Happy Nine Months!

Once again I am late in posting, and I had lost track of the date, so even the pictures are a day late. Charels absolutely loves to eat, although he isn't such a fan of the purees anymore, very much wanting to feed himself. So he is getting a lot of chopped up fruits and vegetables, some puffs and even some meat (if it is small enough and soft enough). Sleep is still torture, although he will sometimes nap, he will not sleep through the night, and for the most part won't sleep at night if he isn't right next to me holding my arm.

Since I'm already late in posting, I'll keep it short and go straight to the BabyCenter.com poll:

At nine months, most children can:
Stand while holding on to something – All the time, seems to just want to be standing.
Jabbers or combines syllables – Yes, he is very talkative.
Understands object permanence – It wold appear so.

At nine months, about half the children can:
Cruise while holding onto furniture – He does this, which means that actual walking isn't too far behind.
Drinks from a sippy cup – He is starting to get this. For the most part, right now he wants us to hold it for him like a bottle (which he rarely ever used), and doesn't quite get that when he holds himself he has to hold it up. But he's working on it.
Eat with fingers – Another thing he's trying. Puffs don't seem to be a problem, but most of his other food is apparently too slippery. He has been know to pull it to the end of the table and try to pick it up with his mouth.
Bang objects together – Thankfully not all the time, but yes.

At nine months, a few children can:
Play patty-cake and peek-a-boo – He loves peek-a-boo! When he put him in the stroller, he will often grab the blanket, pull it up over his face and the down with the biggest smile. In fact, he'll do this almost anywhere that he has a loose blanket to play with.
Say “mama” or “dada” to the correct parent – No. Still not saying "dada" and "mama" doesn't really seem to mean me.

Finally, there are more pictures in our November album on Picasa (which you will have to be logged in to see).