9 month check-up

Rylan had her 9 month check-up. She is 18lbs and 27 inches. She is still wearing 6-9 month clothes. I think she is taking after me in height. She is drinking three 7oz bottles per day plus three meals. Her favorite thing is Gerber Cheese Snacks. They look like baby cheetos. She knows the can and tries to get it. When she eats, she says "mmmm" after almost every bite. Baby food must be very delicious to her. She's been doing that since she was 4 months. It's hysterical. She has 8 teeth, so she's getting good at chewing food.

I was very proud of her because she barely cried when she got her shot. The first two sets of shots were terrible. She would just scream. It would take her two days to get over it.

She has learned so much in just the last two weeks. She is crawling everywhere and pulling up. She is very active. I am not sure if I have ever seen a baby move so much and so fast. I am very tired! Miss Kitty's water bowl is way better than any toy she owns. I had to find a new place for that. Poor Kitty! Rylan chases her everywhere. She loves the cats so much. She smiles and laughs at them. She gets so excited when she gets to pet them.

She is a BIG talker. MMMM....wonder where she gets that from??? She says "DaDa" all the time and I think she is associating it with Duane because she says it to him. I thought I heard "MaMa" a few times, but not sure. Maybe, I just imagined it. I think she calls me "NaNa", when she wants me to hold her. When she says "Poo", it's usually poo. She has this little duck that she likes to play with while she is eating. I am pretty sure that she says duck. It sounds like it to me. There is also a whole lot of "ish" and "this". Sometimes she gets very serious like she's telling a real good story. When the dr was asking us if she responds with noises that sound sort of like words, I swear Rylan said "Yes". The dr said that she said it, so I must not be losing it from lack of sleep.

She is so loving and sweet. She needs lots of hugs. She will make this kissy noise and then open her mouth real BIG for a kiss. She wants to do it all the time. She wants to lay with me or have me hold her. She has to get as close as possible and hold on tight. If I try to lay her down FORGET IT, she wakes up and wants to get close to me again. I guess I should just enjoy it because she will be a teenager and HATE me before too long.

She just amazes me when she plays with her toys. She figures them out so quickly. She can put the ball into the right slots. She also learned how to put all the shapes into the right holes. I think she might be a genius. HAHA! Tonight, she was throwing the ball with Daddy. She was so funny. She would throw it underhanded. Girly, just like her Mommy. Although, I am not sure if I ever threw a ball. Well maybe once, but it went the wrong way and hit some girl in the head while she was swimming. She also likes to pick out her books from the book shelf and look at them. Another sign she's a genius. :o) Grammy taught her how to waive and turn off the light switch a few months back. She gets mad if you don't let her turn it off when you leave the room. She also always claps when you say "Patty-Cake" and she also can do the "roll it up" part. It's really hysterical. I need to get it on video.

It all may be very tiring now, but it's so worth it to have a happy baby that loves us so much.