Bookworm

Happy 9 Month Birthday, Tenley Bear!!

Our monthly photo sessions are getting increasingly interesting... Trying to get her to sit on her rocking chair is like trying to paper train a puppy - she just doesn't want to stay on the chair! She is such a mover:

Not only is she the biggest squirmy worm, but she tries to pull off the chair cushion and crawl off:

Obvi she's not used to being told no and a tantrum ensued...

(Poor Baby)

...she recovered quickly though:

Since she wasn't allowed to dive off the chair head first, she settled for eating her sticker:

Welp! I guess the days of the monthly sticker are over. I just can't pull anything over this chick's eyes anymore - she is just too smart for me to fool!

Baby had her wellness check this week and it went perfectly (besides the fact that I didn't see her doc again). She is still 22 pounds and 29 inches long. Her height is in the 95th percentile, her weight is in the 90th percentile, and her head is in the 90th percentile as well so baby girl is perfectly proportioned. She got tested for anemia and although we haven't given her a vitamin D supplement her blood was perfect. She cried for a few minutes after her Hep B shot, but recovered quickly after some kisses from Mommy and Daddy. I'm not looking forward to her 12 month shots - MMR and chicken pox - since they are new to her system she may have a reaction like she did when she had her first round of shots, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she surprises me! 

Here's what else she's been up to this month:

• She now has 3 choppers, with 3 more on the way!!
• She now stands in her crib and pack-n-play.
• Not only can she say Dada, but she now says Mama (allll the time). She randomly says very clear words as well like "Hi" and "Doggy"; which can totally be a fluke or she could totally be a genius.
• She is getting better with sippy cups and bottles. Little miss even took a bottle from Daddy before bed time. Woo-hoo!
• As you know from reading my blog, Tenley has loved books since she was a baby, but now they are the only thing she wants to play with. I have to take them everywhere with me because they can keep her entertained for hours. When we take her to Barnes and Noble we literally spend hours there because we'll hand her a book and she will just be fascinated by it. When I was pregnant we bought her so many books so we could read her new books all the time so it's cool to let her pick out her books now. I can't think of anything I'd rather spend money on for her. So glad she's such a little bookworm!
• She has been able to put her bink in her mouth for awhile now, but now she takes it out and puts it in all the time. She will crawl to it and put it in her mouth when she wants it, but she still has a hard time finding it in her crib at night.
• She can point at specific objects when asked to and is really good at pointing to her doggy.
• She walks along the furniture and is getting really good and quick. She's getting so brave as she transfers from one piece of furniture to the other, but makes it with ease now.
• She climbs on everythinggg... pooh chair, furniture, toys, etc. Tenley still had her bumpers in her crib because she was bumping her head on the rails and freaking out so we kept them in until we caught her using them to attempt to climb out of the crib. Needless to say, no more bumpers for that sneaky chick.
• She started to pull herself up on the furniture last month, but now she pulls herself up on anything and everything. She pulls herself up on the walls, doors, cupboards, chairs... anything she can reach she pulls herself up on and stands next to it!
• We have really started to experiment with solids this month... peaches, mangos, blueberries, pumpkin, apricot, broccoli, cherries, grapes, chicken, and egg yolk!
• She is SOOOO close to standing. So, so, so CLOSE! I was eating lunch and she crawled next to me, pulled herself up, pushed off and stood for just a few teeny tiny seconds and plopped down on her doopy, but boy was I so proud of her! She's so close, I could just feel it.

Baby girl is 9 months old; which means  she will officially be a toddler in just 3 short months... yikes!! I can't believe how fast the time has gone. I used to have this teeny baby that would sleep all the time and now I have this crazy kid that I chase around the house and who giggles ALL the time. The only time she is chill is when I'm nursing and rocking her to sleep at night and it is what I look forward to the most. Every night I remind myself to savor those moments because she is growing up too fast and soon I won't be rocking her to sleep. She truly fills our life with joy and we are having such a blast with our chunky monk!