{Micah - 9 Months}

 Micah Owen, you are 9 months old!

You are growing so quickly! At your 9 month check up you weighed 23lbs, 12oz (96th percentile) and 29.3 inches long (83rd percentile). You're solidly in 18 month clothing all around. Some days it feels like you are quickly catching up to Levi! You have spent this month crawling all around the house to explore each area! Your crawl has become fast, and now that you have it mastered it you have started pulling up and standing at furniture and toys.

Micah you are so very chatty! You love shrieking and squealing at us. Sometimes you and Elijah like to shriek at each other back and forth, you think it is such a fun game. You also love imitating the sounds we make and it often feels like we are having a conversation.

This month you went to your first park! Parks have been closed to due corona-virus and only recently opened back up. You went on your first swing ride and you sort of loved and also looked a bit scared! You also celebrated your first Halloween. Mama dressed up as Cruella De Vil and you were the cutest dalmatian. You enjoyed celebrating the holiday at a friend's backyard and you watched all the big kids run around.

Your daytime routine has been slowly solidifying. After you wake up in the morning, you like to lay down at about 2 hours and 40 minutes for your first nap. After that nap you like to go down for your second one after about 2 hours and 50 minute of wake time. And then bedtime is after you've been awake for 3-3.5 hours.

Micah you've been trying new foods. You usually seem to like to try some foods that we are eating but also really enjoy having your purees. You like a mix of us feeding you food and when we put food on the spoon and hand it over to you. But then you end up dropping the spoon on the floor when you get interested in something else. Lately you have been enjoying oatmeal and mama's homemade pizza.

During your 10th month we think you are looking forward to cutting down a Christmas tree and decorating the house for the holidays.

Here are some photos from your 9th month.

{Micah Owen - 8 Months}

Micah Owen, you are 8 months old!

Micah you are determined to keep up with your brothers! The day after you turned 7 months you started pulling yourself up to sitting. You do this in the cutest way, you get onto all fours as if you're in downward dog and then twist your body to the side to get into a sitting position. A few days later you were working hard to move your body forward. At first you were on all fours and rocking you body forward to get moving, but slowly started to move your legs and solidified your crawl. By the end of the month you were crawling all over the place and picking up speed. Also, when we walked in to get you out of your crib, you were standing up! All this exploration has left you covered in bruises as you fall, get stuck, or run into something sturdy.

While you check everything out, you are especially fascinated with Jade's food and water bowls. You think the water bowl is your personal water play adventure and when Jade is eating you have crawled under her to grab a handful of dog food, more than one time.

Micah you had a very rough week of sleep this month. You were waking up 5-6 times a night and struggling during your daytime nap. You were not as easily soothed with your pacifier. At first we thought you were teething, but did not see any solid signs of teeth. Mama started to worry that you might have an ear infection and took you in to get checked, but your ears looked fine. After about a week you settled back into your regular sleep patterns and you still have your two cute teeth. We don't know what was happening, but we are glad that you seem to be doing better.

Speaking of sleep you've been working to drop your 3rd nap. Your first nap is usually 2 hours after you wake up in the morning and your second nap is about 2.5 hours after you wake from your first. You're definitely taking longer naps during the day which is great. You like to go to sleep about three hours after your last wake up, but sometimes you're willing to make it to four hours up.

You continue to explore all types of foods in a pouch but we've also been adding different food textures for you to try out like chickpea soup. You've been uncertain about different textures, your favorite continues to be plain yogurt and green beans (and dog food). 

Micah this month the smoky skies in Seattle finally cleared and the air quality was better which means we were out and about more. You enjoyed taking family walks and your first visit to the pumpkin patch. You also loved your first bath outside of the baby bath tub. Once I had you in the tub your brothers wanted to join in. You had so much fun splashing in the bath with Elijah and Levi.

During your 9th month we think you are looking forward to celebrating your first Halloween.

Here are a few photos from your 8th month.

{Micah Owen - 7 Months}

Micah Owen, you are 7 months old!

You are the proud owner of two bottom teeth! They have been working through all month and are pretty cute!

Micah you've been growing and trying new things with your body. These days you like to get up all 4's and rock your body. You are also starting to push yourself and slide backwards. This is easier for you on the hardwood floors than on the carpet. You are definitely getting stronger as you will do a full body plank from time to time or put your body into a downward dog position. You have also been practicing sitting up with a pile of pillows surrounding you. 

You continue to explore new foods and have tried yogurt, pears, sweet potato, green beans, carrots, bananas, and applesauce. Yogurt and Green Beans are your favorites.

Micah you are still very much our pacifier kid. You love having it in your mouth when you go to sleep and sometimes we put another one in your hand to hold just so that you don't play with the one in your mouth. You still enjoy bouncing in your bouncer, but you definitely do not like to be contained for very long in it unless your brothers are playing with you.

This was a big month for you Micah. Because of the pandemic you have not been exposed to many people outside of our family. We had an annual trip to Lake Chelan planned with friends. As we got closer to the time of the trip there was a lot of back and forth conversations as to whether we would still go on the trip and how people were quarantining. We decided that it felt like a safe trip to take with friends and it was a truly great time for everyone after months of being isolated. You on the other, did not quite know what to think of having other people around you. The first day you were incredibly fussy and clingy. You kept needing to know where mama and papa were. With time though you grew more comfortable and even let others hold you. It was definitely a lot more excitement than you were used to! You even went on your first boat ride, and while you were skeptical at first because of the life jacket, you eventually started to enjoy it and even fell asleep.

You also went on a second family camping trip! You really enjoyed being outside. Just like our first trip you had a rough first night falling asleep in the tent, but then did better after that. Your favorite is when papa would wear you around for walks.

During your 8th month we think you are looking forward to going to your first pumpkin patch.

Here are some photos from your 7th month.