Evie at Nine Months
Evelyn Mae, you are nine months today and what a smiley girl you are. If I had a nickel for each time a stranger stopped us and commented on your smile I'd be rich!
Measurements -
weight - 21 lbs 7 oz - 90%
length - 29 in. - 90%
head - 18.3 in. - 97%
Clothes - You're wearing both your 6-9 month and 6-12 month outfits. We're still in summer clothes, with a long way to go, I'm afraid.
- You're still in a size 3!
Feedings - You're now eating four times a day for a total of about thirty minutes a day. You eat around 3, 10, 6, and 11. This month you tried lentils, broccoli, spinach, peas and various fruits. You like everything Mommy makes you! You also like baby poofs, mum-mums and baby yogurt bites. These things keep you happy while Mommy makes dinner
Sleeping - You're still getting up for one feeding each night, and needing a binkie re-plug here and there. Dr. G. said no more eating in the night. You're too big of a girl to need a mid-night meal. We'll see how that goes!
You're a very busy baby, pulling up to everything and everybody, cruising around the furniture and crawling so fast we can hardly catch you. You are showing signs of being an active little person! You loved watching Sam swimming at swim lessons and I'm sure you're anxious to try it yourself. We took you to the pool a couple times this month and you're very happy floating in your baby raft as long as you have your binkie. Sometimes you spit it out and try and lap up the pool water like a little puppy.
We don't see any teeth yet, although I can kind of feel something working its way up on your bottom gums - Dr. G. felt the same thing. Looks like you're going to sprout teeth a little later than the average baby.
Dr. G. was happy to hear that you are talking to us, although he wishes you were using more consonants when you babble. You're rah-rah'ing and yah-yah'ing with an occasional Da-da thrown in, but he wishes you were buh-buh-buhing, too. He suggested it might be because there's someone else...
who shall remain nameless...
who's taking up most of the talking time in the house. I think that's a very possible explanation! He still gave you an A+ on your baby report card. Mommy forgot to tell Dr. G. the funniest thing you say...Hi! You love to say "Hi!" to everyone - strangers we meet, Daddy when he comes home, even your own reflection in the meat department at the grocery store. You say it with quite a punch, almost yelling it at us, and you sound like you have a Southern accent already. "Hah!" you say. It tickles us every time! What a friendly gal! You have a strong, deep voice - I wonder if you're going to be an alto? You sound a lot like Sam. Sometimes when one of you makes a sound from your room at night, Daddy and I will look at each other and ask, "Which kid was that?".
You still love books and all your toys. Mommy's old pop beads and Sam's talking mailbox are your favorites right now. We always know when you've found something on the floor that's not a toy because you pick at it and talk to it - almost growling at it - for a long time. I always have plenty of time to take it from you.
Your official nine-month photo and below it, Brother's nine-month chair photo
We love you Evie Mae!