9 months!

Mason is officially 9 months old today! The time has flown by and I can't believe how much he has grown and developed. We will be planning his first birthday before you know it!

9 month stats:

• Weight - 18lbs, 8oz (25th%); Height - 26.75" (10th%); Head - I think she wrote down the wrong measurement, but it was 25th%; Still a little on the smaller end, but catching up nicely.
• Eating 3 'solid' meals a day plus 4 (6oz) bottles of formula.
• Still my good sleeper with about 12 hours most nights (7ish to 7ish). We've had a few sleeping issues recently with random wakings at night and very early in the morning. We keep blaming it on teething, but we have yet to see a tooth...
• He's saying syllables that kind of sound like words. Da-da-da-da-da-da is his favorite. Nothing that even remotely sounds like 'mama'
• He sits up very well. He's completely stable and we can leave him playing on the floor by himself for a while. He also likes to stand with support on his tippy-toes.
• When he gets really excited, he does this little 'happy dance'. He wiggles his whole body from side to side. It is so cute!

Likes:

• Eating. Still eats pretty much anything. He started spitting at me when he eats, which he thinks is hilarious. I spent the past week giving him a stern 'No' and walking away from the table and he seems to have learned it is not acceptable. He's still testing me though.
• Loves being outside - stroller rides, the baby swing at the park and anything outdoors.
• His current favorite toys are his $.99 plastic ball and a stuffed pair of fuzzy dice that daddy got somewhere.
• Loves his exer-saucer - especially the little piano toy on it.
• Enjoys bath time and has started kicking and splashing everywhere. We graduated to his inflatable ducky tub (a gift from Ken & Misty :-).

Dislikes:

• Naps. We have still made little progress. The kid just refuses to nap.
• Tummy time. He may never crawl - he throws a fit the second you roll him over.

That's really about it... he's a very happy baby and is a joy most of the time (except around 5pm after a day with no naps). Here's a few pictures from the past few weeks.

Mason got his 'big boy' carseat last weekend. He seems to like it so far!
He likes his riding toys, but needs help balancing.
Enjoying a beautiful day at the park (with his dice of course)
Favorite toy #1. Cheap plastic ball
Favorite toy #2. Cheesy fuzzy dice.