- Olivia is up to 19lbs 13oz
- She's going to be tall like her Daddy - already 28 1/2 inches long
- That puts her in the 70th percentile for her weight and head circumference and 80th for her height
- Her hair is slowly coming in but it's still not long enough for cute hair barretts - grrrr
- Eyes are settling in somewhere between hazel and blue. They seem to change colors depending on what she wears similar to mine
- Olivia is still in a size 3 diaper
- She still drinks ~20oz of soy formula a day in an early morning, afternoon, and bedtime bottle. God forbid you don't get her bottle to her in time! She will sit on the floor and wail and crocodile tears will pour down her face. Dr. Thorstad reiterated that the bottle needed to be gone by 12 months . . . I've decided I'll be out of town that week, hee hee.
- Olivia can hold her own bottle now which is a new development
- Food is a major part of our day and Olivia has 3 square meals a day plus snacks
- Meals consist of fruits (blueberries, apples, pears, mangos), veggies (broccoli, spinach, green beans, peas, carrots, onions, sweet potato . . . ) and meats (beef, chicken, and fish). We have started blending up whatever we're eating and giving it to Olivia so recently she has had homemade spahgetti and pot roast which she LOVED.
- Snacks are different finger foods mostly by Gerber. Little puffs that she can pick up with her fingers, mum mums, and more recently eggs and potatoes. I am trying to introduce new things to her but am always terrified that she is going to choke so I make sure that everything is super tiny.
- We do have clear favorites though - pot roast, any kind of green vegetable and blueberries
- She's turned her nose up at any cereal and isn't a huge fan of fruit right now, go figure
- All meals are eaten in her big girl high chair. The Bumbo has officially been retired
- She STILL only has her 2 bottom teeth. As of a couple of days ago, we can feel the top right one coming in . . . finally!
- Olivia is very good at drinking from her sippy cups now, both the regular one and the one with the straw. It's a good thing because "milk" is going to start showing up in those cups soon.
- You can always tell when Olivia is done with her sippy because she "drops" it on the floor
- Drum roll please . . . we have a crawler!! It's a strange looking crawl but don't let it fool you, she is quick! She pulls herself along with her arms and pushes with her right leg while dragging her left :-) Sometimes she gets up on her hands and knees and looks like she's going to crawl "normally" but then she flops down onto her tummy and army crawls. She is officially all over the place.
- She can also pull herself up. She's most consistant when you're sitting on the floor and she can pull herself up by your clothes but she's getting better at using the couch as well.
- The kid is all over the place all the time. She's just like her Daddy, doesn't sit still for long.
- Olivia has mastered object permience and when she drops something or we take something away from her she looks for it.
- Speaking of taking something away from her . . . proceed with caution. Miss thing has developed QUITE the attitude.
- We have a big basket that we keep Olivia's toys in and we'll put it in front of her and she'll take them out one at a time. There aren't a lot of clear favorites at the moment but she does like her shape blocks.
- Mr. Rabby(s) - yes we have 2, are ever present in Olivia's life. She loves him and loves to "share" him with you and asks you to sniff him. My child is weird.
- In addition to a Mr. Rabby, Olivia sleeps with a musical seahorse and at least 3 pacis
- She is napping MUCH better these days. We usually get 2 solid naps that are anywhere from 1 - 2 hours! The morning nap is much more consistant than the afternoon nap.
- Nighttime sleep is better as well. She goes to bed at 7:30pm and doesn't wake up until 5:00 - 6:00am. She is currently still taking a bottle when she wakes up that early but we are in the process of phasing it out - gulp.
- Bathtime is still a great time of day and we have a big girl tub now.
- Olivia talks/screams all the time. She definitely has the gift of gab, got that one from me. She will repeat Dada and she says "whoa" a lot. She can now recognize voices as well.
- She will clap and is kind of waving to people. We are still working on the wave.
- Social anxiety is out the window, she loves everyone who has Mr. Rabby or will give her a puff.
- Still hates having her clothes changed.
- Still loves her fuzzy sisters but they are getting a little tired of moving all the time now that Olivia is mobile. I did catch her giving Bella a "kiss" today, no wonder she's always coughing on cat hair.
- In addition to the Graco and jogging strollers, we have a little umbrella stroller that we use for quick trips.
Doesn't stop her from putting huge headbands on me!
Really Mommy?
Miss priss crossing her ankles
After a breakfast of blueberries
Mmmmmm, puffs!
Double mmmmm, egg and potato!
Last documented Bumbo siting dated 5/5/11. Even Olivia looks sad to see it go.
See my little teefers?
Yeah, I know my sippy is upside down. What of it?
Get me outta here!
Maybe if I hide under here she won't notice that I am making a beeline for the cat's bowls.
Duh!
Lucky baby with all of her toys
There are no words
Snuggling with seahorse, Mr. Rabby is close by and there are 2 pacis in her crib and most likely 1 in her mouth
Snoozing in the carseat
Big girl tub!
I love sitting with Montana!
This hat stayed on ~17 seconds after I took this picture
HAPPY 9 MONTH BIRTHDY SWEET GIRL!
