I am NINE months old!
I like: Everything! Other than being hungry or seeing her food and not having any, she's genuinely a happy baby. If you want specifics, she loves when she sneezes and we say "Baby sneezes", she loves when Larry starts his smoothies in the morning and we say "loud noises" and make funny faces, she loves Cara, she loves being held, she loves standing and walking along edges of furniture, she loves crawling and exploring, she loves giving kisses (which I also love!), she loves pulling hair, she loves playing with teeth, she loves seeing the kitties, she loves playing with all the toys. It's pretty hard to make her cry haha.
I dislike: being hungry or seeing food and not being given it right away! Also, with teething she doesn't love always being put down as it gets later in the day. Oh and if she thinks she's fallen she will cry quite a bit (even if the "fall" was just a tiny little distance).
I am now: According to her dr. appt. our "little" girl is now 19 lbs. 7 oz (71st percentile) and 28.25 inches long (74th percentile). She is in 9 and 9-12 month clothes and pajamas. She still wears size 3 diapers, but I think she's going to be in 4s soon (which is the same as Cara so that might be very helpful for us haha). She's only a head shorter than Cara so she's definitely growing quite a bit!
A Typical Day looks like:
7:30) Get out of the crib while mom picks out clothes for the day (though she's been waking up earlier and earlier - I think because of teething - but I don't go get her until 7:30).
7:30 to 8) Breakfast time (whole container of fruit flavored baby food & 4-5 oz bottle of formula). Then I change her diaper and put her outfit next to her for L to dress her in once she finishes her bottle (I get Cara all ready while she eats and then leave right after that).
8 to 10) Hang out, wiggle, crawl, explore, whatever.
10 to 10:30 ish) Nap time (IF mom is home - dad tends to skip this one)
10:30 to 11:30) Hang out, wiggle, crawl, explore, whatever :)
11:30 to 12:30) Diaper change, eat an 8 ounce bottle, and more wiggle and giggle time. If she gets cranky we'll give her puffs or part of a pouch to hold her over.
12:30 to 2:30) Nap time. If she gets up early then she hangs out until her next feeding.
2:30 to 4) Diaper change, eat 7 oz bottle (at 3), wiggle and giggle time, go downstairs while dad works out, and then she'll end up going down for another nap.
4-5 ish) She naps while L showers and C watches a movie
5-5:45) Hang out with Larry and Cara until I get home
5:45-6) Dinner time! She gets a full thing of food (usually a veggie or meat flavored one) and we all talk and visit while eating..
6-7:45) Family time! We go outside if it's nice weather, if it's not we stay inside and just hang out (usually teaching Cara some flash cards and letting Gwen wiggle and giggle or play in the walker/activity table). Around 7 I tend to give her a teether crip thing and we start our nightly show. Around 7:20 she gets her last bottle of the night (usually 6 oz of formula).
7:45) Get ready for bed. We let Gwen now crawl up the stairs to help tire her out and she seems to love it. And, as usual, we do a bath on Sundays and Thursdays (starting at 7:35 since we do both girls). Both girls are down by 8
A Typical Day looks like:
7:30) Get out of the crib while mom picks out clothes for the day (though she's been waking up earlier and earlier - I think because of teething - but I don't go get her until 7:30).
7:30 to 8) Breakfast time (whole container of fruit flavored baby food & 4-5 oz bottle of formula). Then I change her diaper and put her outfit next to her for L to dress her in once she finishes her bottle (I get Cara all ready while she eats and then leave right after that).
8 to 10) Hang out, wiggle, crawl, explore, whatever.
10 to 10:30 ish) Nap time (IF mom is home - dad tends to skip this one)
10:30 to 11:30) Hang out, wiggle, crawl, explore, whatever :)
11:30 to 12:30) Diaper change, eat an 8 ounce bottle, and more wiggle and giggle time. If she gets cranky we'll give her puffs or part of a pouch to hold her over.
12:30 to 2:30) Nap time. If she gets up early then she hangs out until her next feeding.
2:30 to 4) Diaper change, eat 7 oz bottle (at 3), wiggle and giggle time, go downstairs while dad works out, and then she'll end up going down for another nap.
4-5 ish) She naps while L showers and C watches a movie
5-5:45) Hang out with Larry and Cara until I get home
5:45-6) Dinner time! She gets a full thing of food (usually a veggie or meat flavored one) and we all talk and visit while eating..
6-7:45) Family time! We go outside if it's nice weather, if it's not we stay inside and just hang out (usually teaching Cara some flash cards and letting Gwen wiggle and giggle or play in the walker/activity table). Around 7 I tend to give her a teether crip thing and we start our nightly show. Around 7:20 she gets her last bottle of the night (usually 6 oz of formula).
7:45) Get ready for bed. We let Gwen now crawl up the stairs to help tire her out and she seems to love it. And, as usual, we do a bath on Sundays and Thursdays (starting at 7:35 since we do both girls). Both girls are down by 8
This Month I: grew two more teeth, learned to bug my sister more, explored the house more, spent time on the trampoline with my sister, played in the dirt a lot outside, went swimming a little bit, played at splash pads, and just enjoyed more of my summer time! I also added a new word to my vocabulary: woah! So now I say that, Mama, and uh-oh (though uh-oh hasn't been as often lately).
Parent's Notes: Gwen has developed so much more of a personality and we are absolutely loving it! She's been handling teething like a champ and I think having the teether crisper things on hand have been very helpful when she gets a little cranky.
One big difference between her and Cara is that she is VERY vocal in the mornings. I have notes on Cara's 9 month update that she'd let us sleep in until 9 without crying at times, whereas Gwen I'd be shocked if we made it to 8 without hearing her. Also, Cara would entertain herself in the crib and just crawl around. Gwen is always standing waiting to be let out. I fear that Gwen might be the baby to find ways to get out of the crib as she gets bigger (Cara never did that).
I also noticed a difference with me and the two girls. When Cara was young and it was time to put her to bed I'd rush out of the room once she was in the crib (I feared if she saw us for too long she'd cry and just want to be out of the crib), with Gwen I put her down and I tend to rub her face and tell her I love her and to sleep good (which I did with Cara too, but it was as I was rushing out of the room) and then slowly leave the room. Part of me feels it's just that Gwen is better at self soothing because she has a lovely, whereas Cara didn't get anything when we put her down. I feel bad about that, especially the avoidance at bedtime (mom guilt for 1 over here!). I've made a mental note that all future kids will get loveys from now on haha.
One big difference between her and Cara is that she is VERY vocal in the mornings. I have notes on Cara's 9 month update that she'd let us sleep in until 9 without crying at times, whereas Gwen I'd be shocked if we made it to 8 without hearing her. Also, Cara would entertain herself in the crib and just crawl around. Gwen is always standing waiting to be let out. I fear that Gwen might be the baby to find ways to get out of the crib as she gets bigger (Cara never did that).
I also noticed a difference with me and the two girls. When Cara was young and it was time to put her to bed I'd rush out of the room once she was in the crib (I feared if she saw us for too long she'd cry and just want to be out of the crib), with Gwen I put her down and I tend to rub her face and tell her I love her and to sleep good (which I did with Cara too, but it was as I was rushing out of the room) and then slowly leave the room. Part of me feels it's just that Gwen is better at self soothing because she has a lovely, whereas Cara didn't get anything when we put her down. I feel bad about that, especially the avoidance at bedtime (mom guilt for 1 over here!). I've made a mental note that all future kids will get loveys from now on haha.
Update on last month's goals:
- Work on pulling up and stabilizing: She's done good at pulling up and walking along furniture. We've seen her try and let go for a second. But we can definitely leave her alone standing against furniture because she'll figure out walking or getting down to crawling.
- Get her more used to the pool/do as many summer activities with the time we have left: I think we've gone to the pool once, but we've tried to make weekend activities as fun as possible. We also spend as much time outdoors as a family each night as well.
- Go on more family date nights: We did quite a bit in August. It's gone really well, but she definitely loves to sleep in her car seat if it's anywhere near sleeping time so we can't go too far.
- Work on more words and sounds: I sing nursery rhymes to the girls every morning so she is getting more used to sounds. She loves songs and I think she'll catch on to words a little quicker than Cara did.
Goals for next month:
- Work on walking
- Add more solids (now that she has so many teeth!) and different types of foods so she's not as picky as Cara (we tried this with Cara, but then I got lazy).
- Start brushing teeth
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