10 Months

Can you believe this happy little guy had a high fever in all of these pictures? Rest assured the misery and tears set in a few hours later.

Age: 10(almost 11) months

Size: Still mostly 6-9 months. Size 4 diapers.

Eyes: Definitely seems like they're turning more straight hazel the past couple weeks.

Hair: Brown.

Teeth: Two new teeth, making the total 8. =)

Eating: Being picky about solids but nursing like a champ. Pretty sure he's going to nurse forever because I can't get him to take a bottle, sippy cup, straw, etc. Any tips?

Sleeping: On and off with how he well he sleeps but on average he's only up once a night to nurse(which is amazing).

Likes: He finally started crawling this month! He is so much happier being able to explore on his own. Other than that, clapping, going up and down the stairs(with help), reading his favorite book, music, the cat and dog, walking around on dad's shoulders, and being paid attention to.

Dislikes: When someone leaves the room, people eating in front of him and not sharing, getting his clothes/diaper changed, not getting enough attention.

9 Months

Age: 9 months

Weight: 19 lbs 3 oz (40th percentile)

Height: 29.5 inches (93rd percentile)

Size: Mostly 6-9 months though in non-stretchy pants and shorts he still wears 3-6 months since that's what will fit his waist and in footed sleepers he wears 12 months since he's so long haha. Size 4 diapers.

Eyes: Grayzel...but really, I don't even know what color to call them.

Hair: Brown and he's starting to get little curls in his mullet and it's pretty much the most adorable thing ever.

Teeth: 6 teeth! 4 on top and 2 on bottom.

Eating: He's pretty much never consistent on whether he eats well or not. At the current moment he's going on a strike against solids.

Sleeping: Ummm...let's just agree not to talk about that. I will say though, that this little guy has a mind of his own and we're once again fighting a losing battle. I mean, sleep is overrated anyways, right?

Likes: Clapping, music, the dog and cat(he is literally obsessed), stroller walks, being tossed in the air, playing with people's faces, hanging upside down, pounding on the piano, peekaboo, screaming and talking, and things that rattle or make noise by shaking them.

Dislikes: Being put down, when mom or dad leave the room, getting dressed, getting his face wiped, not being able to crawl yet, and pretty much not having someone's full attention at all times.

8 Months

Age: 8 months

Size: Mostly 6-9 month. Size 3 diapers.

Weight: Not sure at the moment but a week ago he weighed 18lbs and was in the 34th percentile.

Eyes: Grayzel...still.

Hair: Brown. Seems like it's ever so gradually lightening up but it could be just me.

Sleeping: He's been sick for the past couple weeks so nights have been a little rough but in general he wakes up once or twice a night to nurse still.

Eating: This kid is getting picky with his solids and really only wants whatever mom and dad are eating these days. Still nursing every couple hours whenever he can sit still for 5 minutes.

Likes/Dislikes: Pretty much the exact same list as last month! (7 months)

7 Months

Time sure flies. Kai has figured out how to roll all over the place since last month so this has been by far the most difficult shoot with him. Most of the pictures on my camera are either blurry or look something like this.

I did however get a few photos with his face in the frame. Distraction is a wonderful thing. Here we go.

His sticker lasted about 30 seconds before it was promptly ripped off and placed in the mouth...

Age: 7 months

Size: Onesies are still 3-6 months but pajamas and pants are mostly 6-9 months simply because he is so freakishly tall. Diapers: Still size 3

Height/Weight: A few weeks ago he was still in the 50% for weight but had climbed up to the 97% for height. This kid is growing like a weed.

Eyes: Grayzel. I think they might just stay this pretty color.

Hair: Brown

Sleeping: We've finally made a breakthrough! The breakthrough is that I nurse him between 2am and 3am and then I turn off his monitor and ignore him for the rest of the night. Call me cruel but I think if he were screaming hard enough I would wake up without the monitor. So I'm just going to assume if he wakes up again between 2-3am and 7am he just puts himself back to sleep.

Eating: This boy loves his solids. Well, he loves his fruit. Pear takes the prize for his all time favorite. If I'm feeding him pears then I switch to a spoonful of something like sweet potatoes or avocado he gives me an immediate look of utter betrayal and refuses to open his mouth anymore. Still nursing like a champ when we're in the calm quiet of a dark nursery. If we're out and about the distractions are far too tempting so we can forget about trying to nurse and I just make sure to pack plenty of other foods for him.

Likes: 

• Mary and Zedd(the dog and cat). He is literally obsessed with these two and every time he spots one of them a big smile creeps across his face. Every time they get on my last wit I calmly remind myself that they are going to be some of Kai's best friends growing up. Then my heart melts a little and all is forgiven.
• Getting tickled and tossed
• Pears(as mentioned)
• Being held as long as we're always on the move
• Piano music. Every day(sometimes twice a day) I take him up to the music room and play piano for him and he gets the biggest smile on his face when we open the door. He'll lay on the floor and listen to me play for as long as I want(which gives me a nice break as well).
• His pacifier
• Playing with his dad's face
• Talking/screaming to himself
• Being outside

Dislikes:

• Getting his face wiped
• Getting dressed
• Vegetables
• Being set down

6 Months

I cannot believe my baby is 6 months old. He gets spunkier everyday and loves to flirt. He is the loudest, squealiest(adjective. 1. An excessive amount of squealing and noise-making. 2. A made-up term that describes Kai to a T.), most talkative baby I have ever heard and I am a little scared for what the toddler years will bring.

Age: 6 months

Size: Clothing, 3-6 month
          Diapers, size 3

Eyes: Greyish, greenish, hazelish. I don't even know what color to call them. He went to the eye doctor today though and the doctor said there was very little pigment in his eyes so that's probably why they're still so grey. 

Hair: Brown

Sleeping: Any progress we had made last month quickly disappeared after our trip to FL. I have been a walking zombie lately, getting up time and time again throughout the night and we finally did the crib transition about a week ago which complicated things even further. I finally decided I was going to have to sleep train him since there was no way we could keep going like this but I was dreading having to do it. I decided to gently wean him off of sleeping with his pacifier first(which produced some crying in and of itself). Last night was his second night completely without the pacifier and the miracle of all miracles happened. He woke up once to eat around 2am(which is when he normally eats) and every time he woke up other than that he soothed himself back to sleep! This has literally never happened in his entire 6 month life. It doesn't sound like much but when you're used to getting up 10 times a night, only having to get out of bed once in the middle of the night feels like such a luxury. I'm not getting my hopes up since it was only one night but it was one night of major progress!

Eating: We're finally on solids! He will tolerate just about anything I've given him but he is much more a fan of fruits than vegetables. No surprise there given his mama's sweet tooth.

Likes:

• Getting tickled
• Getting tossed in the air
• This kid is obsessed with pounding his hands on computer keyboards. If he sees one anywhere near, he will do everything in his power to get his little hands on it and proceed to mess up anything you currently have running on your computer at the time. He does the same thing when I hold him near my piano.
• Taking baths
• Crazy sounds
• Bouncing in his exersaucer
• Throwing things off of his highchair
• Getting licked in the face by the dog
• Pulling on the cat's fur

Dislikes:

• Getting dressed
• Sitting still
• Being set down