Our little one is huge! She went to the doctor for her 9 month exam and is in the 90th percentile for height and weight and 80th percentile for head size. She measured in at 29 inches long and 22 pounds. She is pulling up on everything and anything (loves Rio's long ears....). She would like to walk...I know it's coming any day. She loves to crawl around the house but never strays too far from this mama. Her dad and her play hide and seek around the house which is hilarious because she gets so excited that she can hardly contain herself. She loves to smile and laugh and claps her hands together. If you say "yay!" she will clap for herself.
At the very end of the month she got a bad sickness. I could hear her attempting to breath from the other room and she spiked a temperature of 103. We had to take her to the doctor several times and they put her on steroids and gave us a nebulizer (in the shape of a penguin with a carrying case that looks like an igloo.....bizarre). That was not fun times. She would have to sit still for 15 minutes every few hours to do the nebulizer and getting an active little lady to comply required cartoons (which she greatly enjoys but we never let her watch).
She still LOVES her food. LOVES. She baby signs the word "more" and has said it several times. We are going with this as her first "word" because while she says DADADADA ALL of the time she has no idea what it means. But when she wants more food she definitely knows how to get it--baby signs more and says MORE! And more food we give her. Do you know this girl ate 3 pieces of pizza in one sitting? I only had 2. Yes, my 9-month-old out-pizza-ed me. OH, and if you know of any cheerio eating contests please let me know. Because I already know she would be a winner. This girl can eat her weight in cheerios. That being said she has gotten a little more picky.....not too fond of peas and green beans anymore. And if you give her several foods at a feeding she will let you know which one she prefers and refuse the other items. And she eats whatever we eat now. Which is awesome. Even though I did love making her baby food....
Nursing continues to be a struggle but we are still going. Still hoping I can make it until 12 months. That is the only reason why I don't mind that the days are flying by. Baby girl, hurry up and stop nursing, but slow down growing?!
At the very end of the month she got a bad sickness. I could hear her attempting to breath from the other room and she spiked a temperature of 103. We had to take her to the doctor several times and they put her on steroids and gave us a nebulizer (in the shape of a penguin with a carrying case that looks like an igloo.....bizarre). That was not fun times. She would have to sit still for 15 minutes every few hours to do the nebulizer and getting an active little lady to comply required cartoons (which she greatly enjoys but we never let her watch).
She still LOVES her food. LOVES. She baby signs the word "more" and has said it several times. We are going with this as her first "word" because while she says DADADADA ALL of the time she has no idea what it means. But when she wants more food she definitely knows how to get it--baby signs more and says MORE! And more food we give her. Do you know this girl ate 3 pieces of pizza in one sitting? I only had 2. Yes, my 9-month-old out-pizza-ed me. OH, and if you know of any cheerio eating contests please let me know. Because I already know she would be a winner. This girl can eat her weight in cheerios. That being said she has gotten a little more picky.....not too fond of peas and green beans anymore. And if you give her several foods at a feeding she will let you know which one she prefers and refuse the other items. And she eats whatever we eat now. Which is awesome. Even though I did love making her baby food....
Nursing continues to be a struggle but we are still going. Still hoping I can make it until 12 months. That is the only reason why I don't mind that the days are flying by. Baby girl, hurry up and stop nursing, but slow down growing?!
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| Happy 9 months Chunky Monkey! |
