Nine Months

9 Months

Getting so big.

That face.

Her serious face.

Oh, and that smile. Even behind the paci.

Weight:Weight: 22lbs

Height: 27.5 in (I may or may not have measured her with a piece of paper since we are living in chaos and I don’t have a ruler handy. And then as I’m writing this, I see the toolbox with the tape measure in it. I think I like my way better).

Sleep: She’s a great sleeper. Over the last couple of weeks, she’s started screaming at her naps, but since we just moved and her life’s kind of crazy, it’s understandable. At night, though, she’s a champ. She sleeps all night long, and sometimes even sleeps in until 7:30am.

Size/Diaper: She’s in size 3 diapers and size 9-month clothes. She also wears 6-9-months size and can squeeze into some 6-month clothes. I bought her some 12-month clothes recently – so crazy. 

Diet: She’s drinking formula and eating lots different foods. She’s gotten pretty good about feeding herself. She really enjoys eating puffs and her teething biscuits.

Baby Gear Love: I really like the play yard. It’s nice to be able to put her somewhere safe where she can play, and I can get something done.

Milestones/Firsts: She has two teeth! The first one broke through right before her 8-month birthday, and the second one just came through last week. They are the 2 front bottom teeth. It’s adorable when she smiles, and you can see them.

She’s standing with assistance like a pro. She can pull herself up on just about anything, and stand while barely hanging on. I have a feeling she’ll be standing on her own and even walking soon.

Likes/Dislikes: She likes standing up and she loves getting into everything. She’s constantly moving. She loves moving/dancing to music. Her favorite right now is the Gilmore Girl’s theme song. She also loves giving kisses.

She’s not a fan of her play yard. She’ll play in it for a while, but she just hates being confined. She’s so curious and wants to move.

Things I don’t want to forget: The way you can see her two little teeth when she smiles. How curious she is and wants to get into everything. How she picked up and spilled the dog’s full water bowl and put a piece of his food in her mouth (I got it out ASAP, in case you were wondering). The way she whips her head around to look at the TV whenever the Gilmore Girl’s theme song comes on and starts dancing and smiling. The way she gives kisses, which are usually more like tongue stamps.

Eight Months

Getting so big.

Always moving.

Big girl crawling.

Love her.

8 Months

Weight: 20 pounds

Height: 28 inches

Sleep: She’s a great sleeper. She typically sleeps 10-11 hours every night. When we are home during the day, she typically naps pretty well, but doesn’t like taking naps at day care.

Size/Diaper: She’s in 6-9 month clothing and size 3 diapers. I took her to day care one day in her pjs and was going to change her there. I grabbed an outfit out of her diaper bag and realized ALL of the clothes I had for her were 3-6 months. So, she wore 3-6 months clothes that day, but I made sure to get larger sizes the next day.

Diet: My milk dried up, so she’s only drinking formula now. We’ve given her water occasionally, but she’s not a huge fan yet. We bought some sippy cups, so we’ll try those soon. She’s eating all kinds of food – fruits, veggies, yogurt, and cereal. We think that eggs give her diaper rash, so we haven’t been feeding her those, but other than that, she seems to like everything else. We will probably add puffs and other small whole foods.

Baby Gear Love: We just bought a playpen. Holy moly, this girl can move, so it’s so nice to have her contained so that we can actually get something done.

Milestones/Firsts: She CRAWLED! She’s been army crawling/scooting on her belly for a while now, but she actually crawled on her 8 month birthday. She had been able to get up on her hands and knees, but couldn’t figure out how to go anywhere. Then one day, I turn around, and she’s crawling. Two days later, she pulled herself up to standing. Time to lower the crib mattress.

Likes/Dislikes: She loves Ace, our dog. She thinks he’s great, and loves to pet him. She loves to eat, and gets excited for her bottle and food. She loves her Daddy, and saying “Dada.”

She doesn’t really like taking naps, and she’s not a fan of being left alone.

Things I don’t want to forget: How she loves to go for Ace’s basket of toys. The way she learned so quickly how to crawl and sit herself up – and then pull herself up. How she loves to grab for anything that does not below to her – glasses, phones, pens, straws – pretty much everything. The way her and Chris “say hi.” Chris will say hi and she’ll grunt back at him, and they’ll repeat it 10+ times. It’s as if she’s really saying hi. The way she smiles/giggles every time we walk past her picture in the hallway. She smiles at the baby in the picture and reaches for the frame. The way she scrunches up her nose, sticks out her tongue, and huffs through her nose because she likes the sound it makes. Then smiles when mommy and daddy do it back.

Seven Months

That tongue.

Love her little personality coming out. 

Sitting up so well.

Weight: approximately 17.5 pounds

Height: probably around 27 inches

Sleep: She sleeps really well at night, but almost always fights her naps. When she finally goes down, she usually takes a decent nap, but she fights it initially.

Size/Diaper: She’s in 6/6-9 month clothes and size 2 diapers.

Diet: Breast milk and formula (about half and half) and some more solids. We’ve added peas, chicken, eggs, oatmeal cereal, and plums, and we’re about to add green beans. I try to mix them together to get different flavors, and she really enjoys it. At least I think she does based on the kicking legs and grunts she gives me while I’m preparing the food.

Baby Gear Love: We really like her Bumbo. We are borrowing one from a friend since they are a bit expensive. It’s just nice to be able to stick her in it really quick and know she’ll be safe while I get something done.

Milestones/Firsts: She is sitting up on her own. She still topples over sometimes and is a bit wobbly, but she’s gotten so strong at sitting on her own. She’s army crawling, too. She can’t get herself up on all fours yet, but she can pull her body with her arms army style. She also went to the beach for the first time. She loved playing in the sand. She, however, did not like the super cold ocean water. HA.

First time at the beach.

Likes/Dislikes: She loves eating and all the food she’s tried. She also loves FaceTiming with our family. She gets excited when she hears the dialing sound and becomes all smiles when the faces come on the screen. She doesn’t like being put down for a nap, and usually fights it. But eventually Mom and Dad win. Ha.  

Things I don’t want to forget: The way she always curls her toes (see picture). The way her feet/legs are constantly in the air. She lifts them up and rests them on the bars of the crib, or just keeps them straight up while I’m changing her diaper. How her spitting up has significantly decreased (aka way less laundry for Mom to do). That moment I walked into her classroom at daycare and she was sitting up playing with her toys. Her giggle. And those cheeks – they are just so kissable.

Curled toes. 

My whole family at La Jolla beach when they came for Chris's ordination.

The night of Chris' ordination.