My little baby is growing up. Though I often think how nice it will be to be able to eat or drink whatever, whenever I want, I am going to be sad when breastfeeding is over and I no longer have a baby around.
Silas is such a good baby. He’s really a mix of the older two. Definitely not as independent and strong willed like Dawson but not overly clingy like Kenan. He is right in the middle, too, as a sleeper. Not as good as D, but much better than K. So hopefully, when he is two, he won’t be quite as difficult as Dawson was in trying to exert his will. We shall see.
So at 9 months, he is crawling like crazy (I think he’s our best crawler yet). He is trying to pull up on everything. He loves our house guy, Jeremi, more than me. I’m serious- I can’t even get him to come to me when he needs to nurse. He loves the guy…and any black man for that matter. But I guess that’s a good thing. He still has NO teeth. But what can I do about that? He can wave goodbye and say “Dada.” To make sure he is standing on his own and not just following the pattern of his brothers, his favorite thing to play with is balls, NOT cars! His favorite foods at present are avocado, mango and cheese. (Thanks Shannon for mentioning avocado!) He seems to be putting on more weight now, thanks to dry (and hot) season being over and now I have more milk (despite drinking water constantly all day and night before). He’s already had his first taste of fish thanks to his brother eating it and dropping it on the floor. (oops!). Oh and for his 9 month “birthday” he fell off the bed head first onto the tile floor. (Again, oops.) I promise I was on the bed, he was just too fast. I was reaching to get him and over he went. He has also been kissed on the lips by an HIV patient. (and again, another oops!) (see “I’m learning everyday”post for explanation). So he’s had a pretty full life already, not even mentioning the transatlantic travel he has done and living in the fourth poorest country of the world. I love the thought that he will know no different home than this. This is his home, this will be his normal….that’s if he can survive his two older brothers! J
We love our baby Silas!!
I see the little native running in the background. :)
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