I'm a Cruiser

It's almost been two weeks since I started standing up and now I'm even better at it. I can crawl over to a tall object and pull myself up. I started with the Laugh and Learn Kitchen, but now I can hold onto the sofa and pull myself up. I've also started to "cruise" which is holding onto something and walking. I can hold onto the sofa and walk from one side to the other. I'm all over the place now. I like to follow the dog and pull on his hair. I also like to go in the kitchen and open up the drawers. My favorite thing to do is crawl to the oven and open up the bottom drawer.

Watch me...

9 Month Portraits

Today I went to Photo Works and had my 9 month pictures taken. My parents think these are the best pictures so far. Katie, the photographer, said this was the fastest session she's had with me. We were done in 20 minutes. My parents couldn't stop smiling because I did such a good job.



My mom wanted to go for the antique look so she bought me this dress from BabyGap. She also bought the faux pearls. Photo Works had this super cute hat and it finished the look.



This picture is mommy's favorite. Photo Works even put this picture on their Facebook page because they thought I was so cute.



In this picture I'm wearing a shirt from Janie and Jack. My mom and dad got this shirt on sale. They refuse to buy anything from Janie and Jack unless it's on sale because the clothes are so expensive.



I'm wearing a shirt from BabyGap and I'm riding my Giraffe I got for Christmas from Grandma Stephanie and Grandpa Paul.



Daddy picked this outfit out at Macy's. He loves Puma and couldn't resist buying me this outfit. I'm posing with a Puma soccer ball. He wants me to play soccer someday.

9 Month Appointment

Today I had my 9 month appointment with Dr. Wilcox. This is the breakdown of my height, weight, and head circumference.

Height- 28 inches. I'm in the 64.82 percentile for length.
Weight- 22 pounds. I'm in the 92.04 percentile for weight.
Head Circumference- 17.75 inches. I'm in the 80 percentile for head circumference.

Dr. Wilcox said I'm growing well and I'm right on track. At my appointment he told me I have another ear infection. This is my sixth ear infection so I'm going to an ENT on Wednesday to have my ears looked at.

My Development at 9 Months

I am 9 months old today.




I...

• can stand up.
• love to play with my Laugh and Learn Kitchen.
• have eaten just about every kind of baby food from peas to mangos.
• explore food with my fingers.
• have my two bottom teeth.
  
• love to laugh.
• have started to resist diapering and will try to roll off the changing table to get away.
• can continuously repeat mama and dada. I've also said mom.
  
• have been caught standing in my crib and biting on the railing.
  
• wear size 4 diapers.
• have tried to crawl up the stairs. I made it up one step and then gave up. Mommy and daddy need to put up a gate soon.
  
• can walk with assistance.
• can hold onto a chair or piece of furniture and walk back and forth while holding on.
  
• still sleep in a HALO Sleepsack.

I Can Stand!

Today I decided it was time to take a stand. I crawled over to my Laugh and Learn Kitchen and stood up. I was so proud of myself that I started to smile and gave a shout out to mom. You can hear me say, "mama" and then "mom". I went from crawling to standing in one month so my mom thinks I'll be walking in another month. Who knows what I'll be doing two weeks from now.

Check it out...