Jack is NINE Months Old!

Well last Saturday, Jack was NINE months old! I cannot believe how fast this time with him has gone! I thought that time passed fast with Berk but I now feel like I can barely blink an eye without missing something! At his nine month appointment on Monday he weighed 23 lbs. 14 oz. and is 29 1/2 in. long. To say the least, he is a monster!!! He is in the 95th percentile for his height and 92nd percentile for his weight;she said that when their height percentile is more than their weight percentile that they usually wind up being BIG kids! (I can't say that disappoints me!) We keep saying that by this time next year, Jack will probably be bigger than Berk! But he is a healthy boy for sure and everything checked out good. He did have some places on his face and she said those were beta-caratine spots from all the baby food fruits and veggies and that when he got off of baby food that it would clear up. Well, good news, it has since he is now eating table foods! I think the last few weeks of baby food and pure formula bottles wore him out; he wasn't eating as much and he just didn't have that voracious appetite that he is known for! Well the appetite is back since he trying all new things and last night he ate from 6:45-7:35 NONSTOP! Everything I put on his tray he devoured including a whole piece of bread, cheese, tomatoes and half and can of the fruit cocktail stuff! Needless to say, he is a good eater like his sis! He is also getting whole milk in his bottle now; half formula and half whole milk. I can't say that I am happy that he is still on the formula, but at least it is cut in half now; and he only gets 2 bottles a day so it isn't too bad.

He has four teeth now, is cruising furniture, will let go and stand for about 5 seconds (Berk was walking at 10 months so I don't think he will be far behind that), is getting into Berk's things left and right, is very independent except when mom is around, says "da-da," "ma-ma," and the other night said "ba" when he saw his ball, loves petting the cat, loves figuring things out, can stick his tongue out mimicking you, plays patty cake, plays peek-a-boo, sleeps through the night, loves Berk, is very strong (especially when he doesn't want to do something), loves bathtime with Berk, will crack up at Berk acting silly, has the bluest eyes like his sis, is completely smitten with Berk, carries things around in his mouth like dog, gets jealous if you are holding someone else and not him, understands the word "NO," is very laid back like his dad and has just about everyone he meets wrapped around his finger! Needless to say, we are so happy this little (big) boy is so darn lovable, but are really wishing time would SLOW DOWN so we could take it all in a little more!

Miss Thang (a.k.a. Berkley) is still just the life of the party! She is the sweetest girl and has such a sweet heart except when she gets on one of her tacky tangents! Her vocabulary is out of this world and I can't believe how fast she is changing too! The other day we were coming home from my parents and she saw the star at the top of the "mountain" in Borden County and she said "That's AMAZING!" It was the most sincere thing that I have ever heard come out of her mouth! She is the best big sister to Jack and will do anything to make him laugh; we were coming home from getting dinner last night and Jack was NOT happy that he hadn't eaten yet and was fussing and she said, "Jack's it's OK!" Berkley is also very commonly mistaken to be a THREE year old; I love it but sometimes I just stop and think "WOW that IS just right around the corner, isn't it?!" The girl also has one of the BEST memories I have ever seen; you can NOT pull the wool over her eyes for one minute! For a couple of months now we have been talking about Santa and what she wants him to bring her and she will ALWAYS respond "A computer" to whereas some kids will change their selections periodically, NOT HER!

Well this might be one of the last posts I do before the Christmas holiday but I just wanted everyone to know that Jack is healthy and happy and we are all enjoying this holiday season! I hope everyone has a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and wonderful New Year!

Meadows