Last Wednesday (October 3rd), our beautiful Baby Girl turned 9 months old. She is getting so big and changes so much every week. She is moving so much and is so fast! She is starting to stand on her own. It's only a matter of time before she starts walking.
She had her 9 month check up yesterday with Dr. Paxton. She is perfectly healthy. However, according to their measurements, she hasn't really grown at all since her 6 month appointment. She has grown an inch and a half lengthwise, but they said her head hasn't grown and she has only gained about 8 ounces. Dr. Paxton was a bit baffled by this and a little concerned, but she is clearly developing fine and it's not like she is wasting away. She still has her chunky rolls. She has leaned out a bit since she started crawling and she was sick with a 10 day cold, so both of those can be factored into her weight. Dr. Paxton said maybe my milk has gone from Whole to 1%. She is a good eater, so it will be interesting to see how her numbers change in the next 3 months.
She loves music and loves to be sung to. She has started "dancing" and her favorite songs are "Wheels on the Bus" and Baby Bubble Bee". She is still pretty attached to Mom and for some reason really isn't into her Uncle's right now. She cries if they even look at her. Hopefully she will grow out of that soon.
We still get comments on he big blue eyes!
Gwen loves to be outside and specifically in the grass. She loves to pull it and then tries to eat it.
We get the best faces from her!
She is getting pretty good at feeding herself. I am still feeding her jarred food, but she is getting good at feeding herself smaller foods that we are eating. She loves her nannas, potatoes, and rice. Tonight Tessa asked what she was eating. I told her it was rice and she said, "Rice? Human rice?" I love that Gwen still isn't quiet "human".
There was rice everywhere, but she loved it. You can even see a small piece next to her eye. I love how messy babies are. I think she gets extra messy on purpose because she knows it will lead to her favorite place....the bathtub!
Happy 9 Month Birthday Baby Gwen! We love, love, love you!!!
