Month 9

** So, I thought I had posted this weeks ago...I came in to start Month 10 and it's still set to draft!  Whoops! **

Age: 9 Months

Weight:  21 pounds, 7 ounces (75th percentile)

Height: 29 inches (75th percentile)

Favorite activity:  Cruising!  Remember when you learned to crawl and all you wanted to do was crawl?  Now, all you want to do is stand and walk around (holding on to something of course).

Honorable mentions:  You love waving.  You won't wave on command, but you do enjoy waving to the kitties.  You also love bouncing and dancing.  The music that gets you bouncing varies, but you always look so happy when you hear some peppy music.  You're just like your Mama.

Least favorite activity: We're still fighting the diaper change fight.  We've started giving you an old cell phone that we have around the house and that seems to distract you for a while.  For right now, we just move as quickly as possible and pray you don't need a complete outfit change during the day.

Milestones:  You're cruising.  The other day, you walked halfway across the living room holding onto my hands.  It won't be long before we're chasing you as you runaway from us.  I'm excited, but sad.  You're growing and changing so fast!

Words:  Still nothing but chattering.  I love listening to you chatter though.  You're very opinionated.  You must get that from your daddy.  We're getting lots of "ba ba ba ba"-ing.

Sleep:  We finally decided to retrain you to put yourself to sleep.  You were doing SO WELL up until you figured out crawling.  Then between the crawling and our traveling, your sleep fell apart.  We talked to your pediatrician and we're doing what she recommends.  It seems to be working.  The crying breaks my heart but you are sleeping better and that is what is important.

Best Moment:  The other morning you were eating Cheerios and I was showing you the sign for "more" and helping you make the sign just like always and I swear you said "more!" You wouldn't repeat it and I haven't heard it since, but it was very exciting!

Worst Moment:  Leaving to go back to work really stunk.  You did great!  Mama cried all the way to work.

Eating:  You love real food.  Purees are fine if you have to have them, but given the choice you want an actual piece of peach over peach puree.  Also, you do not like Cheerios.  You love puffs, but Cheerios are a definite pass.

Teeth:  5, almost 6!  That isn't helping your sleep either.  Soon, you'll be asking for a steak for dinner.

No Mommy, I'm not feeding the kitty Puffs.