Jaiden had his 9 month check up today and tipped the scales at 20 lbs 10 oz (48th percentile) and was 28 ¾ inches long (60th percentile). He is doing fabulous and is right where he needs to be developmentally. Jaiden was not shy at his appointment and the Doctor was amazed that with all the babble he was throwing at her, that mama still wasn’t in the mix. I’m really hoping sometime soon. Can I just say that I can’t believe the next big milestone for monkey is his FIRST BIRTHDAY?! I’ve already reserved the clubhouse for his party and am excited to get the planning going. Any guesses as to what the theme will be?! Hmmm... I wonder :)
Jaiden loves dancing around the living room with me periodically throughout the day. He totally knows what is coming next when I go turn on the radio and crank the volume up— not too loud, but just loud enough to really grove to...
Kevin and Jaiden have established an adorable daily ritual of playing “catch”. They sit on opposite sides of the room and throw different sized/shaped balls to one another. I think Kevin has been enjoying the game more and more lately because if Jaiden has a bad throw he now chases the ball and knows to start the game back up from the new location. Same goes if Kevin's the one with the bad throw... Jaiden loves to retrieve the ball. Its super cute to watch. I’m totally fine with letting Jaiden do whatever hobbies and activities he wants, but I don’t think there’s any denying that sports are definitely in his future! Yayy!
JaiderBug has a new obsession with crawling over to me (as fast as his little body will allow), using me as a jungle gym, and then laughing hysterically as he falls into me as if to knock me over. He is such a little ham... and we both love him oh so much :)
Last but not least, I’m so happy to report that I’m back to feeling a-m-a-z-i-n-g, by amazing I mean I have the occasional moments of feeling off, but all in all great! I had a rough 5 days of lots of throwing up, but have had a great 8 days following that. I’m not gonna lie, I eat every 2 hours or so, small amounts... but I figure I’m burning so many calories with the combination of nursing and being pregnant that it counter acts it (?! Ha- at least that’s what I’m telling myself) The nurses all told me that if I was going to continue to nurse until Jaiden’s first birthday that I would need to really bump up the calorie intake. I started this pregnancy 14 pounds lighter than my pre-pregnancy weight before Jaiden, so I’m honestly okay putting on a couple pounds if it keeps me from throwing up. I’m really really hoping feeling good continues, but I guess even if it doesn’t, I at least got another great week +. I need to get a belly shot up soon. You are not going to believe how fast I started showing this time around, although it shouldn’t be too much of a surprise... It’s only been 9 months since Jaiden was born! There’s no hiding this bump for me. I didn’t buy my first pair of maternity pants with Jaiden until 20 weeks 4 days... granted I got away with sundresses and loser fit clothing... but I’ve already busted out the maternity pants and I’m only 10 weeks along... Away we go!
