't care and does whatever he wants when he wants.  That should be fun as he gets older.  Sigh.

Update

So I think Eggy's getting better. She still has a runny nose but she seems less congested. It was so sad to hear her struggling to breathe. But luckily, it hasn't really affected her mood. What a trooper. Even though I'd never want her to get sick, I'm glad she got sick last week instead of this week because we're leaving for Maui on Saturday! Wheeee!!

Instead of just staying in her play area, Eggy's getting more adventurous. She's crawling all over the place now, getting into everything.

She found her Bumbo seat that she hasn't used in months. It was like a new toy for her.

Eggy was excited that she still fits.

Pinky and I were having a tea party until someone decided to crash. Rude.

Miss Piggy went straight for the desserts.

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Stats from the doctor's visit last week:

Weight: 18lbs., 4.6 oz (up 2 lbs. from 6 months)

Height: 28.5 inches (up 1 inch)

Head Circumference: 17.5 inches (up only 0.5 inch?!)

It looks like Eggy's growth is slowing down a little. I thought she'd be up to 20 pounds for sure. I guess it just feels that heavy sometimes. Milkamayv even said that Eggy seemed skinnier. Really? That made Eggy appah a little sad because he wants her to be chubby chubbs. He wanted to feed her ice cream!

Happy 9 Months!

Haha, she looks so chinky in the picture above.

Funny story: Last week, we went to the market. As I was taking Eggy out of the car, another car was parking next to us. I hear the driver say, "Look at the baby. How cute!" Then, I hear a kid from the back say, "Oh, it's Ni Hao, Kai-Lan!" What?! Just because she's Asian....

Anyway, so far Eggy can:

Get into a sitting position from her stomach

Put her lips together when you say popo (kiss)

Actually, she's been doing this awhile but now she'll do it on command (sometimes).

Make a "pretty face" Same deal as popo

Mahn-seh (raise her hands up)

Kohnjikohnji (pointer finger to palm of other hand)

Crawl

Give hugs - my favorite

She doesn't really hug you with her arms; she just rests her head on you for a little bit but it's still nice, especially when she does it without you asking.

Eggy can pull herself on to her knees but not her feet. But she will stand for a little bit if she's holding onto something. We've had to lower her crib which is a pain on our backs.

She's also got a lot more teeth now, 4 on top. It seems like they all came at one time. She seems to like having her teeth brushed. I kinda wish she didn't have those top teeth; it was cute just seeing the bottom two.

Eggy's not talking yet but she's making a lot of noise. "Adadadadadada..." and "Mamamama..." but I don't think she knows what they mean. But it was nice to hear say "umma! (mom in korean)" and "daddy!" really clearly.

She's tried tofu, egg yolk, and chicken. We also started giving her some finger foods. At first, she would just shove her hand in her mouth without letting go of the food so it would stay in her fist.

But Eggy learned quick. She really likes those Gerber puffs. The little piggy can't stick them in her mouth fast enough.

I'm taking her to the pediatrician on Tuesday so we'll see how much the little beast has grown.