Caedmon is 9 Months!

In the midst of our Asheville news, I forgot to mention that our little Caed turned 9 months on Sunday!
We have his 9-month well check-up tomorrow, so I'll update his stats then. But for now (before I forget), here are some of his 9-month milestones:

Weight: 23 lbs., 3 oz. (85 percentile)
Length: 29.5 in. (85 percentile)

New Foods: Kiwi, Grapes, Tofu, Apple Juice (mixed in his morning cereal, not in the sippy cup unfortunately), Broccoli and Tahini

New Activities: Caed's main mode of transportation these days is the ROLL, but there's definitely the occasional army scoot that I think will morph into a crawl very soon (we said that last month, but we'll see :). He's very content with rolling though, because he can go just about any where he wants to go. (He even made his way under the coffee table at community group a few weeks ago.)

Here's a shot of him in Asheville this past weekend:


Caed also pulled up for the first time on the footstool two days ago, which was pretty exciting. And you can see from the picture above that he is beginning to enjoy his little tractor. (Thanks Lewis & Toccoa!) He can sit on it and "steer" and occasional move backward as he scoots his feet. We can't be too far away from him though, because after a few minutes he'll begin to teeter off.

In addition to his mobility progression, Caed is also very interested in his plastic books these days, particularly Hello Bee, Hello Me and Baby's Peak-a-Boo. He loves to flip the pages and suck on them as he goes. They're great carseat and stroller entertainers!

Caed is also becoming skilled in his high-fives. If you hold your hand out to give him five, he'll give one right back.

New "Words": About two weeks ago, he started his "Ba, ba, ba" chants and as of this weekend, he progressed into, "Ma, Ma, Ma." I would like to believe that he's refering to me, but I know better ... one day!

While Brad, Caed and I were waiting for mom to try on clothes in Asheville this weekend, Brad and Caed were sitting in the rockers out front and Brad would say, "What does the turtle say?" and Caed would follow by pulling in his lips and smacking them. Here's a video: