9 months

Making a mess while eating couscous...

9 month highlights:

• She now weighs 20lbs. 8.5oz and is 75% for both weight and height. Since she started to crawl she's thinned out a bit but still in 12-18 month clothes.


• She has 5 teeth now (2 on the bottom and 3 on the top), her hair is growing in now a dark brown, still has blue eyes


• She's crawling and pulling herself up on tables and couches, but I think still has some time before she starts walking. The house is getting baby proofed, but we still have some things to do. She's pretty good about not getting into things, but I know it's only a matter of time.


• Her favorite things: she loves to dance, pet the dog and cat, feed the dog from her highchair, loves her Elmo puppet book and cuddling with her big stuffed bear



• She's now giving hugs. It melts my heart everytime she puts her head on my shoulder to snuggle and give me a hug. Sometime she'll stop playing with a toy to come over for a hug and then she goes back to playing. So sweet!


• She loves other babies but has been tackling them lately. When she sees another baby she always wants to touch them or hold their hands, but also snuggles into them or some might say she's tackling them. Not sure if she's trying to give them a hug and a kiss or if this is the beginning stages of trying to bite. I hope she won't start bitting!!!



• She's saying Mama and Dada, but still not sure if it's just words or she means them. Sometimes when she sees Brian she'll say Dada. When I say Daddy, Kitty or Puppy she starts looking around for them. We're still working on some Spanish words but I need to brush up on my Spanish. We're also working on sigh language, but so far she hasn't picked up on it.