9 Months

Madeline Claire you are one growing girl!

At 9 months you...

•  weigh: 19lbs 9.5oz
• are 27 and a 1/2 inches tall
• Eat three "meals" a day (cereal in the morning, fruit and cereal at lunch, and a vegetable with usually a last serving of cereal for dinner) and have an afternoon and night bottle only.
• Have stopped getting cereal in your bottle (yay! we tried this around Spring Break but you were still spitting up a lot, you seem to have greatly improved).
• Still like sweet potatoes the best.
• Are pulling up on anyone and anything, today Mommy dried her hair with you standing between her legs. 
• Are starting to tell us when you want something. When you want more of something you use your right hand to motion a little wave, almost as if you are saying "bring it." You do this for food mostly, but you also did it for Grandpa to push you more on the swing tonight at the park. 
• Are SO vocal. You might be saying "Hi" but no other real words yet, but you do have PLENTY to tell us. 
• Are still in a size 3 diaper, size 6-9 or 9 month clothes, you are between a size 2 and 3 shoe. Some size 2 shoes fit you perfectly, but some are too small, the 3's are still a little big. 
• Sleep around 11 hours at night and take between a 2 and 3 hour nap in the afternoon. 
• Are starting to get very clingy now that Mommy is off for the summer. If one of us walks out of the room or out of your eye sight you start to cry. 
• Chase after Turner. We laugh, he hates it. 
• Are still crawling everywhere, no steps yet. We practice with you but you aren't really into it at the moment. 
• Have hair! It can get messed up now, so cute!
• Have the best expressions. You love to scrunch up your nose when you smile and show your teeth. You have this Popeye thing going on. 
• Still have just 2 teeth. 

 The famous scrunch face.

 Your either waving Hi or that you want more of something.

 Happy face.

 Scared face, not sure why... but it is still cute!