9 Months Old

Clayton just turned 9 months old and it is crazy because it seems like he just came into the world yesterday! He is such a fun little guy, though completely opposite of "baby" Cooper.

We took Clayton to the doctor last week for his check-up and he was healthy as could be and doing great. That night, he came down with a very bad cold, running nose, croupy cough and watery eyes and is still sick today. Other than that, Clayton has been good. He weighs in at 20.6 pounds(50%) and is 30 inches long(95%). His head was over 100% so they want me to bring him back in six weeks to measure his head again to make sure everything is OK.
Clayton is currently drinking about 6 bottles a day...3 formula and 3 juice. He loves any kind of food. He really enjoys fruit like bottled pears and peaches, blueberries, and freeze dried strawberries. He loves dinner time when he sits next to me in his high chair, props his feet up, sits back, and I stuff food in his mouth. Clayton does not have any teeth yet, but they seem to bother him all the time. Every one always ask me if he is teething. I say, "Yes, he has been teething for the last 9 months." It is cute to watch him gum his food though. Clayton is starting to pull himself up into kneeling or standing position and he is getting better at crawling. Every since we got back from Texas, he seems to stay right by my side and mostly wants me to hold him. But he is playing with his toys more and more each day.
Clayton loves to help me wake up Cooper in the morning. I will sit him right next to Cooper and he will rub Cooper's head and then he will smile when Cooper wakes up. It's very cute and he just adores Cooper. Right now, Clayton's term of endearment is head butting. He will lower his head into yours and its pretty cute unless he hits you hard.