Cian is 9 months old.I seriously think life is permanently fast forwarding right now, and I can't believe how Summer is flying by.
Daddy had a birthday in July! I made him cookie dough chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and they were a hit!P.S. You thinking their hair color is about the same??
Since my last post on the Cian man, he has done a ton, such as:
-Stands 30 inches tall with and a brain size of 47.7 cm. Both in the 90 something percentile. He only weighs in at 19 lbs 6 oz though so basically less than his older brother was at 4 months old. Long and lean and sometimes I can't help but wonder if he is getting enough to eat (he eats all day!) but his weight percentile went from 30 something to 40 something so I'm proud!
-Got his first tooth the DAY after I posted the last blog of how he had been teething for forever and had nothing to show for it (came in around 7 months old). He now has 4 teeth! And as far as we can tell, they are better than Brycen's! Brycen's top 4 teeth came in yellow (we have several hypotheses as to why, one being that we never gave him Vitamin D Supplement...which we did for Cian!). Cian only has 2 top teeth as of now but they are white. Here's to hoping we have a less dental needed child. Cian finds it quite humorous to get his teeth brushed.
-Still has no tears when he cries. SOO weird.He had them once after we begun his shots at his 9 month appointment, but they were only present in one eye and hasn't had them before then or since.Our doctor is not sure what to think.
-Growing darker by the day! He already came out darker than the rest of us and sitting in the shade with sunblock on, only seems to help the situation. He has a farmer's tan and I can't help but be jealous, especially since he skips the whole sunburning part (which is definitely a good thing!). He is 1/512th Iriquois Indian so that surely, must be it :)
-Knows his name and is very responsive. I just say, "Cian" and he immediately stops everything (the direction he is going, looking, playing with, etc) and looks towards me.
-Says, "Mama!" It's ADORABLE. And he only says it when he sees me. :) As in...he actually knows the meaning of it.
-He LOVES my glasses and successful tears them off my face repeatedly and when he doesn't...he results to Angry Baby. See below.
-Has been crawling since two days before he turned 9 months (out of selfishness on my part, I wanted to say, "Yes!" to those doctor check-up questions) and after the first 24 hours of doing so, he was pulling himself up on everything and letting go to be left standing. He loves to stand, he gets so excited and usually falls down because of his giggling. He also loves having the freedom to move.
He has recently been walking along the furniture and mastered going upstairs. He has also shown great interest in going downstairs but needs to learn that he can't go head first.
-Got a girlfriend. We like to share a babysitter with her parents and go to Couple's Volleyball night together while Brycen is asleep.
-Like every other baby, loves to stuff his mouth with whatever he finds. His current favorite are the leaves he finds outside.
-In transition from a brunette/blue eye baby to an Auburn/green eyed little man.
-Loves to be carried and brought along. With that, he loves to stand (not sit!) on Daddy's shoulders.
Has discovered Daddy's facial hair and plays with it, so cute to watch.
-Snuggles! He has kinda always done it when he is tired but now when he is picked up after a nap or time spent on the floor after either playing or crying (while Mom is trying to make dinner), or randomly throughout the day, he lays his head on the shoulder/upper chest of the person that picked him up, for moments at a time. It's almost like a "Thank you/I Love You". It always stops me in my tracks and I adore it. He does it for me, Daddy, and even a dear friend of mine that watched him recently.
-He is so shy. Whenever a stranger sends a smile his way, he immediately burrows himself into me while giving his best smile back.
-So curious. The other day I put him on the counter (yes, not recommended,--I know) to buy me some time with two hands, thinking he would love to nibble on a snack and instead, he discovered this:
The grease on the bottom of the pan! He loved having his hands slide all over it. Forget the treat.
-Developed quite the little temper. How do they learn these things?? He is VERY aware of items being taken away or/and a certain older brother trying to block him out to prevent him from preforming bulldozer-like moves on a tower made from blocks. Cian retaliates by either one: throwing his head back and screaming while attempting to retrieve it (definitely the case when he is tired and it's time to clean up like at the library lapsit this morning), or two: headbutting and attempting to bite (never been successful) his way through the human blockade (in the brother scenario).
--LUCKILY, he is still easily distracted and more often then not, is laughing hysterically while spending time/playing peek-a-boo with Brycen and Daddy
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-We are loving him so much. So so fun.
but it was a blast. 
