9 months update

Lily,

My sweet girl, you have officially been outside the womb as long as you were in it. So crazy. I feel like its been going by at lightning speed. It's hard to imagine you will be turning ONE in 3 months! I'm not ready. Not ready because I know in the blink of an eye you will be all grown up, and I'll NEVER be ready for that. You become more delicious everyday. I love watching you explore and learn new skills.  I need eyes in the back of my head. Every time I turn around you're standing up on something new like  Lucy Bear, but thankfully she doesn't mind. You keep us on our toes that's for sure ;)

We love being Mama and Dada to you sweet pea!
Happy 9 months :)

Growth Stats

15 pound 6 ounces of pure nuggety LOVE

Honestly, I have been so worried about your weight and size, because I hear all the time how little you are, but coming from your birth weight (6 pounds 4 ounces) you are huge to us. Doctor says you are perfectly normal, developmentally you are doing exactly what you should be, and that you're just petite :) 

Clothes/Diaper Size

Mostly 6-9 months and some 6-12 months ( still a little big)
Size 3

Milestones

Two TEETH (bottom) 

Started army crawling on the 8 month mark and now you get up on all fours to crawl some of the time  

Sit yourself up from laying down 
Pulling up to standing (on things that you can reach) 
Walk with push walker and while holding on to our hands 

High five
Dada

Drinks water out of a straw and sippy cup
Drinks out of my cup
Wave Bye Bye

First time in the pool 

First time at the Zoo

Eating

Nursing has been going so great, aside from you hating nursing covers (you can find us running to the car or in a random dressing room) we have had no issues.
We stay busy with activities during the week, so lunch has been hit or miss, but I've been doing a lot better about it.

I'm probably forgetting something but…

New foods this month: 

Watermelon 

Spinach 

Cucumber 

Broccoli

Pumpkin

Zucchini 

Lentils
Barley

Teething wafers
Puffs (Oh, your over being in this store? Here's a puff, instant mood changer 🙈) 

Sleeping

You've had a few nights where you wake up screaming at random times. I'm sure it was from your teeth coming in, and I've heard learning new skills can mess with your sleep patterns too. Overall, your still a 12 hour a night sleeper and a 2 nap a day kinda gal. Not complaining at all :) 

Lovin

Kindermusik Class
Eating with special attention to watermelon
My EOS lip balm
My water bottle
Drinking water out of my cup (monkey see monkey do as your Meme says)
Other babies
Story Time
Music
Grandparents
Pool
Outdoors
Clapping
Dancing
Feeding yourself 

Dogs
Playing with toys

Chewing hard books (the scene from BIG with the mini corn cob comes to mind)

Not Lovin

Still hate getting your hands and face wiped after eating
Being Strapped in (car seat, stroller, high chair)
Being in the car too long
Staying up past bedtime

Strangers grabbing hold of you too soon

For the most part you are the sweetest and happiest little baby, but when you are tired or over it you can get very LOUD boisterous. 

I'm trying to be a better blogger and post more about things going on during the month. If anyone has any post suggestions please feel free to email me or leave a comment below :)

Lily 8 months update

 Lily,
Eight months!! I just have to say each month gets better and better! Every morning you're just happy as can be in your crib, I have to restrain myself from squeezing you so tight that your head pops off. No really, that's how crazy in love I am with you. Your smiles are contagious. You have gotten to be such a Mommies girl. I'm soaking it up because I know that wont last forever. Just the other day, I grabbed you from the crib, and you seemed so much bigger, longer even. Over night?? When Daddy is home and you're waking up, he always runs up to get you so he's the first person you see. You love seeing him, and light up grinning from ear to ear, it warms my heart. I believe you are starting to have a real appreciation for Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars, you start singing LOUD when they come on! Your hair is getting long enough for me to put a little clippy in, or make the tiniest pony tail. Which is nice because your headbands are starting to double as teethers. Its possible you think your real name is Sweet Pea. You continue to be our dream baby. How did we ever get this lucky?
Happy 8 months baby girl! We love you! 

Clothes/Diaper Size

6-9 month clothes
Size 3 diapers

Milestones

You are SO close to crawling - Funny thing is you crawl all over the crib in your sleep. But when you are having playtime you can't seem to remember how. You get up on all fours and rock back and fourth, then do like a swan dive head first into the floor. It makes you mad! So you end up turning your body toward the object and just rolling.

Still using rolling to get what you want 

Upgraded to the big bath tub 

Clapping

Standing and dancing (while holding onto furniture) 

Sleeping

Lately you haven't been taking a third nap so maybe we are dropping the last one?? Not a problem since you go to bed around 7 and wake up in between 6am and 7am (I've tried keeping you up longer in hopes you would sleep in a little……. No Dice)

Diet

You looove to eat! Anytime we are getting baby food ready you get so impatient excited. In fact, you love it so much I had to add another nursing feed because my supply was dropping. Ekkk I'll take that over you screaming at the boob cause it's not coming out fast enough any day! Not fun!
You have been working on feeding yourself and doing an awesome job. Not always hitting your mouth, but it's a learning process.

New foods this month:
mango
kidney beans
prunes
blueberries
eggs (see this post)

Lovin

Mom
Dad
Family - You looove your Grandparents, Uncle Matt, Uncle Jet, and Aunt Julie! We got to spend lots of time with them this month.
Traveling
Pulling Moms hair
TAGS
Throwing things on the ground or on the left side of your car seat
Lucy Bear 

Clapping

Music class 

Story Time
Other babies

Outside

Being tickled 

The park 

Singing

Not Lovin

Pretty much same as last month
Getting shirts put on - No I'm NOT removing your arms… Just breathe 

Diaper Changes - Finding new ways to distract you everyday.

Here's a few pics from this month :)

Personal favorite 

Uncle Matt