9 Months

11/13/2013

9 Month Stats:

27.75 inches - 55%

17 pounds 1 ounce - 33%

* Likes to blow raspberries

* Likes to blow her lips like a horse

* Likes to play with her own lips

* Likes to stand up on everything (can stand on her own just briefly)

* Starting to develop stranger anxiety

* Always happy

* Sleeps 12-14 hours at night

* Takes two to three 20-40 minute naps each day

* Goes to sleep around 5-6 each night, wakes up between 6-7:30 each morning

* Likes to play hide and seek, or peek-a-boo

* Loves just about everything that she eats

* Still wearing some 3-6 month clothes, wearing all 9 month pajamas, in very very few 9 month outfits

* Absolute favorite toys: Books (especially those interactive books)

* Likes to kiss: Mommy, Daddy, Caleb, and all her stuffed animals

* Loves to be kissed, especially her feet

* Has been to 4 states so far

* Likes to have her back or feet rubbed

* Loves to go to the grocery store and sit in the cart

* Loves to help Mommy or Daddy drive

* Sometimes helps too much with what Mommy and Daddy are doing

* Had graduated to a big bath tub

* Loves to go on walks

* Loves to feed herself

* Talks to her dolls and stuffed animals

* Wakes us up in the morning with her playing with toys in her crib and squealing in delight

... and...

* has almost mastered Calculus!

(Thanks Grandma Auntie Becky for the cute clothes!)