Ok! I have completely and utterly avoided updating my blog because I seem to be struggling with the fact that Stella was 7 months, then that turned to 8 months, and now.... whopping 9 months old!!!!!
We had her 9-month well-baby visit. She is "growing beautifully" according to her doctor.
Length - 27.5" - 25%
Weight - 16.5lbs - 5%
I don't even know where to start with developmental stuff.
- She just started wearing 9 month clothes, although most of it is still a little big. She fits best in 6-9 months.
- Size 2-3 diapers
- She started army crawling around 8 months & this past Sunday (Oct 18) she raised up on her hands and knees and took off across the floor.
- She is pulling up.
- She loves to open drawers and pull things of them or try to use them to pull up.
- She will eat solid food for daycare, but no so much for Stephen or I
- At home she is one #2 foods and we have ventured in to some #3's although she does not care for things that have tomato base (i.e. - #3 food of spaghetti with meatballs)
- Size 2 shoes, but we are right at the point that I need to start buying 3's if I want her to be able to wear them for more than a few weeks.
- She talks when she feels like it. By talking I mean gabbing. Still no "mama" or "dada."
- TEETH! Okay, well not yet. Her top two peeked through a few weeks ago, her gums swelled up and they have been hiding ever since. You can tell when they are bothering her- but she handles it SO WELL. She doesn't get crabby or whiney, she just doesn't like to eat when they are giving her fits.
We went to the pumpkin patch with Courtney & Boston. So here is the most recent picture I have readily available to post (aka - besides the ones that just seem to hang out on my camera)
She is going to kill me forever this probably. For Halloween she is going to be a peacock! I promise it is the cutest thing you have seen in a long time.
With the holidays coming up and family visits increase we are sure to have more fun to talk about. September was a super busy month for me because of all of the ovarian cancer activities. Hopefully, I will be able to jump on here more.
Because I do not get off of work until 5:30, I am not walking in the door until after 6 and someone has to be fed around 6:30, we eat at 7-7;15 and bed time routine starts at 7:30, with lights out by 8. By then, Stephen & I are exhausted.
Can't wait to share Halloween pictures with everyone!!
