Cora 9 Months

At 9 Months...

Cora likes to hold her cousin's hand...

 

She makes faces in photos that I didn't think she'd make until she was a teenager...

 

She tries to take off because she has started to crawl!  She crawls all around whichever room she is in but it is a slow and steady crawl

 She likes to dance.  It was the cutest thing when she danced to the music at her Auntie Becky's wedding.

 

She is so very loved on by her sister...

She will always crawl to her cousin Izzy to see what she is doing.  Sometimes Izzy likes when she comes to play but not when it involves pulling her hair.

 

Practices yoga....:)

 

Is content when given space to play by herself.

 

She is so darn cute and just my little peanut.  I am having a hard time believing she is 9 months old.  When I started writing this post I wrote that she just turned 7 months old, I guess that is how I see her.

 

She has her first tooth!  We noticed it a few weeks ago.  I attribute this to her crankier attitude.  She is back to being herself more - eating again, moving around, and playing.

 

She breastfeeds 4-5 times during the day now.  She still wakes up once a night to eat however.  We just got back from a trip to IL but before that she had slept 3 nights in a row through the night.  We will see if that continues now.  If not, I am ready to start cutting her off from the night feedings.

 

She is back to eating solids well and has about 3 ounces, 3 times a day.  She still prefers fruits but is getting better with veggies, especially sweeter ones like sweet potatos and carrots.  She eats at least a little prunes each day to help her from getting constipated.  She has started eating pick-up foods as well cuh as cut up fruits and veggies and little puffs.

 

She still takes 3 naps a day.  They are 9-10/11, 12:45-2:30, 4:30-5:30.

 

She loves her Mommy and I love her back!  When we are with a group of people, she prefers to stick with me.

 

She is a total trooper in dealing with all of the attention she gets from Elsie and another girl from daycare.  They love her but can get kind of rough.

 

She has started to make pull-to-stand motions but hasn't done it yet.  Also starting to mimic waving bye to people.

And her stats from her 9 month appointment were...
Weight = 16 pounds 14 ounces (25%), Length = 27 inches (25%), Head Circumfrence = 17.5 Inches (75%)