9 months

At 9 months old Morgan............

weighs 21 pounds. We go to the doctor in about 2 more weeks and I will have better measurements.

has learned how to clap the past 2 days. She was doing some kind of clap about 3 months ago where she clapped the one hand to the back of the other. We think she was "rolling" it up because I always did/do patty cake with her. But now she is really putting her hands together to clap. Super cute!

is starting to really laugh! Like the giggle turned into a big belly laugh! She just started this the past week or so. Again, SUPER cute! Melts my heart and makes me wanna cry!! She is very ticklish when she wants to be. She also thinks Abby is so funny.

has really started to eat "real" food. There still aren't many things she doesn't like, except real bananas and peaches. She has had avocado, strawberries, blueberries, re fried beans, corn, rice, zucchini, yellow squash, yogurt, crackers, sweet potatoes, baked potato, and on and on. If she sees you eating, she expects you to feed her off your plate. She has just now started to spit things out and let you know she is either done or does not like what you are feeding her. She would never do this in the past, she would just cry. We have been giving her strawberries and blueberries for a couple of weeks now and has loved them. All of a sudden she has decided she doesn't like them anymore. Crazy girl! She can also feed herself with her hands. We haven't tried a spoon yet, but I think she is still too young for this.

likes to share her food with Abby. She loves to drop food in the floor and watch Abby eat it. She also drops her cup when she is finished drinking from it. We are trying to break her from this but we've still got a ways to go.

continues to "talk" all the time. She says dadadada, momomoma, gagagaga, and other crazy noises.

will wave hello and bye-bye now. In the past she would just wave hello, but we've been working on the goodbye part.

has started to crouch down on her feet instead of sitting on her knees.

loves music and will "dance" when she hears it. She loves the music to Mickey Mouse Playhouse, Barney, and Sesame Street. She's not really interested in the actual show but more the music. Which is fine with me. I'm not crazy about her watching a lot of TV anyway.

is still not crazy about people she doesn't know. She doesn't usually cry unless they pick her up, but when some random person talks to her she just looks at them like they are crazy and lays head down on my shoulder. Course it would probably help if people wouldn't get in her face and act crazy. I'm not real sure why people don't understand why a baby cries when you are in their face acting crazy and they have no idea who you are. They might not be so cautious if people would calm down.

loves shoes! Not to wear them, to eat them! It probably doesn't help that we don't put shoes on her very often. She just kicks them off and she is usually at home so I don't see the need.

has been waking up at either 2:30ish or 4:30ish in the middle of the night to take a bottle. I have noticed that the time she wakes up in the middle of the night depends on how many naps she gets. If she only gets two she will wake up at 2:30ish, but if she gets 3 she will wake up between 4:00 and 5:00. Some days she does great with taking a nap, other days, not so much. Sometimes she will play in her crib and not cry and other times she will scream her head off. The kid HATES to sleep! Absolutely hates it. poor girl!

continues to refuse to stand by herself. She can do it, but won't.

has never been to a daycare, or nursery. Yup, you read that right. She is 9 months old and has never been left in a nursery. When we go to church we keep her with us. I have always disliked parents that keep a screaming noisy baby in the service. She has never really been a problem. Usually it is her nap time and Cory will put her to sleep during the worship. There has only been a couple of times that she didn't go to sleep or didn't sleep very long. I have taken her out a couple times but it was usually towards the end of the service. I don't know why we haven't taken her to nursery, just haven't seen the need yet.

can walk along with her push toy and thinks it's hilarious to "run" over Abby. She is getting better and better at walking along the couch and switching from the couch to the coffee table.

is into everything! If you don't keep a close eye on her she will be gone in about 2 seconds or into something she shouldn't be.

hates to have her diaper changed or be held down. She wants to go go go and gets mad when you are changing her.

understands what no means but doesn't always listen. She has also said no no a couple of times but not recently.

knows how to knock of a tower of blocks.

loves to push things around; books, bumbo seat, toys, etc.

I can't believe we are going to have a one year old in 3 months! Where has the time gone!!

 

9 months old

 

 

 

8 Months

(2 week late.............AGAIN!)

Miss Priss is growing like a weed. I know I say this every month, but we fall in love with her more and more every day. She is so precious and sweet and I can't imagine my life with out her.

At 8 months Mogran:

weighs 20 pounds and is 26 inches long. I don't know any percentages because we haven't been to the doctor since her 6 month check up and don't go back until February. I do know how much she weighs and how long she is because we have been to the doctor here in West Plains twice in the past 2 weeks. We have never had to take Morgan to the doctor besides her regular check-ups. She has not been sick yet and I hope it stays that way for several more months. The first time I took her to the doctor it was for a rash on her cheeks and on the back of her leg. She had had it for a couple of days and it wasn't getting any better. It wasn't really spreading but it wasn't getting better. Unfortunately the doctor thinks it is eczema. I really hated to hear this especially since it's on her cheeks. Now that I know what it is, I have felt rough patches other places on her body. They aren't red or rash like but I can definitely feel them. Praying they don't get worse. The second time we had to take her to the doctor it was because we thought she was getting sick. She had been gagging and had thrown up. I was told that the gagging might be because of a sore throat. The doctor said there was not one single thing wrong with her. Oh well, glad she's ok. Just wish we knew why she was gagging.

is beginning to get back on a sleeping schedule. In the past 2 or 3 weeks she has been going to sleep around 9:00 and not waking up until 5:00. A couple of times she has woken up at around 12:00 or 2:00, had cried for a couple of minutes and gone back to sleep. She use to sleep until 5:00, take a bottle and then go back to sleep until 8:00 but the past couple of days she has not wanted to go back to sleep at 5:00. Hoping that is just a phase. So very thankful she is back on somewhat of a schedule.

has been really weird about taking a bottle. We still make her 6 ounces but sometimes she will take it all and sometimes (more then not) she will only drink a couple of ounces. Not really sure what the issue is there.

is eating off of our plates more and more. She knows exactly what you are doing when you sit down to eat and will promptly make her way over to you. There isn't much that she won't eat. I'm hoping she stays this way. I am a super picky eater but her daddy is not. He will eat just about anything and so far, so will Morgan. I did try to give her a little piece of the inside of a grape the other day. She wallered it around in her mouth for a little bit and then spit it out. Not sure if she didn't like the texture or didn't like the taste.

is loving snacks and no longer chokes on them. She loves baby puffs, yogurt melts, crackers, vanilla wafers, and lil' crunchies. I'm so glad she is doing better with this. It was scary to give her anything at all at first because she would get choked every time.

loves to push things around. She pushes her bumbo seat, books, boxes, basically anything she can get to slide.

has started to inch herself along the side of the couch while holding on. She is getting braver and braver all the time. She now will stand up and hold on to something but will let go with one hand. She has also gone from the coffee table to the couch.

loves to wave hi and will sometimes wave bye. She LOVES to look in the mirror and see "the baby".

goes back and forth with giving kisses. Some days she will give you as many as you want, other days she won't give you any. It's so sweet to watch her too because she will give a big smile after she kisses you. So sweet! She also learned to wink. She closes both eyes and grins.  She refuses to do it on cue now and will do it at the most random times.

still LOVES bath time and moved to the big bath about a month ago. She loves to play with her toys and splash. She also plays a little game with daddy when he tries to drain the water. When she hears the noise of the water going down she makes her way to the drain and tries to close it. Daddy opens it, she closes it, back and forth until the water is gone. Every time I have tried to get this on camera she won't do it. ANY time I get the camera out to record her she always stops!! Stinker :)

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my little girl!