Charlotte- Nine Months

Weight:  19 pounds 4 ounces (69%)
Height:  29.75 in (100%)
Head:  45.8 cm (93%)

Doctor Appointment:  She looked great at her appointment this month.  She is growing like a weed!  I talked to him about her constant spit up the past few months, but he said since she isn't in any pain that there isn't anything we can do but wait for her to grow out of it.  She spits up all the time all day long.  I am always covered in it by the end of the day.  It really only started up recently, and since we only have three more months of formula, I am planning on just waiting it out.

Clothes:  She is wearing 9 and 12 month clothes and size 3 diapers.

Eating:  She is taking four bottles a day, 8oz each at 8,12, 4 and 8.  She is starting to fight drinking the whole bottle, so I think her food is filling her up. She eats cereal and fruit midmorning and then again at dinner time.  She loves her food!  She has also started eating puffs, yogurt melts, and mum mums.  The doctor said she is cleared for all food except cow's milk and honey, so we have a lot of experimenting to do.

Sleeping: She is sleeping great.  She goes down around 8pm and will sleep until around 7 or so.  She is taking three naps a day.  She sleeps in a sleep sack with three pacis and a lovey.  Her third nap is a short one from around 5:15-6:30pm.  I'm assuming she will drop this one soon, but so far she still needs it.  She is still so easy to put down, all you do is lay her in crib and walk out and she never fusses.

Likes:  being held, the ergo, being talked/sung to, watching Mason and Evie, floor time, rolling and crawling everywhere, chewing on everything, Sophie, sitting in high chair, being tickled, being read to, sitting and playing on floor, the paci

Dislikes:  being hungry, being left alone in a room

New this month:

She is still army crawling, but she is everywhere.  We catch her climbing up the stairs all the time and she loves messing with the Christmas tree.  I seriously get nothing accomplished when she is awake!  She is finally able to put herself into sitting position from crawling.  She will stay on all fours for just a little while, but realizes she is faster army crawling.  She is pulling up too, but mostly just to her knees.  I think she just might be our only baby to be walking by age one.  I am completely fine if that doesn't happen though.  She is growing too fast!
She puts everything in her mouth...we have found sooo many things in her mouth that should not be there.  Luckily, the kids are really good at watching for this and will let us know if we need to get something out.  She had her first Thanksgiving and first big snow.  She didn't seem to mind the cold, but she was really bundled up. We had to lower her crib since she is pulling up.  She loves Mason and Evie more than anything and no one can make her smile like they can.  I love watching their relationships grow.