It never ceases to amaze me how fast time goes with little ones. And I guess I have heard that it doesn't slow down once they are no longer so little! Lucy turned 9 months on the day after Christmas and we spent it busily traveling to Minnesota to visit family! We are so lucky that both our kids travel pretty well (saying Lucy has been on four different airplane trips in her first year that is a necessity). I still yearn for a day when I can just read and rest on an airplane but I imagine that time will come far sooner than I would even want.
Lucy weighed in at 20lbs 3 oz (70%) and was 29in (85%) it is really nice to see her growing so well and really thriving. She still needs to be off diary and soy but we have added back most everything else. There are definitely some things that still irritate her and while she will still spit up with some things it mostly now manifests in skin irritations around her neck and diaper area but she is a trooper. I am very thankful to no longer be cleaning spit up all day long from all around our house.
The exciting new development for 9 months is that on December 24th Lucy took her first steps! Just two little ones and she sticks with her fast crawling but she is getting closer to walking. She walks around furniture and can pass from one object to another easily and will walk pushing an object around but I am sure we don't have all that much longer before she is really going.
Lucy weighed in at 20lbs 3 oz (70%) and was 29in (85%) it is really nice to see her growing so well and really thriving. She still needs to be off diary and soy but we have added back most everything else. There are definitely some things that still irritate her and while she will still spit up with some things it mostly now manifests in skin irritations around her neck and diaper area but she is a trooper. I am very thankful to no longer be cleaning spit up all day long from all around our house.
The exciting new development for 9 months is that on December 24th Lucy took her first steps! Just two little ones and she sticks with her fast crawling but she is getting closer to walking. She walks around furniture and can pass from one object to another easily and will walk pushing an object around but I am sure we don't have all that much longer before she is really going.
I was curious how she would do with Christmas decorations this year and luckily for us she was great until right after Christmas when she decided to start taking the ornaments off the tree all the time. I was a little surprised how she dove right in to opening presents and really seemed to enjoy the process of ripping through the paper and finding the treasure.
She loves to eat and it is great that she has really reached a good self feeding age (though it is still quite messy) and she can eat most everything we do at this point. She is getting her three regular meals a day with some snacking and opposite of her big brother she prefers to eat over nursing so while I know I will nurse her until she is a year I don't know how long she will want to continue with it. She is quite verbal but not forming too many words at this point, she has started signing. She loves to sign all done at the dinner table and she has also signed more but she prefers to sign all done and wave at you hoping it means it is then bath time (one of her favorite times of the day). She also claps her hands and enjoys getting a reaction from those around her when she claps or waves.
She is very physical and active and really loves to play with her big brother. One of their favorite games is for Jaydon to pull a blanket and she will chase after it and sometimes ride on it for awhile, then he will cover her at times and she squeals with delight. She loves her story books and 'helping' Jaydon with his train tracks. She has a tiny bit of hair but nothing that is noticeable to someone not really paying attention. She has recently discovered the kitchen cupboard that stores all the kid dishes which offers endless entertainment but she also has found the circular cupboard a few feet away and while she is thoroughly enjoying getting into it, we aren't quite as excited about her dumping the food stuff all over the house.
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