9 Months

On Saturday, Forest turned 9 months old. He also had his well baby check-up the day before. His new (naturopath) doctor recommended beefing up his feedings, as I mentioned his "curve" or percentiles seem to be going downward. No, he's not losing; he's just in a lower percentile every time we go.  

Since his appt., I've been offering him food three times a day. However, he is a bit of a reluctant eater and often gags during his feedings. He seems to like (okay) sweet potatoes, carrots, pears, bananas and apples & blueberries mixed. He's thrown up with oat cereal and avocados, which we will (eventually) try again. Hopefully, he will start enjoying food more soon. (besides just Mama's milk)

One of his new things to do is point. We ask him where someone/kitty is and he will point. I've also been trying to get him to point to food he wants to eat. Instead, one time he pointed to my water glass and another time he reached down my shirt for his milky. 

He also waves hello & goodbye, sits up, pulls himself up to stand while holding onto things, walks holding on and stands for a few seconds alone. He also is babbling plenty. 

Just today (for the first time) I found that he eats much better when his food is presented to him in a bowl and he can play in it while I spoon it for him. Before this, I had tried just putting a bit of food on his hand and trying to get him to taste it. Apparently, he is a messy little guy that loves to get his hands dirty! (After he finished, he threw his bowl on the carpet and made an even bigger mess!)