You are now 9 months old. You've lived in the "outside world" longer than inside my tummy.
You (and your brother) are the joys of my life. You both provide me with stability when life goes "wonky".
You've changed so much this month. You've developed mostly in movement this month. You figured crawling out and are now practicing for speed. You pull yourself up (on toys, mommy's legs, the couch, and your crib) and I had to lower your crib to the lowest setting already! You are very agile and confident with moving your body the way you want. You do get stuck under the kitchen table and chairs. You've even started to attempt the stairs -yikes!
We've had to do lots of baby-proofing this month. Moving many of your brother's toys to the study and keeping doors closed. You seem to like the bathroom the best - yuck!
You still have only 2 bottom teeth.
You love eating food and have attempted chicken this month, with some success. Your faves are blueberries, banana, cheerios, raisin bread toast, cheese, yogurt, rice, black beans, and strawberries.
You still breastfeed at least 5 times a day. You take 2 naps a day, but still have 3-nap days.
While you don't have any new "words", you've become even more vocal and much louder. You still don't laugh much, but show your happiness with sequels of delight and many, many smiles.
Your fave toys are Little People animals, duplos, activity table, and you've discovered books, especially the touch and feel ones. We've been reading books a lot lately :)
You enjoy Pentwater with Grandma and Grandpa. You LOVE swinging in the swing and like falling asleep on the boat (HATE the lifejacket, but I don't blame you!).
