Kade - 9 Months Old

Kade is 9 months old! 3/4 of a year old! AHH! 

Kade is about 15 1/2 lbs and 25 inches long. Kade is sleeping in our room still for naps and at night in his pack n play. For some reason, he has been waking up 2-3 times during the night this past month. He more and more often can get away with only 2 naps per day. He has been waking up between 5:00-7:00 am and still goes to bed around 7:00-7:30 at night. Kade is now in size 3 diapers. And he is in mostly 3-6 month clothes with a few exceptions of some pants that are still 0-3 months and a shirt that is 9 months. 

This little boy loves to constantly be moving and exploring anywhere and everywhere he can get to. He has mastered crawling on his hands and knees and goes from room to room following the action or checking out what new exciting thing he can find to play with. He loves pulling up on EVERYTHING with his favorites being the fireplace, cardboard boxes, his activity cube, the sliding glass door, beds, and the couches. You can tell he is so proud of himself when he gets himself standing. One of his current favorite things is to scrunch up his nose and eyes and make a sniffing sound through his nose. He does this if anyone does it to him, if he sees himself in a mirror or the phone camera, when he is excited, and right when he first sees me in the morning. It is a a real crack up. Kade is continuing to love eating and is getting more and more coordinated. His favorite foods are banana, pear, applesauce, carrots, sweet potato, and puffs. He still really enjoys taking baths and has started to really enjoy being in the pool as well. He will splash around and talk or shriek when in the pool. He loves when his sister and brother play with him by holding him in the seated position and rocking him backwards or setting up little block towers for him to crawl over to and knock down. Kade is ticklish on his tummy and even more so on his neck. We can almost always get some good laughs and giggles when we tickle him in those spots. Kade continues to enjoy stroller rides and being in the Ergo facing outwards. He likes being outside in general and does really well being on the go. He is constantly trying to eat grass, rocks, wood chips, and pine needles. Kade's current favorite toys are his activity cube, cardboard boxes, Sophie, and his socks. He loves crawling around with toys and then putting them up on things he is standing on or giving them to someone. Kade still loves load noises and crawls toward or starts cooing when he hears the vacuum, blender, or blow dryer. 

Kade is at the age where he is not a fan of being put into his car seat. He cries almost every time but than thankfully is happy and talking while he is in it. He also isn't a big fan of diaper changes unless I am tickling him or singing to him. He also has cried a few times when we take something away for him that he wants to be eating that isn't safe for him to be eating. 

During this month Kade has learned a few new tricks. He has learned how to get Puffs and other small objects into his mouth while eating. Kade mastered crawling on all fours instead of army crawling everywhere. He can pull up on most things that he can reach and can even hold on with only one hand. Kade has also started walking along the side of an object while holding on. He is too little to be doing such "big boy" things.

There have also been some more firsts this month for Kade. He got to celebrate his first Easter Resurrection Sunday. Kade tried many new foods such as oats, green beans, puffs, beets, white potatoes, watermelon, and kale. He took a bath in the big bathtub without his baby tub for the first time. And he is now part of a family that runs and owns a laundromat :) 

Kade continues to be such an easy going, happy little guy, He truly is the perfect third baby for our family. We all continue to laugh at and love on him more and more daily! We love you Kade!