9 months

Belle,

You are 9 months old today!

~ You are growing each and every day! At your check up, you were 26.5 inches long (20%), 19 lbs 2 oz (50% based on height) and your head measurement was in the 90% for your age.
~ It appears you may be destined to be short like your mom! Though, you had grown 2 inches in 3 months! We will take it!
~ You take 24-30 oz of formula each day and eat three meals. We have just upgraded you to a full container of fruit/veggie, puffs, and some of why we are eating per meal. Daycare feeds you lots of yummies as well! They have started feeding you big kid food! You love it!
~ Speaking of daycare, you have moved up to the older infant room which is one of those bittersweet milestones.
~ Another milestone you have reached in the past month is that you are now crawling. At first, it was just one or two steps, but now you are all over the place!
~ You are also pulling up on EQVERYTHING! We know it's only a matter of time before you are standing on your own and taking steps.
~ You are still wearing 6-9 month clothes, though I have been throwing in the 6-12 month stuff as well! I tend to think you are one of the best dressed kids that I have ever seen...not that I am biased...
~ This month you have FINALLY cut your first tooth! Hallelujah! We thought we would never see the day!
~ You are starting to become clingy and selective about who you will let hold you. I'm not sure how I feel about it, yet.
~ You wave bye to people and will blow kisses on occasion! You look so sweet doing both.
~ You say "ba-ba" and "bop-bop" for your bottle. You also say "dada", "bye bye", and occasionally "paa-paa". Still no "mama"...
~ You went with Mama and Dada to Hot Springs for Memorial Day weekend where you had your first lake experience. You played with your friend Vonni and her parents who joined us for the weekend.
~ You also rode on a Duck for the first time!
~ During the month, you also had your first pool experience. Based on the lake and the pool, I would have to say that you are a water baby! You enjoyed both of those adventures!

B,
You are 2/3rds of a year old! You have grown and changed so much in the last 9 months from this tiny baby to a little person full of energy and spunk! We are so amazed by you. You are very smart, probably a little too much for your own good/our sanity. You are so curious and anxious to discover new things. Watching you find something new is an experience that makes my heart melt! Your smile and happy-go-lucky attitude and outlook make our days full of fun and joy! We look forward to each and every day that we get to spend with you! We are blessed beyond imagination that you are our child. Our love for you continues to grow as you do. Just when we think we couldn't love you anymore, you give us a smile, do something cute, or give one of your priceless faces that makes us love you
that much more! We love you to the moon and back!

Love Always,
Mama and Dada