Baby Cream: 9 Months Old

My little Cream is a growing, growing girl. This past week she turned 9 months old! It is fun to remember where I was last summer awaiting her arrival and now she is just a natural part of our little family.

Cream, or Goose, as we like to call her, is still immobile for the most part. She can spin in a 360 on her tummy on the floor and has learned to launch herself onto people, mainly me. I can tell that she is trying to figure out how to move, but when she is on the floor and sees me watching she quickly gives up and just sits there hollering for me. She uses her upper body to pull herself up and will stand next to something for a little time before crashing. It is almost like she thinks she should skip over crawling and go right to walking. Just wait until she figures out how fast she can move around on all fours. Although she cannot propel herself, she is not very content at being put in anything anymore. She even gets mad at me when I put her in her car seat.

She has also taken to shouting. She will be sitting on the floor or in her high chair and yell very loudly. It is usually a bid for someone's attention. It amuses me greatly to hear how loudly that little person can yell. She has also started to say "ba." She will sit there and say it over and over in lots of different ways.

Our sleep training paid off and she rarely needs us to go down stairs during the night. With sleeping through the night comes early morning wake ups, but I will take that over interrupted night sleep. Mr. Cherry thinks that she has figured out that if she gets up early she gets some alone time with just momma.

She is a proficient spiter and we are trying to work on not spiting at the diner table. She is learning all kinds of new tricks like clapping and waving.

This is such a fun age as you watch them learn new things almost daily. Cream sits there checking out her world and just trying to figure it all out.

We had her in for her 9 month check-up and all is looking good. Even her clogged tear duct has cleared up over the past month. (A relief for this momma for sure.)
She now measures:
height: 27.5 inches (49%)
weight: 19 lbs 7 oz (61%)
head: 17.9 inches (88%)

You've Come a Long Way, Baby: 9 Months

Last Wednesday Little Peachy turned 9 months old. She and I celebrated with the stomach flu. (I wouldn't recommend it.) Now that we are just battling colds, I decided it was high time I got her nine month post written and her nine month chair picture taken.

It is hard to believe that Peachy has been "out" for as many months as she was "in."  (It is crazy what a fickle friend time can be. The nine months I was pregnant and waiting to meet our little one dragged on and on. The nine months since I first laid eyes on Peachy have flown by and I don't see it slowing down any time soon.)

I can't help but marvel at the transformation that has taken place in those 18 months. Peachy has gone from the size of the tip of a pen to 20 pounds. She has gone from one single cell to a jabbering, scooting little girl. Watching her develop before our eyes is truly an indescribable experience. I can't help but think of the Bible passage, "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well."

At Nine Months Little Peachy:
-is very proficient in the army crawl. It is pretty crazy to see how fast and how far she can go while scooting around on her tummy. She has conquered many terrains, but has not yet crossed the carpet/laminate floor divide from our living room to our kitchen. It is like a invisible wall for her. And although she hasn't attempted to go by the stairs, a baby gate will soon be installed.
-loves anything that is new. If she hasn't seen it before, she needs to test it out. Unfortunately this often means things that are not meant for babies. She will quickly scoot across a room once she lays eyes on a cord or other interesting item.
-no longer sleeps in a swaddle. A few weeks after our Christmas vacation, we stopped swaddling. It was obviously time as she usually sleeps 12 hours straight at night without us needing to go in to her room. It amuses me that the little girl who hated tummy time often ends up sleeping on her tummy.
-is very determined. It is amazing how much physical strength the little string bean has when she has her mind set on something. Unfortunately she lets us know when we stand in her way.
-is getting more and more vocal. Our little girl is turning into a jabberer. I love hearing her little voice, especially when she is "singing."
-has five teeth. She has three in the middle of the bottom and one on each side of the top. I don't think that she is working on any others right now, but it is hard to tell. She is not a big fan of me poking around in her mouth.
-hates getting her face washed and nose wiped. Be prepared for a fight when you near her face with a washcloth, Kleenex, or bulb syringe.
-is a lovable sweetheart how is the joy of my life.