9 Months Old

My little Snuggle Bug, this week you turned 9 months old.  That means that you have officially been living out of my tummy longer than you lived in it.  How can this be!  I can't believe that you will be a year old in just 3 short months.   I have to admit though that this is the age where I think things really start to get fun.

AT 9 MONTHS OF AGE YOU:

-Weighed 16 lbs, 12 oz. and were 27 3/4 inches tall

-Take one nap in the morning and one in the afternoon.  Recently Mama has been cutting your AM naps a bit shorter and you have been sleeping for a few hours in the afternoon.  This makes me one happy Mama!!

-Have 2 bottom teeth.  While exploring these new teeth, you discovered just how fun it is to hang your tongue out of your mouth.  You do this all the time now.  It doesn't matter if you are being silly or really concentrating you like to stick your tongue out.

--Love to knock over stacks of blocks.  It may be your favorite game.

-Are clapping your hands and you think that you are pretty smart every time you do this.  You will have to thank your cousin Kai for teaching you this trick because after spending a few days watching him clap you did it yourself.  I think that you may be competitive.  :)

-Waved for the first time today.  For a few weeks we have been trying to get you to wave at Daddy when he goes to work, but haven't had any luck.  Today you saw yourself in the mirror, Mama waved to you and you decided to wave at yourself.  Very cute!  You then waved at your big sister.  You loved her reaction.

-Are not crawling YET, but I know it is just a matter of time.  You scoot around the floor on your bottom and are lunging for items.   You are very stealthy.  One minute you are in one spot and the next time I look over you have somehow gotten to a new spot.  As soon as you realize that crawling will get you places quicker we will be in trouble.

-Are eating many new things.  You have mastered baby food and are rapidly mastering many different types of table food.  Your pincer grasp is great so you are able to pick up almost anything at this stage, but you do still like some foods in your mesh feeder.  Some of your favorite foods are:  Cheerios, frozen peas and corn, frozen grapes, apple pieces, pears, cooked carrots, asparagus, banana bread.  Pretty much anything you can eat on your own is your new favorite.

-Have such a sense of humor.  You find so many things funny and you LOVE to giggle.  You know when you are being sneaky and love to try to steal your sister's Pooh Bear away from her when she isn't paying attention.

Oh how I love you!