"Walking" Girl

This lady is edging closely every day to becoming a walking baby! She can walk holding your hands, and it's her absolute favorite activity.  She demands to be "walked around" on a regular basis, and gets quite upset if you do not meet her request.  If ever she is fussy or cranky, she is guaranteed to have an improved mood if you walk her around.  She smiles and squeals with delight every time.  As back-breaking as it is for the adults, it's great to see her interested in being mobile and loving every minute of it.  It is just a matter of time before she's doing it all on her own!

O Christmas Tree

You wouldn't normally expect a 9-month year old to be too engaged in the process of decorating a Christmas tree, but turns out our curious explorer was absolutely delighted to be able to look at, touch and hold all of the Christmas ornaments we pulled out.  While we decorated, she happily dug through our ornament box, and it was cute to see how interested she was in seeing all of the ornaments, and how she couldn't wait to get her hands on some. 

Baby's First Musical Theater

The weekend after Thanksgiving, we had the opportunity to go see "Seussical: The Musical" at the Arvada Arts Center.  Since this was a kid-friendly show, Autumn got to tag along! And she LOVED it.  She sat, rapt with attention, watching the show closely for the first half to two-thirds of the show or so, at which time she got a little restless.  Even then, though, she was just a little squirmy and didn't fuss so much we had to leave (which I was prepared to do).  We were proud of how well she did through an hour long show, and delighted to see how engaged she was in watching the show!

9 Months

Somehow, this lady is 9 months old!

At 9 months, this lady is continuing to be a complete delight. She is showing her personality and preferences more and more, and growing and developing at a rapid rate! She is clearly understanding most of what we say to her, and responds in her own way, either through happy kicks, happy bounces or smiles and laughs when she likes something. We think she MIGHT be picking up the sign "all done," but we are not sure.  We are also pretty sure she blows kisses back to us by making a kiss or puckering sound with her mouth. She can wave to people and makes it clear what she wants in various ways! She got a clean bill of health at her 9 month check up and weighed in at 18 lbs (55th percentile).  And we continue to love her with all of our hearts! 

Likes

Snuggles

Being with Mama 

Yogurt

Practicing standing

Exploring

Chasing after big brother

Splashing in Piper's water bowl

Blowing raspberries

Chewing on everything

Balloons

Music

Playing with her pal Riley

Dislikes

Solid foods (we've tried giving some to her and she either spits them out or gags on them!

Spinach, brown rice and lentil pouches

Sitting in the high chair

Riding in the car

Getting tackled by big brother

Long naps

Being ignored/left alone

Milestones

Pulling up to stand

Standing unsupported for a couple seconds at a time

Waving

Blowing kisses

Starting to sign??

So cute and so sad

Matching mama!

 

Sitting with her friend, Sammy, who is 3 months old!

Jealous of her brother's Halloween candy haul

Trying to figure out the whole stairs thing

Exploring the great outdoors!

Tolerating Uncle Brice!

Dreaming of the day she gets to play in the snow

Playing with pal Riley

First pony!

Checking out the fish tank at the doctors office

Who needs toys when you have a giant roll of paper? 

Reading stories with big brother