The Monhaut Family: 9 Months

Well, another month has flown by. I still have not printed John's 8 month picture to put in his monthly frame, so I guess I will have to do 8 and 9 together :) Luckily, he was a little more cooperative for his sticker pictures today!

At 9 months, John is doing great! I hate to type it, because I don't want to jinx it, but he has been sleeping AWESOME! During the week, he is normally in bed by 7:30 and then we wake him up at 6:30. On weekends, he will sleep for usually 11-12 hours, so we can sleep in a little bit, which is nice. He is still taking two naps a day.

He is now eating three times a day and has about 4 bottles during the day. He is loving his yogurt and cheerios to snack on. He is slowly mastering the sippy cup, but to be honest, I am not that good of giving him one on a regular basis. But he will get there. We go for his 9 month appointment next week, so I am not sure of his weight, but I am guessing somewhere around 22 pounds.

We had an appointment with the ENT last week and tubes it is for John. It was a hard decision, but he didn't pass his hearing test, and that was the deciding factor for me. The dr said he could hear, but it was like you are under water :( Poor little guy. So, on the 23rd we will head to Children's Hospital for his surgery. I know it is so routine, but it is still scary that they have to put him out. So any extra prayers that day would be appreciated :)

This past weekend Brad's company had their work party and John had his first overnight at my mom's house. He did pretty good, and Brad and I got to spend the night at the hotel and enjoy a nice evening out. I forgot my camera, so no fun pictures, but we did get to dress up and we had a lot of fun. My work party in this upcoming Friday, so my mom will be coming here again, which will be nice. Thanks Mom!! We have two parties on Tuesday, so it will be a busy week. I love this time of year though!

Our December and holiday festivities are in full force around here. We decorated our house last weekend. John had his 9 month pictures taken at our house last weekend. I am DYING to see them! This is the same photographer we used for his 3 month pictures. She is supposed to get me some for tomorrow so I can use them in my Christmas cards, so I am so anxious. John wasn't the most cooperative, but he did smile some, and she is amazing, so I know there will be some good shots.

Today is actually Brad's 31st birthday...Happy Birthday honey! My sister's birthday is on Wednesday, so we all went out to brunch today and John got to meet Santa for the first time. He wasn't too sure. He just stared at him. Libby wouldn't even look at him. Neither of them were too thrilled. Maybe next year :)

Well, here are some more pictures from the past week. I'm sure I will post more soon! Hope everyone has a good week!