Vivian is 9 months old today! We celebrated by going to see Dr. Beazley and hearing him tell her what a healthy, growing baby she is. We talked mostly about food and safety around the house, and I asked him about the diaper rash she's had for about 2 weeks. Here are the stats:
weight: 19 lbs, 4 oz. (b/w 50th and 75th percentile)
length: 29 inches (b/w 75th and 90th%)
head circumference: 18 inches (90th%)

Then we came home and played outside in the front yard, since it was such a nice day. She was content to play with toys and climb all over me while I tried to snooze a little in the sunshine :) And this afternoon we went to the park again. She spent most of the time in the swing, but we also sat and watched other kids play for a few minutes.

When we got home, after dinner, Papa and Gramme paid her a visit and made her day!

We are loving every minute of her being this age. A couple of things I want to remember:

-her sleep schedule is pretty much the same (7pm-7am nighttime sleep, two naps a day for about 1.5 hours each)

-She is drinking less and less formula...she has pretty much dropped the afternoon ounces on her own.

-She is eating most foods at the table now, but she becomes a whiner in the high chair. I haven't figured out what it is yet but it drives me nuts! I guess it's because I feel so helpless because I don't understand what she wants or doesn't want. The hard part is knowing if she doesn't like what I'm putting in front of her, or if she's full. She loves yogurt, and any kind of meat. She loves to chew on a banana. Today was the first time I saw that she has learned how to spit food out (yikes!)

-She is saying the "d" consonant sound...sounds like "dada" sometimes!

-She has her two bottom front teeth and they make her look so cute. They came within a couple days of each other about a month ago.

-She is so close to crawling and loves to be on the floor even if there are no toys in sight, but mostly likes to be on her feet. She is taking lots of steps (while holding on to something).

-I can tell she is becoming a little more sensitive to my presence...she cried when I left her in the Childwatch at the Y the other day.

-Most of the time she's a happy, squealy baby!

-She's really looking forward to being a big sister :)