Weight-Length-Head:
No update this month. We go to
the doctor for your 9 month well check in November.
Clothes:
Right now you are between sizes. Some of your 9 month clothes fit, but some of
them are too small. I feel like you’ve
been in your 9 month clothes forever and I’m getting kind of sick of them! I’ve gotten all of your 12 month clothes
washed and ready to go, although some of them are still a little big. The weather also made it difficult to
get you dressed this passed month. It
would be 80 degrees one day and then only 55 degrees the next. Most of your 9 month clothes are for warmer
weather and your 12 month clothes are for cooler weather. With that said, I am ready for cooler weather
to be here to stay so we can finally wear all of your cute jeans, vests, and
sweaters. I even bought you the most
adorable pair of boots for the fall!
Diapers: size 3
Health:
It’s officially flu season and the cooler weather has
brought lots of stuffy noses and boogers our way this past month! I am one happy momma every time I pick you up
from daycare and see your teacher sanitizing the mats, toys, tables, etc. But there aren’t enough wipes to go around to
keep the germs away. You had a few colds
come and go throughout the month, but remained your happy, normal self (except
when I come at you with the dreaded nose-frida, then you are NOT happy!)
Your 2 front teeth also made an appearance this past month
and they are so cute! Teething is not
fun for anyone, but I think you handled it like a champ. As long as you had some Tylenol and Sophie
(and mommy and daddy) you were pretty content.
It’s when the Tylenol wore off at daycare we got to see how you really
felt. Luckily, you love your teacher and
she takes pretty good care of you when your dad and I aren’t around. We are officially 2 teeth down, many more to
go!
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| "Ahhh! Look mom I can make funny noises too!" |
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| Deep in thought.... |
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| "Okay, I'll give you a smile!" |
Diet:
This past month we have increased your solids and successfully
cut back on a bottle while you are at daycare!
YAY, way to go Addie girl! I am
happy to say that you have still only had breast milk for the first 8 months of
your life and that makes me one proud momma!
There were days when you were only a few months old that I questioned
whether or not we would make it, but I am so glad we stuck it out. Nursing you is so easy now and I’ve actually
learned to enjoy it! I love that it’s
our time together and I love that I am able to give you what you need to be a
happy, healthy little girl.
On a typical day, I nurse you before I go to work. Then, you eat fruit/cereal at daycare around
8am for breakfast. You also eat your
lunch of 3-4 cubes each of a fruit and vegetable and 2 bottles while you are at
daycare. As soon as we get home I nurse
you before you go down for a quick nap and then you eat protein (which is the
only baby food that I buy - the thought of making my own meat purees just kind
of grosses me out) and a vegetable for dinner.
Finally, I nurse you again right
before you go to bed for the night!
Eating is one of your favorite times of the day! You smack your lips together and smile as
soon as you see your dad or I getting your food ready. We can’t shovel it fast enough into your
mouth, I’m pretty sure you get your speed eating from your dad! Some of your favorite fruits are pineapple,
apple, banana, pears, peaches, and mango.
You haven’t tried a fruit you haven’t loved! Sweet potatoes, squash, avocado, chicken with
apples, chicken noodle, and turkey with sweet potatoes are some of your other
favorites. You protested your carrots
(which you used to love) at daycare this month, along with asparagus. Puffs and teething cookies are your favorite desserts!
Sleep:
Your dad and I are SO lucky in this department. Other than a few weeks of the 4 month sleep
regression, you have been an amazing sleeper!
(Yes, I just said it, so I’m sure you will prove me wrong next month and
I will pay for it!) My friend Sarah recommended
that I read Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child a while back and I couldn’t
say more good things about it. It worked
wonders for us and after only a few days of crying it out you were a changed
baby. Nowadays, I lay you down awake
every single time and you roll over and put yourself to sleep within
minutes. It’s amazing! Napping at daycare is still a little more
difficult for you because you are so curious about what is going on around you,
but you have made some improvements.
Bedtime is around 7 every night and I usually have to wake you up around
6:30. Then, you usually take 2 naps at
day care, a short one in the morning and then a little longer one in the
afternoon. As soon as you get home, you
take a third nap of about an hour before dinner. We have continued our bedtime routine of
bath, books, and one last nursing session before bed.
We even have a good routine going on the weekends as
well. Your dad and I take turns getting
up with you in the morning. Saturdays
are my day to get up and Sundays it’s your dads turn. You usually only take 2 naps on the weekends,
but 1 of those naps is usually between 2-3 hours long! I love this because it allows your dad and I
to get some things done around the house while you are sleeping, so we can hang
out and play with you when you are up.
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| "Look! Those are my books that mommy and daddy read to me at night! My favorite is "Snuggle Puppy!" |
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| "Nice puppy!" |
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| "Why can't you do any cool tricks like my dog Cooper!" |
Likes:
You are obsessed with mommy and daddy this month! You light up as soon as you see us and we
feel the same way about you! You are NOT
happy when we leave and it has made it even more difficult to drop you off at
daycare. Your dad likes to tell you that
you are playing a really long game of peek-a-boo when he leaves. One of your favorite things to do this month
is dance and I think it is the cutest thing in the world. You bounce up and down and smile while you
wave your arms, it is absolutely adorable!
You also like to hit your chest with your arm, I think the echo sound it
makes intrigues you. We spend a lot of our
evenings blasting Toddler Tunes on the TV and dancing in the family room. Cooper becomes more and more interesting to
you every month. You love to watch him
and you have even started helping me give Cooper his treats. Cooper has become even more fond of you
lately, especially around dinner time! The red and yellow sun, your bath time turtle,
singing puppy, and pots, pans, and wooden spoons are your favorite toys these
days. You love it when you get to snack
on Puffs or a teething cookie when your dad and I eat our dinner.
Dislikes:
Stranger-danger is in full effect this month! You start screaming if someone other than Ms.
Michelle tries to feed you or get you up from your nap at daycare. When other people try to pick you up or
sometimes even just look at you when your dad or I are around you give us the
lip. Usually, you will warm up to them,
but it takes a little while and you need to know that your dad and I are still
there. Grandma and Pap came to visit
this month and as soon as they walked through the door you started
screaming. It had been a few weeks since
you had seen them, plus Pap was wearing his silly looking reading glasses. A few games of peek-a-boo and some baby talk
later, you were all smiles when Grandma and Pap played with you. The 3 of you even enjoyed a day of fun
together at home while your dad and I were at work. They took you for a walk and to the park and
you loved every minute of it (and I loved all the pictures and videos I got
while I was at work!)
You would think the world is coming to an end when we try to
wipe your face off after you eat and car rides definitely aren’t your
thing. There’s nothing worse than that
stupid nose-frida thing either!
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| "I'm over this!" |
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| "But, you are kinda funny!" |
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| "No more pictures please!" |
Milestones:
-Teeth! You
officially have your front 2 teeth!
-Still no crawling, but you can roll around like it’s your
job. You can get on all 4s and we think
you’re about to do it, then you just roll over again and again and again until
you get to what you want. Maybe you’ll
be one of those babies that just goes from rolling to walking, who knows?
-If your dad or I help you stand up, you can keep yourself
up by holding onto the couch or the ottoman.
-We are still working on your pincer grasp and eating your
puffs is perfect practice for this. You
will occasionally get them to your mouth on your own, but other times you just
sit with your mouth open like a bird until I help you out!
-You have started mimicking what your dad and I do. When we bounce up and down, you copy us. Sometimes you and I go back and forth
screaming, making noises, and growling - your poor dad (and Cooper) have to
listen to us! When I burp you and pat
your back, you pat me back.
Personality:
You are pretty much the coolest, cutest baby ever! I’m not sure how your dad and I got so
lucky! You smile is contagious and we
can’t go anywhere without someone commenting on your good looks or luscious
locks! You rock a ponytail these days
like it’s nobody’s business. I know I always say this, but you are such a
happy baby! Even when I have to wake you
up in the morning, you smile and start kicking your legs. Who does that? I’ve seriously never seen anyone be so happy
to just wake up in the morning! You are
very curious and aware of everything that goes on around you. You are also extremely active, you love to
roll and bounce around, dance, make noises, and babble. You have a lot to say, your dad and I just
aren’t quite sure what you’re saying.
But, you must be funny because you are constantly laughing and giggling
at yourself. It’s rare that we find you
sitting still these days and forcing you to sit still on long car rides isn’t
fun for any of us! Each and every month
we continue to fall more and more in love with you. We love you Addie girl!
Visitors:
Grandma and Pap came to visit for a weekend and so did Aunt
Leah! They both let you skip a day of
school to hang out with them while your dad and I went to work, aren’t you
lucky! We also took a trip to Salem to
meet baby Josie and see Robert and Jill.
The 2 of you are going to be best buds when you get older!
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| "I'll give you one more good smile!" |
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| "Now I'm outta here!" |
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