9 Months Old

(same dress as Ainslee's 9 month pic on the right side bar)

Hattie turned 9 months old yesterday!  Ainslee was ready for a birthday party, but I had to break it to her that we had to wait 3 more months for a real party. :)  This has been a big month for our baby girl.  Just yesterday, she started crawling on all fours (instead of army crawling)!  She is ALL over the place.  Ainlsee loves to have "races" with her down the hall.  I need to get that on video. 

She has also become a big fan of food.  She loves oatmeal, avocado, bananas, puffs, egg yolk, and just about all baby foods.  She really enjoys feeding herself and makes a lovely mess of it too.  I was really hoping all the food would help her sleep better at night, but she is still waking once around 4 or 5 am.  We'll get there soon enough...hopefully! 

Still no teeth, which has me totally surprised!  I know "they" say not to compare, but Ainslee was working on her 6th tooth at this age!  Crazy how different siblings can be.  Speaking of differences, Hattie seems to be quite the dare devil.  She loves being tossed in the air and going upside down (both terrified Ainslee). But Hattie really loves riding in Grandpa's Ranger (like a fancy 4-wheeler).  She squeals when she sees it and while she's riding on our lap.  She seems either very unsure or scared around animals, though.  Ainslee on the other hand, was obsessed with animals from very early on.   Just some interesting differences that I would like to remember and see if they continue as they get older...

We had her 9 month check up this week and here are the official stats:
Height: 27.5"
Weight: 16.1 lbs

Fishing for Hattie

Always on the move!