9 Months

Where has my little baby girl gone! You are 9 months old and changing so much.

This past month you...
--Started your 8th month out crawling. You scooted around for a few days before finally getting your arms into action. Once you had your arms moving there was no stopping you.
--About a week after starting to crawl you were pulling up on EVERYTHING!
--Have been very curious.
--Have a spunky personality.
--Still have your copper colored hair and it is getting thicker.
--Are starting to look more like your Daddy.
--Are starting to mimic sounds. Savannah has taught you how to growl.
--You seem to have said, "Bye", "Mama", "Da"
--Love playing with toys, especially anything that Savannah is playing with.
--Would sit and play with toys in a basket forever.
--Get excited about taking a bath, especially since you graduated from your blue tub to the big tub with Savannah.
--Get to sit in the car shopping buggy at Publix next to Savannah now. It is the cutest thing when you steer the wheel.
--Have your two bottom front teeth. Top teeth don't look like they are far behind.
--Love eating solids. You've tried pretty much every fruit and vegetable in baby food jar form. You can pick foods up with your fingers and put them in your mouth. I've given you Cheerios, sliced cheese, green bean bites, bites of chicken, banana, bread; and your new favorite pizza crust!
--Nurse 4-5 times a day and have formula before going to bed.
--With the advent of your first tooth your sleeping pattern got out of whack. We were having to get up and put a pacifier in your mouth to soothe back to sleep and then that wasn't working and you just wanted to be held which we ended up with you in our bed. At the end of your 8th month we finally started letting you cry yourself back to sleep at night and you seem to be sleeping much better. Still no regularity with your naps!
--Got to spend extra time with the grandparents with all the back and forth we've done to Birmingham looking for our new house.
--Usually ride pretty well in the car, and one of the few times you willingly take a nap.
--Wore size 3 diapers. 6 month clothes, 3-6 month and some 6-12.
At your 9 month check up you weighed 17 lbs. 1 oz (25%) and were 27.75 in. (50%)

The sun finally came out today (12/14) so I was able to get a few 9 month portrait shots of you. The first one melts my heart!