hee hee... actually just another exemplary photo showing william's exellent attempt to cover Thomas while they are napping together.
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thomas is definitely developing a personality in his 9th month. he gets really REALLY mad now when you take things away from him before he is ready to let go. and he hates getting his diaper changed - he just howls away when you pin both of his feet together. he is getting really strong too - it is really hard for me to hold both feet with one hand now. i have to really squeeze to keep them under control and thomas lets me know vociferously how much he dislikes it.
food is a little more challenging now too. we found that he eats more if he likes the food (chopped up fruit, chunks of whole wheat bread, etc), less if it is ho hum (stage 2). he really likes chunks. so i boiled up some pasta and other vegetables, stuck them in a food processor and add them to all the stage 2 jars we have. i still have about 20 stage 2's left. he will only eat plain stage 2 now if he is really hungry, even then he will only eat about 4 oz. when it is food he likes he can eat closer to 8 ounces. crazy that they are so aware at this age!
my favorite times of the day are when the three of us play together on the floor. it is so much fun and feels so crazy good just hanging out together.... our little family. :) Oh! hey any of you with babies - play with them on the stairs... i help thomas climb the stairs and he LOVES it. he can do that with me for as long as i can last. he loves feeling like he is getting somewhere... anywhere.
plus now he can crawl forward. it is amazing, sometimes even with his tummy off the ground. we are not really prepared for mobility... not much is child proofed yet. i guess we need to start doing that for real now. but i love watching him move. i sit him down, he pops onto his tummy and he is off. forward, backward, stretching, twisting. i have to keep eyes on him all the time now when he is on the floor. he is scary fast.
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Good lil Thomas! He won't have problems chewing at least. Luki didn't chew until 14 months because of those baby food. Have you fed him chocolate or ice cream yet?
oooo we have been tempted to give him ice cream but haven't given in yet. we figure once he gets a taste, our ice cream bowls will never be safe. so we're going to see how long we can go before he gets a taste of sweets. he already LOVES fruit. even when he is stuffed, he will open his mouth for banana, papaya or mango. ha ha....
wow - i didn't realize they get lazy about chewing if you don't start early. thanks for mentioning that. we are trying to make sure we let him use a spoon too. i read that sometimes babies will get to the point where they don't want to feed themselves if you don't allow them to.
Oh! i forgot to mention - he has biten me 4 times now! each time, i abruptly pull him off and say "ouch" firmly.... but not sure if it has connected yet. we'll see. hope he learns by the time the upper teeth come in!
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