Nine Months
Oh, my dear one! I'm a bit late in posting about your nine months birthday. Not that we forgot. We didn't! I just haven't had a chance to get to it until now. But you've been a busy, busy sweet baby this past month.
Let's see.... well, you are crawling everywhere now. And when you are ready to picked up, you'll crawl to the person you want, get yourself situated on your tushy, look up at said person, and start bouncing your arms up and down like you're about to take flight. Usually with a grin on your face. It's the cutest thing, and I hope I never forget what it looks like to have you flappin' those precious, squishy arms at me!
You've taken quite a fondness to little pieces of bread. And those little puffed pieces of junk that gerber makes. They are awful for nutritional value, but they have really helped you learn how to chew and push things around in your mouth.
You tend to exhibit low tolerance to new foods by getting a diaper rash. And, oh baby, they are awful! You just cry when I lay you down to change your diaper.... breaks my heart. I've never had a baby to get such bad rashes. But you're just as sweet as you can be once I pick you up. You were supposed to have your nine month well-baby check up last week, but you were sick with a stomach virus and I didn't want you dealing with vaccinations while sick. Then, right after you got over the stomach thing, (literally a day later), you came down with a cold. Bless your heart! You'll have that check up this Friday, so I hope your system can take all of that along with an out-of-town trip that you're about to take two days later. Thankfully, you're still nursing, so if it all goes haywire on you, at least I know I can feed you. Precious baby.
What else have you done.... well, you're "talking" up a storm. Everything is ba-ba-ba and da-da-da, and you blurble and babble with ease. You've taken to pointing to things and people. And when someone tells you the name of the thing or person you're pointing to, it makes you smile so big! I swear it's like you're trying to input that information already!
Poodle and Tooter are still in love with you, and you with them. You have the best grandparents in the whole world. Just this past Sunday, GaGa was looking at you over lunch and he said that "you're going to have those boys groveling on their knees with those eyes of yours". He's smitten himself, I think! :-) It's not just your eyes. It's your laid-back, easy-going, ready to smile and have fun manner that you have.
You've graduated out of the baby tub and into the 2-inches-of-water in the big person tub for your baths. Although lately, bath time has been tough because of the diaper rashes. I really would have thought the water would feel good, but apparently it doesn't. Definitely going to talk to the pediatrician about that one on Friday.
And you have a second tooth! That booger cut through on Mother's Day. Thankfully, we don't have any more about to emerge - they definitely bother you the way they did your sister years ago.
Three quarters of your first year on this earth have whisked by in a whirl of laughter and colors and beauty and whimsy. Your daddy and I get a little overwhelmed when we allow ourselves to think of the blessing that we have been given with our children. We are so grateful to God for you and your sister and brother. We love you so much little Lollypop!!!
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