9 months

I can't keep up with how fast this you are growing up! You are so much fun! As I watch you learn new things all the time, I can't believe how much you have changed from just a few months ago when you couldn't do anything on your own. But, now you can pick up your food and put it in your mouth, you can get anywhere in the house that you decide to go, you can understand new words we say, you can move from your tummy to a sitting position with no problem. You.are.fun!
I love watching you play with your toys, you turn anything in your hand left and right and forward and back to look at it from every direction. You have figured out how some of your toys work. We have a toy in the basement where you put balls in the holes at the top and then they fall down and come out a hole in the bottom. It's your favorite toy down there. You love to pick up both balls and clap them together, then you can put the balls in the hole and just this week you were able to push the ball through. Every time we play with it, you figure out more and more things it can do.
You are on the move! If I leave the room, you are sure to scoot along the floor right behind me. The other day while I was in your room cleaning out clothes that don't fit anymore, you decided to go exploring and left me in there all by myself. Time to keep the doors shut in the other rooms! You are not up on all fours for crawling, but you move pretty quickly! You are still working on pulling up on the furniture, you have done it a few times, but usually you have a little help to get all the way up. You are so close to doing it on your own.
You love to climb, you are constantly climbing on people to try and get as high up as you can!
You are enjoying new foods, you have had lots of different veggies and fruits in baby food form. We have started doing bananas too. Your favorite snack at Gigi's lately has been peaches! She lets you suck/chew on a big piece and they are so juicy! You love them! You also love your Gerber puff snacks too! It can entertain you for quite awhile to try and get them out of your snack cup.
At your 9 month check up you weighed 18 lbs 4oz (30th percentile) and were 21 1/4 inches long (70th percentile). Your head circumference was 18.25 (98th percentile). You have 8 teeth! They have come in fast it seems like! You are outgrowing a lot of your 6 month clothes, but some still fit. You are mostly in the 6-9 months. Size 3 diapers still fit, but not for long because we are switching to cloth diapers (more on that later)!
You love bath time, one way to no you are excited is that you start waving your arms when you are happy or excited. You do this when I ask you if you want milk, or when I come pick you up from the sitter's, or when you realize it's bath time and you are watching the tub fill up! Bath time is lots of fun!
You are still a good sleeper, you get up about twice per night, but the stretches are getting longer!
You brighten each day in our lives! I love you!