9 Months! Oh My!

Molly, Molly, Molly. You had your 9 month birthday this past Saturday. I can't believe it. We spent the day at the ranch where you enjoyed being with family and all the leaves. Seriously, this girl loves to eat leaves - oh and she likes to chase flies. Yep, that's my daughter.

(She very clearly did not want to stay still for pictures.)

• You are wearing 12 month clothing, size 3 diapers and size 3 in shoes.
• You have got all kinds of tricks these days: you dance when you hear music, you click your tongue, you waive bye-bye (when you want too), you give high 5’s, you pull up and walk around things and you are balancing on your own for about 5 seconds.
• You have 6 teeth. Two on the bottom and 4 on the top.
• You are starting to balance on your feet for a couple seconds without holding on to things and you are walking down the coach or around the coffee table.
• You are completely sleeping through the night now and have been for a couple of weeks. From 7:30pm – 7(ish)am.
• You still take 2 naps a day. Morning nap is usually 45min – 1.5 hours and afternoon nap around 1pm and it is usually 2 hours.
• Likes: music, dogs, being outside, butternut squash, the toy where you put shapes in the correct holes (you like pushing them in), standing up, playing peek-a-boo, jumping before bed, walks, bike rides and of course your lovie. You get so excited when you see it and once you have it you cuddle, cuddle, cuddle.
• Dislikes: putting on your pjs, being still enough to put on your diaper – as soon as that thing comes off you are outta there! You have started to realize when something gets taken away and you don’t like it, especially if it was something you wanted to eat.
• You are getting smarter and smarter. It is so fun to watch the wheels turn. Like I said earlier when we take something away you know it is not gone now so you look and look for it. You are ALWAYS going after the dog bowl and we can pick you up and take you to the other room and you will go right back to the dog bowl without stopping. You will do that at least 4-5 times before giving it up. When you are standing up you soooo want to walk. You try and find other objects that you can grab ahold of so you have go from one piece of furniture to another without getting on the ground.
• You are a good eater. I was worried I wasn’t going to be able to say that but you are a great eater now. You like most things, minus peas. You have started eating some solid foods. We are giving you puffs and yogurt puffs. Daddy is so scared every time you eat one because the first time you choked a little but now you are so good at eating like a big girl. I am gonna have to start cooking before you go to bed so you can eat more big girl food.

(We are not above bribing her to sit still for more than 2 seconds. A little baby puff does the trick.)

We went to Dr. D today for her check up and she came away with an A+. Below are her 9 month stats. Her last visit was at 6 months.

Height - 28.5 inches (81.22%). You have grown 1.5 inches
Weight - 20lbs 15.5oz (83.91%). You have gained 2lbs
Head circumference - 17.76 inches (80.77%). Your head grew 0.52 inches.

Molly Grace, you amaze me everyday. I thank God everyday that I can call you my daughter. You are one special girl. You are so funny, whether it is you randomly letting out a scream or whispering you are always doing something to crack and me daddy up. I love you my little chicken nugget.