At this point, it's becoming tough to remember what life was like without Owen in our family! We have finally gotten our routines pretty much down to a science, and Owen usually goes with the flow. I pretty much manage the morning - nursing in bed, preparing his food for the day, getting him dressed, and dropped him off at daycare or settled in with his nanny, and Kyle gets handles the afternoon responsibilities of pick-up, snack time and play.
Both playtime and mealtime are highly interactive now! Owen actually plays with some of his toys in the manner they were designed for now, and also tries to make anything he can get his hands on into a toy. He loves to make his little knit lion squeak, to bounce in both the door frame bouncer and his baby einstein bouncer, and to knock over towers of plastic cups and blocks. He also loves physical play - riding on shoulders always guarantees a huge grin, and we can usually get some good giggles from tickling and tossing him into the air.
Our little shrimp got a good report at his nine month appointment, but he is continuing to drop in the percentiles. This month he weighed 16 lbs, 12 oz (8th %) and was about 27 in long (7th %). The doctor didn't seem concerned - he told us it's about this time when they "start to fulfill their genetic potential" and advised that we should start to feed him some more protein-rich and fatty foods. So, we've added yogurt, cheese, tastes of a lot of what we eat, sneak in some avocado, and my personal favorite - oatmeal, mashed bananas and peanut butter.
Looking back on my six month post, he hasn't really made too much progress in the mobility department! He can manage a few crawling strides, then lunges at whatever it is he's going for. He loves to stand now, especially leaning up against our ottoman/coffee table in the basement. We have done a lot of practice standing up and sitting down. He grabs onto my fingers and pulls himself up, and it has felt like he has been progressively using more of his own strength as the weeks have passed. I think he also understands the phrases "stand up" and "sit down" which is pretty cool to see.
He definitely understands the word "wave" - waving is his new favorite trick and the first thing I feel like we really taught him! It's the cutest little wave too - like the tour boat wave for those who know what that means.
We are excited for spring to be here and looking forward to taking lots of walks and outings with our little man. Can't believe he's well on his way to being one!!
Such a sweet boy, love him.
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