UPDATE!!!!

Has it really been 3 months since I last updated! I am such a horrible blogger! Rowan has been growing so much and Ryan and I have just been soaking in every moment. Here is the lowdown on the last three months.

7 months:

We were in Illinois for Thanksgiving and got to spend time with my brother and his family who live in Colorado and my grandparents who live in Florida. We also spent some time with Ryan's family. I love watching Rowan interact with his cousins. He is so intrigued by them! Some highlights from month 7 included lots of pulling himself up on furniture and starting to walk along the furniture. We continued to try out lots of new foods and so far have only discovered that he does not like peas when they are by themselves and mashed potatoes. He loves everything else though! We usually just give him a variation of what we are having. He absolutely LOVES any type of berry, but especially blueberries. He could eat an entire container in one sitting if I would let him! His little personality really started showing during this month as well. I could just eat him up!

8 months:

We were back in Illinois for Christmas and spent most of our time with Ryan's family. Rowan had a blast opening up presents and playing with all his new toys. He is one spoiled little boy! He got a couple walking assistance toys and liked being able to pull himself up but was unsure of actually walking with them though. It only took a couple weeks though and he was all over the place with them! He gets the biggest smile on his face when he gets going. He is so proud of himself! He absolutely loves anything to do with music. He got a musical instrument set from my brother and he was so excited! One of the instruments is usually the first toy of choice to this day. He also really likes it when Ryan gets his mandolin out to play. He definitely got his dads musical genes! We also moved from our apartment to our house during this month. The move was a little crazy, but I am so excited to be back in a house. Rowan loves all the space and things to pull himself up on. He knows where his room is and will crawl back and forth between his room and the living room to play. He is quite the independent little boy, goes where he wants when he wants too! I'm sure I will not like this trait when he is older! I went back to school at the beginning of January and luckily our babysitter was able to make her schedule work to still work for us. Rowan loves her and I'm really glad she can help us out a few hours a week. He continued to eat new foods and does really well with everything. Spending our first Christmas with our little man was more then I could have imagined. I can't wait to start making more traditions with him and watching him grow!

9 months:

Rowan had his well check this month and all went well. He was 18.6 pounds which the doctor wasn't real happy about, but said it wasn't a real concern at this point. His concern was that he dropped his percentage level, but said he just needs to gain 3 pounds by his 1 year well check. I'm not worried since he eats like a crazy man! We have made the choice to raise Rowan on a plant based, whole foods diet so no meat or dairy. Ryan and I adopted this diet this past summer after doing some research and have been enjoying the benefits and wanted to pass them along to Rowan. He has started standing on his own for long amount of times and really cruises along furniture. He has really gotten into his books which makes this literacy masters student momma really happy! He usually goes for a book before other toys when playing independently. He really likes when we read to him as well and turns the pages as we go along. He is quite the little stinker these past couple weeks. He has started throwing fits when he doesn't get what he wants or we take something from him. He also gets frustrated when he can't figure something out. He is very persistent though and eventually figures it out! I am definitely going to have my hands full when he gets older! He has really started showing more of a personality in his facial expressions. I love watching him try to figure things out, you can see the wheels turning! We FINALLY got a tooth! It only took almost 5 months of teething symptoms for one to start popping through. It is not all the way through yet, but you can see it and feel it so it is only a matter of time. I think there a couple more that are on the verge as well.

Rowan will be 10 months next week and I can't believe it. Time is going way to fast! I have started planning for his birthday and I'm pretty sure Ryan thinks I'm crazy! I'm really looking forward to this summer not only because I'll be done with school, but we can get outside and go camping! I really hope Rowan loves it as much as his daddy and I do! Hopefully I will be a better blogger these next few months so you all can stay up-to-date on my handsome little man!

Nicki