9 months (cont'd)

Wow...9 months!! I can't believe it! She's so big...yet so little at the same time. We went to the doctor yesterday for her 9-month well-check. She's a healthy 16 lb. 8 1/2 oz. (jumped up to the 10th percentile), 26 1/2" long, and continues to have a head circumference in the 50th percentile (must be the giant brain). We haven't gotten any real words yet but lots of Emilia language. She babbles all the time.

This is what I see when I go to get her out of her crib after nap and in the mornings. What more could I ask for!?!


Her favorite place to be is right here, standing at the coffee table. It's the perfect height for pulling up and cruising. These are the best little sock/shoes for chilly mornings when her piggies get cold on the hardwood floors.

Here are Emi's new earrings!! She got them done on the same day as her finger stick and 2 shots at the doctor, and she's still smiling!!



Emilia showed off her stuff the other day when she climbed all the way to the top of the stairs (and then crawled down the hallway)!!

9 months old!!

Emilia is 9 months old today!! Holy cow!! Lots of stuff is going on in our house...mainly Emilia-proofing. There are things I didn't even realize I had that she has gotten into. She loves the dog's crate so that has to stay locked, and she can make it up several stairs very quickly. However, her favorite thing to do is to practice standing. She'll pull up on just about anything, and then she likes to see if she can let go. She's even stood straight up from the floor twice so far. She can stand independently for a couple of seconds at a time and is getting much more daring with cruising. She can make it all the way around the coffee table and will let go to hold onto the couch, a toy, or someone who is sitting close by. Needless to say she's had a few tumbles and bumps.

She still isn't creeping on hands and knees consistently. She can, but she resorts to her belly crawl when she needs to get somewhere quickly or when she's on the slippery wood floor. No rest for the weary in this house!!



Yes, those are her bunny slippers that she's wearing.