9 Months Old!

Yes, I know I'm a day late on this post. Ainslee had her 9 month well baby check up today, and I was waiting on her "stats" to make this post. She only had to get one immunization this time, but I opted to give her a flu shot as well, since she goes to the nursery at church and her daddy is a teacher- bringing home who knows what kind of germs! We'll go with the better safe than sorry motto. So, here are the stats:

Weight: 16lbs 14oz - 20th percentile

Length: 27 1/2" - 55th percentile

The doctor said she is slowing down on her growth, but is still progressing healthily (strange word). She took her shots like a pro and was smiling before we even stepped out of the room. We went to have lunch with Daddy afterwards, just to make it even better.

Here are a few of her 9 month old tricks and favs:

• crawls EVERYWHERE
• pulls up on EVERYTHING
• she has stood on her own twice now, but sits down as soon as she realizes I'm not holding on
• drinks from a sippy cup (thanks to the heat at Fiesta Texas)
• waves "bye bye"
• sleeps from 8 pm to 8 am and takes two long naps a day
• likes to look at books (and chew on them)
• LOVES Charley Cat (she likes to put his tail in her mouth, pretty gross)
• likes cheerios, puffs, chicken, cheese, black beans, yogurt, rice cereal, and most baby food
• she thoroughly enjoys getting her teeth brushed, she has FIVE of them already!
• still a people watcher- she loves to watch the jr. high kids at Daddy's school
• seems to have a blast in the church nursery & never fusses (knock-on-wood)
• likes to make a clicking sound with her tongue and will imitate someone doing it to her
• ticklish under her arms and neck

We love her to pieces and are enjoying watching her grow and change everyday!