9 months old

I caught myself the other day… a woman was asking me how old Ashleigh was, and I almost said 6 months old… it’s just so hard to believe that she is already 9 months old and growing bigger every day!

Here is our 9 month picture!

These monthly photos are getting so much more challenging… here’s proof!

At 9 months, Ashleigh…

-is a champion scooter. She scoots all over our house on her belly, using her arms and legs to push her.

-is getting up on her hands and knees and staying like that for several seconds. She’ll be crawling soon!

-is a teeny little thing!  She was 25 3/4 inches tall and 14 lbs 14 oz at her 9 month check up. She is in the 5th percentile for weight, but doctor said she was growing at her own pace and was very healthy.

-is still wearing 6 month clothing. We haven’t even tried pulling out her 9 month stuff because some of her 6 month outfits are still too big.

- is wearing size 2 diapers.

- loves to stand up (with help, of course).

- is eating solid foods 3 times a day and breastfeeding 4 times a day.

- typically sleeps through the night (8pm-7am), but we have had a hard time keeping her on her schedule because we’ve been so busy! So lately she has been waking up during the night.

- loves our cat and dog. She likes their tails the best.  And when I mean she likes their tails, I mean she likes to PULL their tails! And she also likes to chase them around the house!

- likes playing with Hobbes’ toys! (Fortunately, Hobbes doesn’t mind sharing- sometimes they play with the same toy at the same time!)

- is saying mamama and dadadada (and actually looks at one us when she does it!) and bababa and waves bye (sometimes).

- is starting to experiment with her lips and the sounds she can make, especially making raspberries.

- cries when we take her away from something she is enjoying (here come the temper tantrums!)

- loves the Gerber Graduates puffs.

-sleeps on her belly with her bottom pushed up in the air.

- still loves to go on walks (even in this blazing SC heat).

- still loves to read books, especially the ones she can feel different textures.

- can give high fives.

-has about 5 different types of fake laughs that she uses throughout the day.

-is giving sweet kisses.

We love this girl!