Miss Natalie is 9 months old!
~Natalie prefers table food over puree and enjoys feeding herself. We often give her sippy cups, but she typically just chews on them rather than attempting to drink from them.
~She is working on cutting her 5th tooth. She has 3 bottom teeth and 1 (almost 2) top teeth.
~Natalie is a speedy crawler! She pulls herself to standing and is working on figuring out how to cruise along furniture.
~Natalie experienced her first double ear infection this month. After a few rough nights and a runny nose, we took her to the pediatrician with a suspicion of an ear infection. It was determined to be "resolved" when we took her back for a check the following week. Unfortunately, it was determined that she had another double ear infection at her 9 month well check appointment. We were beginning to wonder about this possiblity just before her appointment when she came down with another runny nose. We're hoping the cycle of ear infections ends soon.
~Natalie typically wakes once a night to eat. After a few nights of her waking shortly after I put her down, we decided to work on her putting her self to sleep. She is laid down awake consistently at the babysitter's house, so we knew she could do it! After going into her room once for a snuggle and the addition of a blanket in bed, she went to sleep after only a minute of two of fussing.
~Natalie loves to talk! She babbles often, including combining various sounds, such as "Ah-ba" and "Du-ka".
~Natalie signs "more", which currently looks a bit like a clap, when asking for more food. Her brothers and sisters like to model the sign for her.
~When asked to say "goodnight" or "bye", Natalie will wave! It may be a wave of her hand, a whole arm wave, or a whole arm wave followed by putting her hand to her mouth (as if she's also blowing a kiss).
Official 9 month stats:
Height: 29 1/4" (95th percentile)
Weight: 20lb 1/2oz (79th percentile)
Head circumference: 46cm (94th percentile)
