9 to 12 months old times 3!

 

Nadia at 9 months (3/24/09)

1. Nadia started crawling all over the place at 8 months old, Ian took off a few days after he turned 12 months old, and Oliver started crawling at 11 months. Nadia took her first steps (without holding on to anything) at 9 months and was walking (no  more crawling) at 10 months. At 11 months both Ian and Oliver were cruising but hadn't taken any steps yet.

2. At 9 months old Nadia was still taking 3 naps a day. Ian had already moved to 2 naps a day. Nadia did switch to 2 naps a day during this time span. Her naps usually totaled 3 hours a day. Ian and Oliver usually only napped for about 1 hour total a day. Every once in a while Ian would take an 80 minute long nap, but the norm for him was 20-30 minutes per nap. Oliver's naps have been 15-25 minutes long on average every since our trip to Florida. They all slept on their bellies at this age. I would put Nadia down on her back, and she would roll over. I put Ian and Oliver down on their bellies.

Ian at 9 months (9/12/10)

3. Nadia and Ian were both sleeping 11 hours straight (going to bed between 7:00-7:30pm and getting up between 6:00-6:30am). Nadia had this sleeping habit during this whole age span. Ian got into this pattern by the end of this age span. Nadia didn't cry when we put her in her crib awake (even at 9 months). Right before Ian turned 12 months old we started working on this with him. Prior to our trip to Florida I used to be able to put Oliver down in his crib awake, but that's definitely not possible now. Hopefully over the next few months we can teach him to do that again. Oliver sleeps 9-10 hours straight. He is up between 5:20-6:00 ever morning and usually goes to bed around 8pm.

4. At 9 months old Ian and Nadia were only eating table food (no more baby food). At 12 months old Ian could only eat a little bit of baby food. Oliver started feeding himself finger foods at 9 months, Nadia started at 11 months, and aside from a couple of Saltine crackers, Ian wasn't feeding himself at all at this age.

Oliver at 9 months (5/8/13)

5. Ian had a lot of really bad diaper rash during this 3 month time span. He didn't have much prior to turning 9 months old. Nadia and Oliver never had a bad case of diaper rash. I think part of the reason for the difference is that Nadia and Oliver usually only pooped once a day, and Ian poops many times a day.



6. At this age both Nadia and Oliver would shake their heads to communicate "no." At 11 months old Nadia was signing the word "milk" and saying "dada" and "hi". Ian  and Oliver said "dada" and "mama", and Oliver also says "hi". I didn't do sign language with the boys. Nadia had a VERY large receptive vocabulary at 1 year old. I could say something like "go play the piano," and she'd walk into the other room and play the piano (while standing on the floor). The only things Ian did on command were clap and splash (in the bathtub). I really have no idea what words Oliver understands except for "no."

 



Ian at 1 year (12/12/10)

7. Ian and Oliver could stay in a moving stroller much longer than Nadia could at this age.

8. Ian entered the clapping all the time stage a few weeks before Nadia or Oliver did as Nadia didn't until she was 1 week away from turning 13 months old, and Oliver isn't there yet.

9. Nadia mastered the art of climbing the stairs at 9 months. Ian hasn't shown any interest in climbing anything let alone steps. Nadia loved to climb anything and everything from about age 8 months onward. Oliver climbs the one step from the family room to the kitchen.

10. At one year old Nadia had 6 teeth. Ian and Oliver only had 2 teeth. All of them got their bottom two front teeth first.

11. All three of them enjoyed listening to music, being tickled, and playing peekaboo. Oliver was the only one of the three who would move his hand on his mouth while making a sound. The other two would make a sound while I moved my finger over their mouth.

12. Ian and Oliver are far more boisterous in everything they do including splashing in the bathtub! Also unlike their sister they absolutely loved balls.



Nadia at 1 year (6/27/09)

13. At 12 months old Nadia weighed 21 pounds and 11 ounces (58th percentile), Ian weighed 21 pounds (23rd percentile), and Oliver weighs 19 pounds (5th percentile). Nadia and Ian were able to face forward in their car seats when they turned one year old, but Oliver needs to gain another pound before he can face that direction as you have to weigh at least 20 pounds to do that. At 12 months Nadia's head circumference was 47 cm (91st percentile), Ian's was 47.5 cm (81st percentile), and Oliver's was 46 cm (39 percentile). Nadia's length was 29 inches (40th percentile) , Ian's was 29.25in (33rd percentile), and Oliver's is 28.5 in. (13.6 percentile).