9 Months Old!

So this post is late.. since H turned 9 months old on March 3.. such is life as a momma!

 

It is really hard to corral an on-the-move 9 month old to "pose" for pics!

Age: 9 months

 

Stats: Weighed 18 lbs 14 oz (65th percentile) and was 27.5 in tall (46th percentile) at her 9 month check-up, wears size 6-12 months in clothing, size 3 diapers & has 2 teeth!

 

Favorite Foods: Breastfeeding is still her main source of calories. Other foods she loves - mango, peaches, pears, prunes, broccoli, spinach, apple, yogurt, yogurt melts & puffs. She also tried French fries one time and loved them.

 

Words: Dada, Momma (although I'm not sure she has made the connection to us yet), Hi, Hi Cat, Kitty Cat (she definitely knows Renzo is the cat. She will wave at her and say "Hi cat!").

 

 

 

 

Favorite Activities: Swinging, cruising, playing peek-a-boo, waving, crawling (so fast!) and pulling herself up on everything. She loves to "kiss" everything too - she even laid one on the refrigerator! Dancing - she puts 1 finger in the air, bops her booty and shakes her head around. Her favorite jams are Uptown Funk and GDFR (obviously we are playing highly appropriate baby music over here). Loves doing anything with Daddy. She also loves when Momma lets her open and close the cover on her iPad, or lets her push a couple of buttons on the remote control. She just figured out that those buttons do things on the TV so she will push one and then look over to see if anything happened! This kid is a daredevil too - flinging herself everywhere and trying so hard to walk on her own.

 

Favorite Things: She is in love with the cat. If she could follow her around all day long, she would. Yogurt melts are really her jam. She has also gotten great at feeding herself and not gagging so much on chunks of solid food now. She loves riding in the shopping cart at Target or the grocery store, although she has started to try and climb out now (giving me a heart attack)! She loves when Momma walks away and then turns back with a jump and points at her. Cracks her up every time (the silly things we do to get a laugh!!). Nomming on anything.

Least Favorite Things: Teething. She had a few bad days as her teeth have been coming in. Realizing it is nap time is also another un-favorite of hers - she has gone from 3 naps to 2 (9 am and about 2 pm), and it really varies how long they last - sometimes 45 minutes, some times an hour and 45 minutes. New foods that aren't fruit based - she will totally gag and then stonewall us, swiping anything and everything away from her. She also has a time limit for errands (can you blame her?) and will usually be good for a stop at one store.

 

Signature Moves: Sleeping with her bum in the air and her legs underneath, doing a funny one legged crawl when she crosses over from the rug to the hardwood, shaking her head when you tell her "shake it!", standing, squatting and then standing back up (go sumo girl!), laughing and scrunching her nose up.

 

 

 

 

Hazel - your daddy and I love you so much and know that you are the most special blessing we have ever received. Now I am going to go kiss your chubby cheeks!!