Keeping Up With The Joneses: 9 (1/2) months

Thursday, June 13, 2013

9 (1/2) months

You turned 9 months while we were in Tennessee. It was your first really long trip. We left on a Wednesday night, drove through the night to arrive in Nashville the next day. You did awesome! Especially since you decided to start cutting 2 teeth right before we left! You slept pretty much the whole way. We drove up with Grammy and Papa. I know they had to have been just a little nervous about the 12 hours in the car with an almost 8 month old. BUT you were perfect.

You are still in the 90th percentile in weight, about 65th percentile in height. You weigh about 22 lbs, and are 28 inches long. We finally figured out why your face would never clear up. You've had eczema on your face for several months. We had tried several doctors, but couldn't figure it out. We finally went to a dermatologist and discovered you had a staph infection on your face! Could not believe it. We felt HORRIBLE! Thankfully, 10 days of antibiotics later you were all clear! Just thankful we caught it before it got too bad.

Our new toy all the way from Prague!

Could just hold you all day!! Sweet baby

You are growing and changing WAY too fast. You sit up by yourself now. You mostly army crawl everywhere, but are toying with the idea of crawling on your hands and knees. You love pulling up and standing whenever you get the chance. You do this cute thing where you bounce up and down all the time. Whether on your bottom bouncing or standing up bouncing. You get the biggest grin while you're doing this!

Your schedule is pretty set, and you're finally napping now! WOOHOO!!! It's hard to keep you up at night until your 6:00 bedtime. You're really ready to go down by 5:30. Gotta work to keep you up! You wake up around 4:00 or 5:00 for a quick feed, then usually wake up around 6:00 or 6:30. Naps are getting better. You nap about 3 times a day. Morning nap around 8:00, afternoon around 11:00, and then again around 2:00. I don't know what to do with all my "free" time!

You are eating a bit more food. You're obsessed with mangos and bananas. You like pears, apples, and are coming around to squash and carrots. You still love nursing, and nurse about 4 or 5 times a day. Thankful you figured out your sippy cups! Considering you never took bottles, we were a bit nervous! You love spending time in your high chair.

You make the funniest faces. Your personality is really starting to show! You love to smile and giggle. You're mimicking Daddy and me more and more. I know I say this every month, but you are just so fun!