9 months

Caroline,

I have not posted this yet, because I think I have been a little reluctant to even acknowledge the fact that you are 9 whole months old. I can not believe it. It seems like it was just yesterday when Daddy and I were looking at your sweet face on an ultrasound monitor. Now you are here and let me tell you, you are larger than life.

Lately you have absolutely blossomed. You talk all of the time. I am sure that you are having the best conversation with me, but I am completely stumped. You are so animated and emphatic about everything that you "say." You can say a lot of syllables now, but your favorite is "da da." I try to get you to say my name (since I am the one hauling you around all of the time), but to no avail....Da Da Da.....

You crawl everywhere you want to go and you are hearing the "uh-oh" song a lot. You really enjoy getting in to all of the things that are off limits! You have one tooth. It isn't really up yet, but it is poking through little by little. You are almost completely on formula and solid food now. At your 9 month Drs. appointment you weighed 19 pounds and 12 ounces and you are 28 inches long.

A typical day goes like this.

6:30ish you wake up and get in bed with Daddy and me for your first course. We usually play for 30 minutes or so before we get up for breakfast.

7:00 Breakfast. Most mornings you have baby cereal and some toast, or toast and half a banana.

7:30 I put you in your jumparoo to watch your Praise Baby video. YOU LOVE IT! You jump like crazy and squeal at all of the babies.

8:15 ish we play for a little while on the floor. You aren't all that interested in your toys yet. Mostly you are just on the go. You crawl from the living room to the guest room to my bedroom, just to see what is going on.

9:00 Nap time

10- 12 we usually run errands or get ready for a play date with all of your boys.

12:00 lunch. You usually eat baby food at lunch, but I have started giving you grilled cheese or cut up chicken. You really like it when we go out to lunch with friends and you can eat off of my plate. Your favorite so far is guacamole.

2:00 nap

4:00-6:00 Play time. Daddy is usually pretty close to finished for the day by now. We usually all play together or sometimes he will take over so I can have a little time.

6:00 Dinner.

7:00 Whew! Bed time.


Our days are such a whirlwind, and it is all going by so fast. I love you so much sweet girl.

Mommy