On March 5, my sweet baby boy turned 9 months old. I cannot get over how time flies. He has been here, with us, for as long as I carried him in my tummy.
I’m amazed every day by his new little activities and milestones. He masters something and moves on to the next thing. He is constantly into everything and pushes the boundaries as only a little boy can when his mommy is wrapped around his finger. He is crawling everywhere, pulling up on everything, and successfully transferring from piece of furniture to another piece of furniture. Holding him back is no longer an option!
I am not wishing for him to walk at all. I know he’ll do it in his own time and we encourage him all the time. But I know that once he starts walking, it’s over. He’s off and I can’t stop him! He’s already so adventurous and constantly toppling over or bonking his head on something. He got his first shiner yesterday on the chair leg. We keep asking if there’s any way he can wear a helmet. But he rarely cries when he falls and when he does cry, we know that it must have hurt really bad.
He loves meeting new people and he especially loves seeing friends that he recognizes. He is so enthusiastic and gets his little legs moving when he sees something he’s excited about. He screams with excitement when I start a Baby Einstein video. He starts hollering if I fix him a bottle. Hudson is still a little sad when I drop him off at the nursery, but not because he doesn’t love the nursery. He just doesn’t want his mommy to leave.
He loves music. He absolutely loves to bounce and dance. He hears music and immediately bobs up and down. It’s all that jamming I did when I was pregnant with him.
The doctor wanted him to have 32 ounces of formula every day until he turned 9 months old. She told us to hold off on three meals per day until his 9 month birthday, too. So now that he’s 9 months, we’ll be starting the stage 3 foods and gradually introducing table food. We’ve been having breakfast and supper at the high chair and now we’ll add lunch to it. He is such a great eater and I’m so thankful for that.
He has completely mastered the challenging task of picking up little Gerber Puffs and Yogurt Melts and putting them in his mouth. It’s his new favorite thing to do. I know he’ll love adding table food to his diet.
I’m sure you’ve all seen that he has 4 teeth now, but his 5th has already popped through. He is working on one more bottom teeth, and the next two top teeth are right there. I’m so excited because this means he’ll be able to cut his meat with his teeth and I won’t be as worried about giving him chunky food.
He says “da-da-da-da” but we can’t tell that he’s saying “da-da” in response to seeing his Daddy. He does, however, say “ba-ba” when he sees his bottle. Pretty sure he knows exactly what he’s saying there. The boy clearly doesn’t miss a meal.
At 9 months old, Hudson weighs 25 lbs and measures 30 inches long. He’s no longer above the 98th percentile. Now he’s in the 95th and 96th percentiles. I guess that crawling is causing him to plateau a little bit. He’s just burning calories left and right!
He’s still such an amazing sleeper, and for that we are so blessed. He goes to bed at 7 p.m. and wakes up at 7 a.m. He takes two naps (sometimes three) every day for about an hour a piece.
He recognizes the word “no” and isn’t sure he likes it. Sometimes he’ll hear it and stop whatever he’s doing, but then goes back to it a couple of seconds later. I’ll say “no” again and he’ll stop. He’s just seeing how far he can go. Then we’ve had the tantrums. I’ll say no and he won’t touch anymore. And he never touches, but I keep saying no, and then he just falls apart. It’s so hard being a baby.
He’s such a happy, funny, little boy and we’re just so excited about each new day and each new milestone. I cannot believe how quickly time flies. I know I said that already, but during those early days when I just cried and cried because I was overwhelmed, tired, and just full of love? Those days will be over so quickly and the really fun days of playing with your crawling, jumping, wiggle worm are just around the corner.
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What a big, handsome boy!!
AW! Hudson is bigger than his monkey now!
How precious is he in that last picture? SO cute.
Erin, Hudson is adorable. I just love his big smile!
He is absolutely precious!
he is getting more and more adorable!!! I love his 9 month pictures!!!
Such a big boy…I think that my little guy is going to catch up with him! 🙂
He is so cute!! I love that chair and the fabric-such a cute nursery!
That picture of Hudson loving on his monkey is adorable- I love it!
Look at all of those teeth! He’s so adorable! And it’s nice to know that those days of exhaustion and tears are quickly replaced by fun days with your crawling bouncing baby. My cousin is going through those first few days and weeks right now, and it’s definitely tough!
Happy 9 month birthday to Hudson!
Happy 9 months sweet baby Hudson!!!!!!
He is SO cute! I love all his little outfits and his room is the CUTEST I have ever seen!
hudson is SO adorable!!! where did you get that cute monkey? my friend just had a baby boy last month and she did a jungle theme in his room. i’d love to get him one!
He is getting SO big!! I love all of his 9 month pictures, he is so cute!
What a happy little guy. I love the picture of him attacking the monkey’s face. I also love the idea to pose him in the same set up each month to see the growth. Growing up so fast!
Love that cheesy grin!
Adorable!
he look SOOO happy! love it
Hi Erin,
Hudson is so adorable and I’m so happy to have been able to watch him grow through your blog! I’ve given you the Happy Award and my reasons for giving it to you are located on my blog here: brittneycastine@blogspot.com.
I hope you accept it and THANK YOU for inspiring me (and I’m sure countless others) to blog and to be happy for everything in our lives. xoxo
Update! I’m sorry- my blog is (well, just click my name… haha I can never get URLs right!)
Hudson is adorable, isn’t it amazing how fast they change!
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He is just SO cute and growing so fast. I love that big smile!
What a cutie!
He’s such a happy boy!! I love the pictures of him standing in the glider– that is SO BOY! 🙂
He is so precious! What kind of camera do you use? I’m sure you’ve done a post on it, but I wanted to ask since we are hoping to have a family soon and I’d like to get good at a new camera beforehand.
He has changed so much just in the last month! So cute!
awe he’s such a big boy! his smile is contagious! I love it!
He’s so precious, Erin!
I adore that face in his 9-month picture. He looks like a happy, easy going boy!
Happy Birthday Hudson! He’s such a cute little chunker! I love how chubby he is. My son, while a fantastic eater, never got those cute baby rolls. 🙁
I think that I say this every month that you post your Hudson update, but it just keeps getting better each month as they grow! He is going to be so much fun as he learns about everything around him. Hudson is such a cutie. Oh and those monkey pictures are going to keep getting harder to take and have even funnier results. I love the one where it looks like Hudson is trying to kiss his monkey or maybe take a munch out of his nose.
He’s got quite a twinkle in his eye! I love it 🙂
Happy 9 months sweet boy!
What a precious little guy and that last picture…priceless!
Erin, thank you for posting and for your honesty. You have a lovely way of writing about your sweet baby boy and your love for him is evident in every post you write. I think it is wonderful that you are so aware and thankful about the positives he’s brought into your life. We’re expecting our first baby in July and I do get overwhelmed sometimes thinking about how much things will change. I really appreciate all of the information and the words of wisdom you’ve posted here. It makes me feel that much better about the arrival of our baby in a few months. All the best.
love your blog…
gonna request you on twitter :o)
I mean it… he is soooo precious!! one sweet chunky monkey (that’s what we call ALM) 🙂 I can’t wait to meet him and hug on those sweet cheeks!!
ahhhh look at all his cute lil teeth!! adorable! Sounds so much like our boys :)! (I think Hudson knows exactly what he’s saying with baba 🙂 smart boys!) So glad ya’ll are doing so well!
OH MY GOSH!!! Such cute pics! That last one is precious!!!!