McCoy James :: 9 Months
Weight: 21lbs12oz
Height/Length: 29.5 inches
Nickname: Biggun, going strong. The child answers to "Biggun" better than he does McCoy lol
What has Biggun been up to?
- Crawling ev-er-ry-where! He does NOT like to sit still these days. He's got two big brothers to keep up with.
- He loves to be chased.
- Pulling up on everything.
- Holds on to things such as the big boys' picnic table pushing them around the room while he walks behind it.
- He has been sleeping a little longer at night than he was. Most nights he sleeps about 10 hours and takes a 2-3 hour nap at 11am and a cat nap around 4pm.
- I took him (and the big boys) to his 9 month well check up Monday. We have all 5 had the crud since last week and it turns out that he has a double ear infection. The doctor checked Smith and Sanford's ears too and Sanford also has a double ear infection so they're both on antibiotics for a week.
- The boy still eats like a champ. He will eat anything you put in front of him. Whether that is mashed potatoes, broccoli, strips of steak or chicken, goldfish crackers, toast, or anything else. He just loves to eat.
- He puts everything in his mouth. I don't remember the big boys putting every little thing in their mouths but he sure does. Thankfully his brothers are still too young to have lots of itty bitty toys so its not a huge problem but I still have to watch him.
- Still got those beautiful blue eyes.
- 9 months strong breastfeeding! The boy still loves his mommy and still hates taking a bottle. I only nursed the twins for about a month before I started pumping for them. I'm glad I was able to do that for as long as I did (6-ish months) but there's just nothing like that nursing relationship. Now I get why everyone says it is such a bonding relationship.
- Still in size 4 diapers and 18-24 month clothes.
- He loves to try to keep up with his big bothers. They are (usually) so sweet to him and love to include him which he absolutely loves. Even if he is upset about something, they can almost always make him smile.
- Has 8 teeth (4 on top, 4 on bottom)
- He's got a lot of hair. It is long and there's a lot of it. It still sometimes has a mind of its own but it has definitely calmed down a lot. BUT, poor buddy has a rat tail! Daddy wants to get his hair cut but I'm not ready!
- He loves when Mommy wears him. Its hands-free cuddles.
- Sometimes when I'm wearing him, he will see other kids running around and playing and he'll want down so he starts bouncing and laughing. He loves Mommy cuddles but he also loves to get down and play.
- His crib is STILL in our room. A while back I decided to buy an inexpensive audio only baby monitor (they run about $40-50) but I'm glad I didn't because I made one of my regular trips to Once Upon A Child (kids' consignment store that I buy ALL of the boys clothes from) and found exactly what I was looking for for only $6.50. I was pumped. I had planned to move the crib into our third bedroom that weekend but here it is like 3 weeks later and its still not done. Maybe one day I'll take the time to break it down and put it back up.
- He likes to imitate noises we make at him such as laughs or grunts.
- He can say "bye bye" while waving and "dada". He has said "mama" a few times but he tends to lean towards "dada" which is crap if you ask me (or any other mom) lol.
- He loves to be thrown around and if you stop, he'll throw his head backwards or bounce in your arms so you'll do again.
-Tonight, we were laying in the bed nursing before I put him to bed. Zach walked in and smacked my booty (because he's just such a sweet affectionate guy). I jokingly said "Ow! I guess he thought Daddy really hurt his Mommy because he looked at me really confused, that bottom lip puckered out, and he started crying. We were cracking up but his feelings were seriously hurt.
McCoy's Typical Day:
6:00am - Nurse, back to sleep
7:30am - Wake up when Smith and Sanford get up
8:00am - breakfast, play
10:45am - help Mommy put S & S to bed for nap
11:00am - nurse, nap
1:30pm - wake
1:45pm - lunch, play
4:00pm - nurse (snack), cat nap (about 30 min)
6:00pm - dinner, play
8:00pm - nurse, sleepy cuddles with Mommy
9:00pm - night night in my bed
Pictures because he's cute!
Yumm! Yogurt!
Spaghetti!
Texas Roadhouse butter!
Brothers' waffles!
Mommy milk at the car dealership while they looked at the A/C in my car. We were hot and sweaty but he was too busy messing with my teeth to notice.
Is that a Chuckie doll? (Poor thing got a bug bite on the bridge of his nose and it made it look like he had gotten hit in the face.)
Sweet smiley baby!
Such a big boy.
Boy did NOT want to sit still.
Had to get a laying down picture but he wasn't too sure about it.
Rat tail.
Watching TV with the big boys.
He loves when his brothers include him.
Daddy cuddles.
Daddy sharing his pizza.
Sleepy Mommy cuddles at the Children's Museum of Naples!
Mommy cuddles at the doctor for his 9 month check up.
Family pig pile before bed.
