9 Month Birthday! :)

Braden turned 9 months old today...hooray! :) He celebrated his birthday with his well check at the doctor this afternoon! :) And I am very glad we went b.c it turned out that he also celebrated his birthday with an ear infection. Boo!! :( We had no idea that he had one...he was a super tough guy this time, and never let on that it was hurting. When the doc was checking him over today she mentioned that his ear looked infected. Hmmmm...really? In the past he has always let us know.....so this time was different for sure. Poor guy!

So we got some meds for that, and off we went with some good advice and some good stats. :) She said he looked great and he was right on track. Our little man is getting so big!! I don't know where my little baby went...but this big boy is on the move. There are days that I definitely miss the cuddling and baby stuff...and then I remember how much fun and how interactive he is right now, and I realize there is beauty in every stage. :)

Here are his 9 month stats:
Weight-22 lbs 13 oz (90th percentile)
Height-30 inches (95th percentile)
Head-46.8 cm (79th percentile)

Braden's favorite things right now:

• Likes to give you "five"
• Likes to wave "bye bye"
• Likes to say "mama" and "dada" very clearly
• Likes to squeal...LOUD!! :)
• Likes to give kisses (open mouth of course)! :)
• Likes to move around everywhere!! :) Even though he has not mastered the traditional forward crawl, he can get where he needs to go. :) He can get in perfect position but just cannot get it to all work together just yet. I am sure that will be coming very soon! :) He likes to practice his different crawling techniques in bed at night! LOL! :)
• Likes to try pull up on everything!! We are overdue on the babyproofing!
• Likes puffs, yogurt melts, and teething biscuits..and he likes to feed HIMSELF these things. :)
• Likes to see himself in the mirror....big time!
• Likes to watch EVERYTHING, and his curiosity is out of this world!
• Likes everything you put in his mouth...he loves all kinds of food! :) It is so awesome.
• Likes water and will drink lots of it...especially out of a water bottle. :) Loves the water bottle over his sippy cup. :)
• Likes to try to climb out of the bathtub the entire time you are trying to bathe him. Exhausting!!
• Likes attention in a huge way. He will look back often just to see if you are watching him. :)
• Likes to outgrow his clothes quickly due to his height! :)
• Likes school and playing with his friends, and the different activities that go on up there.
• Likes to sit out on our front porch and just watch all of the cars pass by.

And one more note.......still no teeth!! HA!! We are not sure when those pearly whites are going to pop through but I guess they are going to come in on their own time!! :) The doc told us today that they are not late until 18 months! LOL! :) I guess he will be gumming all of his table food starting next week. :)

Things are great at the Bugbee casa....and once again we feel so blessed to be parents to this cute little stinker!! :) We would not trade these past 9 months for anything! Thank you Lord for Baby Braden! :)I love to tear up my 9 month old sign. :) Paper is for tearing up mom!!