Beau is 9 Months Old

Beau is the busiest 9 month old! There is never one dull moment with Beau, and we are all trying to keep up with him. He wants to be involved in every single thing that goes on around here. Beau is such a happy baby unless he's been cut out of the action. Here are Beau's stats at 9 months.

Weight: 21 lbs 3 oz. 70th percentile. Beau is a great eater, and is pretty good about whatever fruit or veggie he is served. He also loves lots of snacky things like Puffs, crackers, vanilla wafers, and anything Lincoln has in his snack bowl. We transitioned from breast milk to formula just a few days before his 9 month birthday. He didn't do too well at first, but he's come around. Now he's formula-only and doing great. The sippy cup isn't really interesting to him, but we're working on that.

Height: 28 1/2 inches. 50th percentile. Beau is wearing 9 month clothes but occasionally 6 month pants. He's not squatty, but he's not long and lean. I think he's perfect!

Crawling: Beau is a crawling monster! He tries to do the correct "up on all fours" crawl, but he usually reverts to the army crawl because that's way faster for him. He is such a bulldozer and so fast. He crawls way more than Lincoln ever did.

Pulling up: There is nothing Beau can't pull up on. He loves to stand and cruise around the furniture. He pulls up on chairs, walls, ottomans, tubs, trees, anything! He's pretty brave and will let go to see what happens. He's not bothered when he falls back on his booty or crashes on his face. He just scoots around and pulls up again.

Teeth: 3 all the way, 2 emerging. Beau's 4th and 5th teeth are making their way out, and he's handling it way better. I am so thankful! He had a couple of days with fever and fussing, but he mostly chews to relieve the pain. He crunches everything with his big teeth!

Fun Stuff: Beau is really the happiest kid ever! He loves to be around Lincoln and now wants to participate in everything (instead of watch). He loves peek-a-boo, loves when we sing songs to him, and loves to splash in the bath.

Beau doesn't have any "real" words yet, but he talks up a storm. He mostly sticks with vowel sounds. When I'm coaching him to say dada or mama, Lincoln always tells me Beau should say Lincoln first. We have a lot to work on! Dr. K gave Beau a clean bill of health at the 9 month check up, as if I didn't already know that he's perfect! We love our Bo-Bo!