As she grows... month 9

Almost caught up on my monthly posts for our little girl. It seems like she's doing something new almost every day and her little personality emerges a little more. I had a realisation at our doctors appointment this month, that we're getting close to the 1 year mark! ahh.... As I was making our next well visit appointment, I realized she would be ONE! I'm not ready for my baby to reach that milestone yet,  but am so thankful for her health and the progress she has made in her life so far. She's such a fighter and is quickly catching up to her peers.


9 month (around 29 weeks adjusted) stats:

• 15 lbs 1 oz
• 25 3/4in.

Interests/Activities:

• This month she really figured out how to put together the rolling from tummy to back and then back to tummy. At first she would just roll in a complete circle and then one day she just started rolling across the floor to reach her desired toy. It's quite funny to see her roll from place to place.
• She hasn't quite figured out how to crawl, but has been "crawling" backwards, turning in 180 degree circles and rolling to get what she wants. Daddy can't wait for her to start crawling, but Mama is a little unsure about that!!
• We added Puffs and Num nums into the food selection this month, but she didn't really enjoy the puffs at first. Silly Mommy bought the healthy "green" ones and quickly figured out she was gagging because of the flavor - not the texture. "Orange" has been much better for this little ones palate!
• This month she started blowing raspberries and make all sorts of mouth noises. She loves "talking" and babbling to her toys as she plays.
• While she enjoys playing with us, she does a great job of playing independently on the floor or in her exersaucer; which has been great for Mommy to be able to accomplish some things around the house.
• We've been "working" on naps a lot this month. She is now able to go down without much fuss, but still don't know if she'll sleep 30 mins, 45 or the rare 1.5 hrs. Haven't quite figured out how to make it at least an hour each time, but hoping as she gets a little older, she'll go for longer stretches at a time.
• Right before Thanksgiving we went to see Santa and the Pink Pig with our cousins Ellie and Blake. That was a fun filled day that deserves its own post with Santa picture... so more on that later. But she does great when we are out in public and think she just loves to observe everything around her... again Miss Nosey!! I don't mind though because she seems content and allows me to have a relatively low stress outing.

Our big 9 month girlie:

 Little Wiggle worm make it hard to take any good shots this month, but got a cute profile

 Hello Mr. Bear

 mmm.... SHOES!

And here's a quick shot of our roller trying to escape the den! She didn't know what to make of the hardwood at first.