Easton turned 9months old on June 19th. It’s been a whirlwind month for us, with Father’s Day, the end of Tony’s school year, and getting ready for our big
trip to Chicago. But, in the midst of every day challenges and excitements,
Baby E was making some bit strides in becoming a little more grown-up. Here are
nine tid-bits of Easton’s ninth month on earth…
1. Easton
bleeds, and bruises. Now that E is getting around with the speed of light,
he tend to ding himself up a bit- especially when he starting to get a little
tired and clumsy. He gave himself a bloody nose on my friend’s hard wood flood.
He just rammed his little nose right on the floor. Poor little guy.
2.
Easton
crawls on hands and knees. In his eighth month of life, Easton mastered the
skill of “army crawling,” but it wasn’t until nine months that he started to
use both hands and knees. A very important distinction, I must say. He is
getting around a lot faster now!
3.
Easton’s
favorite toys just happen to be those “no-no/off limits” things…you know,
like cords and outlets. For some reason, this child just goes right for lamp
cords. When Tony gets home from work he is always stunned to see cords draped
over curtain rods (just my little way of keeping them out of reach). One time,
he nearly pulled a lamp down on his head- luckily, mama caught it just in time!
4.
He
can get a little cranky. Between three and nine months, Easton was the most
chill, light hearted little baby I’ve ever seen. Once he hit nine months, he
learned how to cry a little bit to get his way. He’ll just sit on the ground
and start to cry….I mean, for no reason. That’s new. Luckily, it doesn’t happen
often, but for a solid week it was a common occurance in our house.
5.
He
had one instance of “stranger” fright. He is handed off to people pretty
easily, but one evening he got a little upset when I handed him off to my
friend’s fiancé. I’m not quite sure why it happened, but ever so slowly,
Easton’s lip started quivering, his eyes lids started to open and close with a
quickness, and all of a sudden he was in an all out sob. Poor Joe must have
thought he did something wrong….(he didn’t :)
6.
He
eats with his fingers (more than just puffs). I have gotten a little bit
away from spoon feeding E and I’m trying to encourage more hand to mouth
eating. Puffs (like cheerios) are pretty easy to get in his mouth, but slippery
things like bananas and beets have taken some getting used to. But, he’s doing
a great job! And, I think he’s really enjoying the independence of feeding
himself.
.
He
can go down to sleep with Daddy (and well, too). On Tuesday and Thursday nights
I am taking a self defense class (how cool is that?!?!!) and Tony is
responsible for putting Easton to bed. I was a little nervous at first, but
Easton is going down just fine with his Daddy! I think it’s great for him to
get used to going to bed without his Mama, anyway. It gives both of us a little
independence from one another. Independence is always a good thing.
8.
He
has two teeth. His two bottom teeth came up at exactly the same time. One
weekend when Tony was away on a camping trip, Easton decided to start teething.
He was up every hour to hour and a half, three nights in a row. It was
exhausting, but at the end of it, E had two little teeth. So cute.
9.
His
favorite word is still “mama” (thank goodness, my ego wouldn’t be able to
handle, otherwise.) He is getting a small repertoire of words, but his favorite and
most often used word is still “mama.” He also says “dada,” “hi,” and “hi there.”
Oh, and he says “de-de” which, in Turkish means Grandpa. So…he also speaks
Turkish J
We were lucky enough to spend some time with my brother-in-law's parents (who are from Turkey). This is a picture of Easton and "Dede" ("grandpa", in Turkish)
