So what does the little dude like? Anything he can get into his mouth. He loves food. It would be easier to list things he doesn't like because it's so much shorter. It's hard to say what is favorite foods are so far. If I had to guess I would go with buttered toast, mint, and grapes. He is all about flavor!
He has a developed pincer grip, which he finds very handy when terrorizing the cat food dish. I have removed quite a bit of cat food from his mouth (boy loves flavor). He also uses his new handy skills to try to open things like plastic baggies, boxes, and fruit pouches. Though unsuccessful, I find it quite impressive.
We are at the stage of dumping and filling. The center of our living space has a bucket full of golf balls. Every day Apollo will make his way to the bucket and empty some of the contents onto the floor. Sometimes he will turn it into a game - roll the ball and chase after it. He is also trying to learn how to put things back into containers. He finds this a little bit more frustrating. I try to show him the they won't stay in while the container is upside down, but he hasn't quite caught on yet. Though he is doing quite a fine job picking up all the dried fruit snacks he dumped all over the floor. Some to eat and some for the bag.
My goodness those teeth! I haven't decided whether this is a good thing or a bad thing yet. But the power of nature that be decided Apollo will have his entire upper jaw protruding teeth at the same time. Poor guy has been teething like crazy. I would say there are at least six working their way through. In a few days time he has gone from two teeth to almost 8ish teeth. I sure will miss that gummy smile!
He isn't walking on his own yet, but is getting braver. He has been crawling for a while now, pulls himself up on anything he can, climbs the stairs like a pro, and has been pushing around the little jeep. Who needs a walker when you have an electric car you can push around? He has let go a few times when standing and has been walking one handed a little bit more frequently than usual. Walking (running) should be coming soon. Maybe not as quick as Lucian did because that boy skipped crawling altogether and only insisted on walking. Oh the joys of spirited and determined children!
Other things he enjoys: playing with the robot remote control (he can do it himself), being outside, playing with water in the sink, climbing on/riding/pushing the little atv jeep, paging through books and getting into his brother's stuff.
Nine months has been fun and way too fast. I can't believe how big he has gotten. as one adventure ends, another arises.
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