9 Months Old

Aubrey Nicole, you are 9 months old!  My blog posts are getting a little scarce so at least I have to post something once a month for your birthdays.

You are 19 lbs 1 oz and 27 3/4 inches long (I think they measure your length short at the doctor's office).  You wear size 4 diapers and 12 month clothes.  I moved you up to the next car seat because your legs were getting so long.  It's a little more difficult to get the car unloaded now that I have to carry you.  You also moved up to "Infant B" at daycare.  Most of the kids in there can walk or are really close so you'll have a little catching up to do now.

Things you have learned/do this month:
 - You are really testing all the ranges of your voice now.  You will yell really loud and then say something very quiet.  You say Mama a lot and sometimes even act like you know that means me.  I even got you to repeat something to me once.
 - You know your name very well and usually turn to me when I say it but typically don't stop what you're doing for long.  You do understand one "command" now: give mama a kiss.  You turn and open your mouth and stick it on my cheek.  Makes me smile every single time.
 - You can pick up things with just your thumb and first finger and are getting pretty good at putting food in your mouth even though you don't think you like it yet.  You act like your chocking to death every time you try to swallow something not pureed.
 - You are on the move!  You learned pretty quickly how to crawl up off the ground and now have 2 speeds.  You are funny when you get excited to go get something.
 - You can pull to stand with almost anything and have started cruising around the furniture.  In the last couple days you've figured out how to get back down to the ground more gracefully which makes me happy because you had a couple bruises and bumps on your head from falling down.
 - You are a dancer.  Anytime there's music and even sometimes when it's just me tapping on something you start to shake and move.
 - You stick your tongue out just a little when you're really concentrating on something.  It is sooo cute!
 - You can hold your bottle all by yourself now, but still prefer not to.  You can drink out of a sippy cup sort of but don't like it much.
 - You really like looking at pictures of people.  Every time we sit on the couch you try to crawl up so you can see the digital frame on the end table.  We also talk about Aunt Abby and everyone in the wedding party because those are the 2 pictures right outside your door and you look for them when we go in and out of your room.
 - Carrots are still your favorite food.  So strange.
 - You finally have your first little tooth poking through (bottom left) and have started to eat more un-pureed food.
 - One of your favorite things to do is take everything out of a bag.  You also like to play with cords and straps.  You will crawl anywhere to get to a cord.
 - You have finally figured out that napping is good for you!  I will lay you in your bed and you'll just crawl around until you find a good spot and then go to sleep no problem.  Now if we can get you to sleep at daycare you'll be set.

You are entirely too mobile to get good pictures now.  The only thing you really want to grab is the paper and if you can't reach it you just crawl away.  I'm going to have to come up with a new strategy before next month.

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