9 Month appointment

Well Pierce's 9 Month appointment went well. We saw a different doctor this time because our doctor was out of town. This doctor was very nice and Pierce enjoyed visiting her. This appointment there were no shots involved so that was nice. It was just a checkup to see how he is growing. It is still hard to weigh the little guy because he is always moving or grabbing things or he is just too long so that his feet touch the ground so that throws the scale off. So the best reading we got was when I held him and stood on the scale and then subtracted my weight. With that he weighs 17.4 lbs. Which is in the 8th percentile. His height is 28 inches which is in the 45th percentile. The doctor said that babies usually hit a plateau around this age and then will sky rocket again. So we will see how things look again at his 12 month check up to see how things look before any concerns come for his weight. Here is his picture that we are doing comparing his height against the stuffed animal. It is getting increasingly difficult to try to get him to sit next to the animal, and standing as well - he wants to move. Also, here is a picture of him climbing the stairs. When we let him crawl them, we are there right behind him to catch him - so don't worry. Though our make due gate for the stairs is not working as good - Pierce is starting to outsmart us. So we better work on that. He has also learned how to open cabinet doors. So we will be doing a lot of baby proofing in the next few weeks. Any advice is welcome. One other thing Pierce is doing is when most kids will sit after crawling or getting down from standing, Pierce will actually sit on his knees instead of his butt. It is so cute, and he just sits up like that for long periods of time. I will try to get a picture and post it later.