Kellen is 9 months old

This was the very first picture we took!  He looks almost skinny here!?!  He’s totally not though…big ole chunker!

This has been a HUGE month for Kellen!  While he started saying momma at 7 months old (11/4/11), he has finally started making other sounds (dada on 12/20) and talking up a storm!  He started crawling, and also pulling himself to standing, his bottom two teeth came in and his top two teeth are pushing their way through now making him a drooly mess!  He has started signing “more” and the pure joy on his face that we understand him is absolutely priceless!  He has completely mastered eating cheerios now too but is still balking at any other type of food I try to put down on his tray.  He is also starting to try to clap, he’s not quite there but he is watching intently and he is trying!  (I’ve mentioned this before, but clapping is my absolute favorite baby trick!)  You can see him kind of trying here, he’s watching grandma and Finn and Riley clapping behind me, who were trying to get his attention towards me for a picture.

He also had his first (double) ear infection and pink eye this month. Poor baby!

   

He’s a happy little man and I love him to pieces!  I took him in to the doctor for a check up.  No shots at this appointment, though he did get a finger prick for anemia and lead, which didn’t even phase him!  I did also have to make his 1 year old appointment as I was checking out and I got a little choked up.  On one hand it seems like he was born forever ago but on the other it seems like he is still just a baby!

And for the growth chart!

Kellen’s Growth Chart

Age	Weight	%	Height	%	Head	%
Birth	8lbs 8oz		21”
5 Days	8lbs		21”
1 Month	11lbs 9.5oz	90th	22.875”	95th	15.25”	90th
2 Months	14lbs 6.5oz	90th	24.5”	95th	16”	90th
4 Months	16lbs 10oz	85th	26”	85th	16.625”	75th
6 Months	18lbs 8oz	75th	27”	75th	17.25”	75th
9 Months	21lbs 7oz	80th	29”	80th	17.75”	50th