I cannot believe how much he has changed, if I look back at pictures of when he was born, he doesn't even look like the same baby he was a few months ago. Watching each month pass by feels so bittersweet. I dread these posts because with each one he inches closer to his first birthday...WHAAAT?!
He is far from that little squashed up baby still needing to grow into his own baggy skin, that loved to pull his legs up in a ball and lay all snuggled up on my chest.He is now our little explorer who never sits still wanting to eat the dog food out of Marley's bowl, watch the washing go round and round in the machine, unpack my drawers or close the bedroom doors and then cry when he realises he has closed himself in the room and he cannot get out.
He babbles non stop and sings to himself often. He fake coughs and even fake cries but boy you know when he isn't faking the crying part, he throws himself back, arches his back and pushes with his hands. It must be rather frustrating for him because he cannot tell us what it is he wants.
He is learning the meaning of a few words and we must say the word "no" a lot to him as he now tells the dog, "No, No" when he does something that we have told Camden he may not do.
We just love our blessing from above that was given to us to cherish and love.
How Big?: We are taking him for his check up next week Wednesday and will have his updated weight and height figures. This boy of ours is just crazy big.
*UPDATE: So we took our little man for his 9 month check up today(22 April 2015) and he is weighing 11.08kg and measures 77cm tall, he is officially the height that a 1 year old should be.
Clothing Size: 12-18 and 18-24. We struggle with his clothing as he has such a tiny waist but long legs. Some of the clothing I bought him recently from Woolworths were a size 1+ and I had to go and change them as they were way to small for him.
Eating: If you are eating it, Camden wants it! We are struggling to get him to eat some evenings unless it is homemade stew, spaghetti or savoury mince then he will be crying for more. He definitely loves lekker food. He loves mini rice cakes, biltong, dried fruit and his teething biscuits but he also loves to share them with the dog. He seems to struggle with tummy cramps when he eats food with too much onion in, I assume this must give him too much gas.
Sleep: Much better than last month. The beginning of this month was still tough with a few sleepless nights due to him cutting teeth but things got much better. Camden came home with a snotty nose one Friday from day care and we all got sick. Poor little boy struggled to sleep after that with his blocked nose. After I rubbed his chest with vicks, put karvol drops in his air purifier in his room and gave him some meds he started sleeping much better in the evenings. Some nights we were blessed with a full 11 hours. It saddens me that I only get to spend an hour at the most with him when I get home from work in the week but his sleep is so important. The better his sleep the happier he is and we are loving this happy baby.
Movement: He stands on his own when he lets go of whatever he was holding on to but this freaks him out, sometimes the look of fear crosses his face when he realises he isn't holding onto anything and then he will just fall to his bottom with a hard thud and dash off crawling at the speed of light. He has taken his first two steps but he seems to prefer crawling as this gets him places faster and his legs are still wobbly. I had him holding onto his Lion walker and he walked a few steps before he got bored and fell to his bum and started pushing the lion as he crawled. I have to watch him with this Lion walker as he is not able to control his movements so if he walks with it on his own the lion will move forward faster than he is able to move and he will fall flat on his face. We have to watch him so closely these days it is exhausting. He is even lifting one leg up to try get onto the bed and the couch.
Milestones:
- He got another two teeth this month, so six in total now with another one about the push through the surface. Well it looks that way but these teeth of his are so unpredictable, they just about surface and then disappear like they are playing hide-and-go-seek.
- Stands on his own unassisted
- Taken his first two proper wobbly steps towards daddy and on his own.
- Makes a noise and then puts his hand in front of his mouth and takes it away, not sure what to call this, we used to do this action when we were playing cowboys and Indians in the garden as children.
- When you say close your eyes, to wash his hair, he closes them tight and waits for the water to run over his head.
- Says " De" for there and he points to the object he is referring to.
- Says "No, No"
- If you ask him where are Camden or mommy's eyes then he points to his or my eyes, this started because he stands on his changing mat on his compactum ( while we stand behind him obviously) and he will point at the picture of his elephant on his wall and say "de" and then if you ask him where ellie's eyes are then he points at the round black dots that are the eyes and says "de" - this is just the cutest!
- Brushes his teeth in the morning and evening - well his way of brushing his teeth that is
- Loves my hairdryer, switches it on and off and even does the motion that I do when I am drying my hair.
Nine months post-partum: 18kg's down and I feel like I have so far to go but I swear I WILL be at my pre-pregnancy weight come Camden's first birthday! I have been sick with flu twice this past month and every time I get back into gym I get sick again. I am still very sick and have been this sick all week with no sign of recovery. At least I am sleeping better! Emotionally, I am still struggling with this post-partum depression. I have my good and bad days and I am hoping this passes really soon.
