9 Months

Layla Grace, you are 9 months old! You’ve officially been a part of our family for longer than you were in my belly. You are healthy, happy, and growing beautifully. You are such a ray of sunshine, and I can honestly say that your smile grows bigger and brighter each month.

*This week at the Doctor you weighed in at 17.2lbs. Much lighter than I expected!

*You wear size 6-12 month clothes, and size 3 diapers.

*You have been sick quite a bit this month. You are on antibiotics for your first ear infection, and have a nasty cough.

*You are a mommy’s girl! You are super attached right now, but I know being sick has intensified it. The extra loves, oh they are wonderful!

*You are a wonderful eater for such a little girl. You prefer table food over baby food, and other than your morning oatmeal/fruit, you are getting mostly table food now.
*You nurse/have a bottle at 7am, 11am, 3pm, 7pm and have 3 meals.
*Still no teeth! Any day now…
*You are army crawling, but not up on all fours yet.
*This week you stood on your own for a few seconds!
*You sleep 11-12 hours at night, and take a morning/afternoon nap.
*You say ‘dada’ and make other ‘d’ sounds. You babble all day long.
*You love the dog, your brother’s toys, and anything that involves being outside.
*You’ve started crying when I leave you in the church nursery. I hope it’s just because you haven’t felt well the last month, and that this phase won’t last long!
*We all know that we’re in t.r.o.u.b.l.e when you start crawling and walking! You are busy, busy and don’t like to sit still for long.
*Your list of nicknames is ever growing! Most of them come from your crazy brother.

 What pure joy the last 9 months have been! In the blink of an eye we’ll be at your first birthday party, but until then, I’ll be soaking up the baby loves! We love you sweet girl, so incredibly much!