9 Months Old

15.5 pounds

26 3/4 inches

It is crazy to me that Ellie is already 9 months old! This month she has really begun to take off and is now officially crawling! It has been fun to watch her slowly start exploring the house on her own, although she almost always stays as close to her mama as possible. She is getting more confident in her ability to pull up, but is pretty cautious still. We are currently working on teaching her to sit down from standing and she is getting better slowly but surely. She is such a sweet little girl but she has really begun to show a little bit of an attitude this month. It often happens when she can't get something she wants or we take away something she shouldn't be playing with. She continues to be a social butterfly, giving lots of smiles to mostly anyone who will engage her. She loves books with flaps (this usually keeps her entertained for a while), leaves, peek-a-boo, and her "lamby" that we keep in her crib.

Ellie is still nursing 4 times a day and is eating more and more table foods. Her favorites so far are bananas, pears, toast, and goldfish. The other day she picked up a whole handful of cheerios and shoved them in her mouth. Needless to say we are working on just picking up one or two at a time! She is still napping for 1-1&1/2 hours twice a day and sleeping for around 11-12 hours at night. She may be small, but she is full of life and energy!