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Keegan is 9 months old: he spent as much time outside of the womb as he did inside…I wonder where did he have more fun??? Jokes aside, he has obviously grown quite a bit since December. We have finally started (the keyword here is <started>) transferring the videos to computer and eventually DVD and so we have been revisiting those first days: it is amazing to notice how much he has changed in those few months, and how different he looks now.

yes, I am the cutest dude around

We had our standard 9 months check up. It was supposed to be shots-free, but since they had run out of one of the vaccines last time, he did get one shot. Other than that, the doctor found him extremely well. He is now 17.11 lb (8kg) and 28 3/4 inch (73cm) . It looks like he moved up a couple of percent points on his growth curve, still remaining a “tall”, skinny guy. We had our chance to ask questions, and Tizi’s first one was:” Do all babies his age move as much as he does?” The doctor reassured us that he would be worried otherwise, but then he must have repeated the same comment, “How active and how curious this little guy is (and how smiley).” a good 6 times in a 2o minutes period. This made us think that, obviously not ALL babies move as much, if he feels the need to say it so many times. besides, EVERYONE comments on how curious, active and smiley he is, from the daycare people, to total strangers on the street. And we did narrowed down the cause: yes, it is Tizi’s fault. Tizi’s mom reminded her that she also could not stay still a second (still can’t). Oh well…this will make for an interesting flight.

Other than that, he is well, and very strong (also another repeated comment). All his vitals are what they should be and he has hit every major developmental milestones. He seems happy, well fed and alert. He has been cleared to eat pretty much everything, even finger food ( he is not showing much interest in that yet) so… grandma’s cooking here we come! It will be soon pasta time! He doesn’t seem to show any stranger anxiety, at least not yet, so hopefully he will continue to be a very social baby.

We marked any big achievement in previous posts, but to recap Keegan now:

– sleeps through the night
– has a slightly more regular schedule of three naps a day
– rolls over both sides with no problem
– crawls properly
– goes from sitting to crawling and viceversa
– laughs when he sees something funny (we are still not really getting his sens of humor, though)
– grabs objects and pass them from one hand to another
– start understanding the meaning of words: his name, NO (not that he respond to it), milk, nanna, food, mom and dad
– start pulling himself up to a standing position, grabbing onto something (the crib rails, our legs, etc.)
– tries to pull himself up from his back to sitting
– notice when a toy is taken away from him, and looks for it
– makes DA DA DA and LA LA noises and screeches
– lights up when he sees mom or dad
– fold his legs in turn (making little steps) when we are holding him up
– holds himself up momentarily
– moves his legs up and down when he is happy or very angry
– still puts everything in his mouth
– still has no teeth
– is still amazingly cute (OK, OK, we are biased..but he has a cute smile) Una faccia simpatica, (a likable face) as they would say in Italy

Another funny little thing he has been doing lately: he usually gets a snack of milk in the mid afternoon. Now that he can crawl, he is trying new breastfeeding positions: I usually sit him on the couch as I position the breastfeeding pillow and get ready. He is so impatient when he sees the pillow, that he starts giggling, and he crawls towards me, get on his knees and latch on right then and there, while on his knees…We should try to capture it on camera. Of course, this would be for our eyes only.

So, our next post will be from Italy: I am sure we will have many interesting (a posteriori) stories to tell. Keep Tizi in your thoughts as she embark in this great adventure: 18+ hours with Keegan in a small plane (1 connection).