Bed Head and Bath Time

The other morning he woke up with his first case of bed head. It is really hard to tell in the picture but a big chunk of his hair is sticking straight out---so cute!

Sticking out his tongue at me...

We got him these new bath toys that float and light up and he loves them. We took a cute video of him laughing and playing with them but I guess it is inappropriate to post a video of your child exposed on the internet---ha! So family members you will just have to see it next time you visit :)

Look, no hands needed...

Trying to climb out as usual....

9 Months Old!

Cason, what have you been up to this month?  
*You started cruising along furniture.  
*You love to listen to any and all music.  
*You don't like to sit still, you are always on the go.  
*You wear size 4 diapers and 9-12 month clothes.  
*You are good at feeding yourself finger foods and using a sippy cup.  
*You LOVE to eat and you never want the meal to end. 
*You can get into a sitting position on your own now. 
*You love to play Peek-a-boo 
*Lately you have starting protesting diaper and clothing changes.  
*You pull up on everything, especially your crib when you should be sleeping.  
*On January 24th you started crawling on all fours.  
*You just started taking your first steps. You still can't walk but you can take anywhere from 2-6 steps in a row before falling.  
*You enjoy pushing your walker up and down the hall. 
*You are becoming quite the climber.  
*You still wear a bib all day long to catch your endless amounts of drool.  
*You finally stopped taking your reflux medicine this month. Yea!!!

Stats:

Weight--23 pounds 3.5 ounces (85%)

Height--29 1/2 inches (85%)

Head circumference--47 cm (90 %)

You are a BIG boy!!!

Month 1....

Month 9...

Poor Cason...

I am shocked that I found yet another jar of baby food that he didn't like tonight. It was spaghetti with cheese. The other one he didn't like was broccoli and cheese. The only common factor with the only two foods he doesn't like is CHEESE. Are you kidding me, this can't be true---cheese is my absolute favorite food---this must just be a coincidence.

On another note, he is really starting to grasp the concept of the word no (probably because I have to say it so much because he is in to everything)---he doesn't completely understand by any means but he knows that when I say it I usually redirect him to something else. Needless to say, he does not like it when I move him and he doesn't get his way--he is a very stubborn little cutie.

Lately he has become quite the climber and today he climbed on top of one of his toys and I told him no and I was about to move him but I had to capture his face on camera. Sometimes when I say no, he just does whatever he wants anyway with a great big grin on his face---especially if he is crawling, and at that point he gets even faster to try and beat me to whatever he wants. It is actually quite funny. Sometimes he pauses and looks back at me to see if I am following him and then continues on his way. And then other times he sticks out his bottom lip and looks soooooooooo pitiful if I tell him no. It makes me sooooo sad to see this face---it definitely makes it really hard to say no---this little sad face will probably allow him to get away with a lot more than he should as he gets older.

Snow Day!

Look what I can do....

Cason is finally able to use his push walker on his own. Before now, he would walk so fast he would tumble. He finally learned how to slow down and walk with it on his own. I stayed close by just in case though. Enjoy :)

Little mover and shaker :)

It has become increasingly difficult to capture a good picture of Cason. He won't sit still--he is always on the move. I tried to take some pictures of him the other day and this is all I could get....

For some reason the past two days, I have found Cason sitting up asleep in his crib during his morning nap--don't worry I moved him :)  Here a couple of pics---it is hard to tell but I still think they are cute :)

On another note, Cason has really been trying to take some steps lately. He doesn't have good balance and can only take 2-3 steps before falling but he sure enjoys trying! He is just growing up too fast!

Likes and Dislikes

Cason has been one busy boy lately! He crawls faster, pulls up on everything, cruises around furniture, gets into a sitting position independently now, and even stands for a few seconds on his own----and most importantly he learned how to get down on his own from a standing position! Here are just a few of his recent likes and dislikes.....

Dislikes....

1. Cason has always been a GREAT eater. There has not been ONE single solid food we have given him over the past 5 months that he hasn't eaten. He loves any and everything we give him and usually cries when it is all gone. But yesterday we found the first thing that he did not like. I got him a jar of broccoli, carrots, and cheese and boy does he hate it. See video below....



2. Getting his diaper changed. He gets irritated just being near the changing table--probably because he has to be still for a minute.
3. He dislikes that there are actually things in the house that he is not supposed to play with.

Likes...

1. Crawling everywhere



2. Trying to stand on his own...

3. His new banana toothbrush...

4. His new onesie...Thanks Becky!

5. Outlets (thank goodness for outlet covers)
6. Looking out windows
7. Apple & Cinnamon oatmeal
8. Pancakes (whole grain and plain)
9. He LOVES to play peek-a-boo
10. Any type of music/song
11. Bath time
12. He loves to read books--and use them as teething toys--ha!