I feel like you have grown up A LOT this last month and are learning all sorts of new skills! You are still a cute, happy, cuddly baby and I'm trying to savor it because I know toddlerhood is right around the corner!
At 9 months,
you weigh 17 pounds 12 ounces.
you've started crawling! I have to figure out what to do with Luke's toys that you aren't old enough to play with. Because if you set your sights on something, now you know how to get to it.
you have learned how to clap. You clap when you're excited and when listening to music. You also like to play patty-cake.
you also know how to play peek-a-boo. If on your tummy, you will lay your head down for a couple seconds, then lift your head and smile great big, back and forth! Or you'll just cover one eye if you only want to play half way. :)
you have added a consonant sound to your language - da. You like to say da da da da da and can get quite loud.
you take your baths in the tub. We first did this at our hotel in Florida last month and you did fine sitting up.
you are spitting up much less than you used to - HOORAY!! I can't tell you how happy I am about this. I've realized over the past week that there are much fewer burp cloths in the laundry and I often end the day with the same burp cloth we started with.
you have begun to fuss when I enter the room. I noticed this a couple weeks ago when Daddy was upstairs with you and Luke. Everything seemed to be just fine, but as soon as I walked in you started to whine. I asked Daddy if you'd been doing that and he said no. Caught! :)
you do well playing with toys in your crib. You usually wake up from your afternoon nap before Luke and it's not quite time to eat yet. I will open your curtains, turn on your music, give you a pacifier and some toys, and you can do just fine like that for about a half hour. I will take advantage of this as long as I can. :)
you are eating 3 meals a day. I know I said this a couple months ago, but after starting that third meal I decided it was too much of a hassle and you didn't necessarily need it. I think you do now and you liked that extra feeding yesterday. You are also eating chunkier foods and have tried more foods you can practice picking up and feeding yourself: bananas, strawberries, black beans.
you are mostly wearing 12 month clothes, some 18 month, but still in 9 month pj's.
We love you!
Love,
Mommy
P.S. Your picture was definitely harder to get this time around!
