9 Months

As Jeff so correctly pointed out, Madilyn has now been “out” for as long as she was “in.” She turned 9 months old on Saturday and is doing great. She is still lovable and snuggly but she loves to explore as well. Now that she’s crawling and can pull herself up, she can go from room to room and get in all kinds of messes! She loves playing with her toys and watching her Daddy build with them and then knock them down. She loves unpacking boxes and bags — especially her dirty clothes bag in her room. Mima says she looks like a garage-sale shopper digging for a deal!

Developmental updates:

• Her first tooth erupted! It’s the lower right tooth.
• She can pull herself up and stand with support.
• She’s crawling. Fast.
• She’s sleeping a little less. She normally takes two naps a day, in the morning and late afternoon. Sometimes three shorter ones.
• She’s eating stage 3 baby food (lumpy food) and doing better chewing those dissolvable crackers.
• She’s wearing size 12 clothes and size 4 shoe.
• She’s still sleeping in our bed. Help!
• She and Macey, our dog, are getting along beautifully. Macey rolls over in front of her so the baby can pet and poke her.
• Her hair continues to lighten. No one would guess she had nearly black hair when she was born!

We’ll be going to the doctor later this week for her 9-month checkup. I’ll post her “stats” then!

Previous months’ updates:

8 months
http://davisbaby.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/

7 months
http://davisbaby.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/7-months/

6 months
http://davisbaby.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/madilyn-is-12/

5 months
http://davisbaby.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/5-months/

4 months
http://davisbaby.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/4-months/

3 months
http://davisbaby.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/3-months-old/