Nine Months

 

• Crawling everywhere, and fast!
• Started pulling up to standing last week, and knows how to get back down most of the time
• Babbles most consonants, including "mama" and "dada"
• Has started eating table foods, which makes baby food really boring.  Current favorites are beef, avocado, cheese, yogurt, and puffs, and anything she can feed herself
• Likes to sit in her "big girl chair", but hasn't figured out how to turn around to get into it herself
• Loves to ride around on daddy's shoulders - she holds on to his hair, and slaps his head to make him go
• Has two teeth!
• Waves bye bye
• Flaps her arms when she is excited or scared or distressed
• Responds to No, but with a very confused look on her face
• Loves bath time and splashing
• Goes to bed around 7:30 and wakes up around 5:30.  Naps are a little better than they have been but still not completely consistent.
• Went to visit her Great Grandpa Rex this month and slept most of the car ride.  Also slept successfully in her pack and play for the first time.
• Her eyes are still blue and her hair is very red, and coming in curly!