Nine Month Milestone

Otto, we can't believe you are 9 months old. Each day we wake up eager to see what you'll accomplish that day. You amaze us and fill our lives with so much joy. Love, Mommy and Daddy

At 9 months you can...pull yourself up and stand holding on to something. You like to practice walking while you hold onto our fingers. We help keep your balance and guide your feet.

You just learned to crawl and can pull yourself up to sit from your crawl position.

You can say "bye-bye" mostly to Daddy and it probably only sounds like "bye-bye" to Daddy and me.

You are eating pretty much everything except seafood, citrus and whole milk and so far only seem to have a mild skin allergy to tofu fried in Sesame oil.

You like to roll over in your crib and pull yourself up at night. Which sometimes makes going to bed a real challenge. Speaking of challenges, you love to roll over while your diaper is being changed, something that we wish you did a little less of.

At your 9 month well child check you weighed 19 pounds and 14.5 ounces, that's 12 more pounds than you weighed at birth. You are at the 35% for weight, 85% for height and 25% for head circumference (although Daddy thinks those measurements are fairly inaccurate).

Here is your foot...your hand and your profile. Never again will you be this small. We cherish every inch of your soft skin.