Ali’s 9 Month Update

A little belated happy 9 month birthday to Ali. It’s hard to believe we are closer to one year than the infant stage.

Let’s jump right in to what the last month has brought.

LIKES

Crawling. She is seriously all over the place and does not like to be cooped up in the stroller or car seat now that she’s mobile. She is still a fan of bath time and has shown her love of water in the pool too. I think she will follow in Ava’s footsteps of being an excellent swimmer. Another thing Ali really likes; electronics! Specifically the Apple products and she is constantly trying to take my iPhone or iPad. As for food, Ali likes to feed herself cheerios, Kix, graham crackers, carrots, blueberries, peas and cheese. ( She still eats some pureed foods and nurses a few times per day.) She also loves when big sister makes funny faces and sounds, and starts to giggle. Jumping and “flying” in the air are also ways to make her smile and giggle.

SLEEPING:

She is still sleeping from approximately 7 pm to 6 am, but getting up once in the middle of the night to eat. It is probably a comfort issue, but she is so tiny, I don’t mind her getting the extra feeding. Now that she is crawling, napping has happened again. We don’t always get a morning nap, but usually a good 2 hour nap in the afternoon to recharge for the late afternoon activities.

FIRSTS:

It feels like a lot of firsts this past month. Crawling is the biggest change and challenge! Ava has to keep her small toys out of reach, because they go straight into Ali’s mouth. We also celebrated her first tooth! While we can tell she is uncomfortable, she has been a champ getting through the pain of that first bottom tooth. I think more are on the way, as she just wants to gnaw on all her toys and hard objects. This month was also Ali’s first Easter. See more on our Easter Weekend post. She also debuted in the outdoor pool for the first time. Ali loves to be outside, so it was natural for her to enjoy going to the community pool and enjoying watching Mommy and Ava swimming amongst the other neighbors.

First up, fun with the 9 month sticker.

Trying to eat the sticker…

Big sister Ava is always ready to ham it up.

Earlier in the month, Ava was trying to educate Ali on the finer points of crawling.

Which Ali begins to experiment with more….

On her way to mastering it.

By the March she has mastered crawling and “doing planks”

Ali loves the park, especially watching the big kids play.

By the end of the month, Ali is playing peek-a-boo in the park.

At home, Ali loves to play with the cabinets…

and feed herself…

and look out the sliding glass door…

 

Got to go catch her now that she is mobile…