HUGE month in the life of Madelyn. Crawling everywhere, first teeth, pulling up
on everything, finally starting to sleep really long stretches, and first family
vacation to the beach. Time is flying
by!
Size:
We had your 9 month check-up and you are
weighing in at 19lbs 10oz (75%) & 28.25 inches long (76%). You are wearing 9 and 12 month clothes &
I just moved you up to size 4 diapers (although you could have stayed in size 3
a little while longer).
Sleep:
After a VERY rough patch during & after
vacation, you are finally getting back on track (hopefully for good J). You have just started
sleeping until anytime between 4:30am and 6am.
You wake up to eat and will go back to sleep until about 7:30 or 8. This is a great improvement & I will take
it! Hopefully you will keep sleeping
longer now that you are eating more solid foods.
Activities: You are pretty much into everything now. Since you are crawling and pulling up you can
make an activity out of ANYTHING. You
are not in your jumper nearly as much, but you just crawl around the house and
grab anything you can get your hands on & pull up on anything possible
(coffee table, couch, toys, baby gate, chairs…really anything). You love to bang toys together & play
with anything that makes noise. You have
also been sneaking into your brother’s room & going through all of his
stuffed animals.
Food:
You LOVE to eat. I never remember your brother wanting to eat
this much but you want to eat anything & everything. You are eating all kinds of puffs, teething
biscuits, cheerios, black beans, blueberries, cheese, turkey, and are still
eating homemade baby food. You can chew
food up like a champ. You are still EBF
when it comes to milk & we are working on you mastering a sippy cup.
New
things:
This month was full of new
things for you. You are now a speed
crawler & you can pull all the way up to standing on anything. We have lowered your crib because you love to
sit up and pull up when you don’t feel like sleeping.
You
also got your first two teeth this month (bottom 2).
You
took your first family roadtrip to Florida & did great in the car. You weren’t a huge fan of the sand & the
beach though. You also took your second
plane trip to Austin, Texas to meet your new cousin Bowen. You had your first visit to the University of
Texas campus & even visited the Chi O house with mom (future Chi O!).
You
went swimming in the pool for the first time while we were in Florida &
LOVED it. We put you in a floaty &
you just kicked your legs & splashed the water over & over again.
You
clap all the time, too. You are very
proud of yourself that you know how to.
You clap when you’re playing with your brother in the car & when you
feed yourself & are all done.
You can
also climb the stairs in the tv room which is SCARY. The baby gate went up blocking you from the
stairs so that there’s no risk of you falling down them (there are only 3), but
if you are in the tv room you go directly to the stairs & want to climb
them.
You
also have your first ear infection. You have
had so much congestion & runny nose this winter, but even if you were
running temperature your ears were always clear. I
even took you to the doctor between Florida & our trip to Texas & they
were clear, however when I took you in for your 9 month appointment they were
infected!
You
ride in the grocery store carts & eat in high chairs at restaurants all the
time now. It is very dangerous though
because you want to grab EVERYTHING (and will grab everything).
You are
still LOVING your brother. Y’all play
together, laugh together, and have even started to rough house play a little
bit which scares me. It’s the best sound
when he makes you belly laugh.
