Aspen - 9 months

I can't even believe my baby girl is 9 months old. She is very quickly turning into a little toddler, rather than a baby. It's exciting and sad all at the same time. Aspen is a ball of energy and is always going non-stop. I am exhausted every night when I lay down for bed but I wouldn't have it any other way. Here is a little about what she is up to at 9 months!

Weight - 20.6 lbs (75%)

Height- 26.75 inches (50%)

Size 3 diapers

Size 9 and 12 months clothes

Size 1&2 shoes

Sleep- She goes down by 9 every night and is up around 6. She takes 2 naps a day - a shorter one in the morning and a longer one in the early afternoon. She is sleeping in her crib in her room all night and hardly ever gets up anymore!

Eating - She is still having 4 - 6 oz bottles a day, oatmeal in the morning, and "dinner" at night. For her dinner meal we are still eating baby food but I'm also starting her on more real food. She's tried mashed potatoes, green beans, bread, bananas, cheese, scrambled eggs and her very favorite is graham crackers!! And yes I will admit, she's a sucker for cake, ice cream and cookies (just like her momma is a sucker for those eyes begging)! Shes getting pretty good at feeding herself whatever I put on her tray. She's usually up to try anything! She has 2 teeth now!!

She's become quite the jabberer lately and understands a lot of words. She says mama and dada all the time. She's still working on picking up the sign language but I think she's made up her own as well - when we get home from daycare and it's time for a bottle she starts saying "ba-ba" while patting her belly. HAHA She also says ba-ba around her bear, ball, and books though so we aren't sure.

 

Aspen is a VERY busy active girl. She loves to climb, chase around Roxy, look at her books and play with her toys that she can make noise with. She took her first steps on April 20 and we are getting a few more out of her everyday (she took 6 the other day when I got there to pick her up from daycare)!! She still crawls mostly everywhere at this point b/c she can get there quicker!

Aspen has a big personality and an even bigger smile. Everyone constantly comments on her big brown eyes. I love her more than I could have ever imagined and everyday I go to bed feeling so blessed to get to be her mommy!