9 Months

Can I just say that I love this age?! Our little peanut is learning tricks left and right and gets so full of herself! Often when we go get her after a nap she'll go through a bunch of her new tricks in a row...such a show off. :) This month she learned how to wave, to clap her hands, drink from a sippy cup, make a ton of silly clicks and noises with her mouth, shake her head "no", stick out her tongue, and babble and mimic more sounds. We hear "mama" and "dada" all the time, but we aren't sure if she means it at this point.

Her stats = Length 28.5" (75%); Weight 17lbs 15oz (25th%); Head 17" (25th%).... which means, according to the pediatrician, that she is what every girl wants --tall and skinny! (must be the genes on her daddy's side!!)

She's eating anything we give her at this point. She is pretty good at feeding herself. She loves bananas, toast, pancakes, peaches, mashed potatoes, and of course the puffs.

She's on the cusp of crawling...still doing a little scooting move and can get to what she wants... eventually. She gets on all 4s and whines in frustration because she hasn't figured it all out. Or she gets into push up position and tries to crawl on her tip toes. I know all too well that it will be coming soon enough - a moment I will both love and dread!

Hannah has become such a good sleeper. She is still taking 3 naps/day (despite my efforts to drop the 3rd). Morning nap is 1.5-2 hours, afternoon nap is 2-3 hours, and 3rd nap is 30min-1hour. She still goes down every night around 7:30-8 and sleeps until 7-7:30 the next morning. We have been able to lay her down and give her the little pink lovey blanket (thanks Shannon!) and she goes to sleep on her own since a very young age. Such a blessing!!