The Difference 9 Months Can Make

According to babycenter.com, during the 9 months Holden spent in my gut, he grew from the size of this poppy seed To this pumpkin (and a big one at that).

That is a lot of growing. Those 9 months went by very slowly, thanks to his mother's ever growing belly and ever growing ankles to take the brunt of the growth.

During the 9 months Holden has spent outside my gut, he has grown from this

to this!

Holden has gone from being 8 lbs 15 oz and 21 inches at birth, to 21 lbs 11 oz (70th percentile) and 30 inches (95th percentile) at 9 months. That is also a lot of growing. This has gone by very quickly, thanks to lots of smiles and ever-present cuteness.

I am almost sure that each set of 9 months have had an equal amount of sleepless nights.