Jane is 9 months old today. Holy Moly! Time is flying y'all....I'm serious! Mr. Hunt and I were just saying last night how it seems like we just had her, but on the other hand thinking back to when we were in the hospital with her seems like a life time ago.
Instead of saying how much Jane has changed this month and how crazy it is, I'm just going to jump right into things this month. Here we go!
Our family friends the Tate's came to visit at the beginning of the month. It was a big deal for Jane because she got to meet Madelyn who is 3 weeks older. This was the first real time that she interacted with a baby her age and believe me, it was the cutest thing. They had a blast.
Jane tried meat for the first time this month. She likes turkey, chicken, and ground beef so far. Pretty much, she likes all food we give her so far.
Jane went to her first birthday party for her friend Malachi who was turning two. She had a great time and played in the bounce house.
Jane started to hold onto things with one hand and walk along furniture. She wants to always be on the go.
We got a new gate to block her from going into the kitchen and sunroom. At first I was apposed to baby gates (not really sure why), but now I love them. After chasing after her for going into the sunroom after the dog bowl of water 31 times in 30 minutes (yes I counted), this gate is a God send. But now if the gate is ever open and she sees a way to escape, she squeals with excitement and is off. Don't worry, she loves playing in the living room and doesn't really notice the gate is there, unless its open. Plus I'm in the living room with her most of the time playing.
Her first two bottom teeth finally popped out. Remember last month I said I wasn't going to mention the whole teething thing until I saw some? Yeah, I thought she was teething since 3 months old and now here during her 9th month, they finally came out and they are the cutest thing ever, but man are they sharp!
I seriously have a hard time keeping her in the chair for those pictures. Shes a wild child!
We sat Jane at the diner table for the first time She still sat in the high chair of course, but instead of using the tray on the high chair we let her use the actual table. That lasted all but 3 minutes one night. She just liked to smear all the food everywhere and brush it off the table to the dogs. Not sure why she doesn't do that with the tray, but we are sticking with the tray for awhile.
Jane loves cartoons. Mainly the baby learning development channel (not sure if its just a direct tv thing). If I want her to stay in the living room while I cook a quick meal or go to the bathroom, I click them on and shes hooked. She loves to dance to the music and sing to the songs. Shes so into it that I have to turn it off in order to get her to play with me on the floor.
We bought Jane her first Barbie. Its Ballet Barbie. We got the $5 one that is basically plastic, not the rubber stuff the expensive ones are. Oh, I didn't know Barbies were like $20 each. Holy Cow! Anyway, she might be a little young for Barbie but we made sure there wasn't anything small that could fall off of her and into Jane's mouth. Jane loves her, but she just holds her and flings her around.
Jane is getting alot better at eating solid food (non puree). Usually I give her a puree and then a few pieces of something else to feed herself. She loves to feed herself. This month though, she had her first meal with no puree. She had a whole grilled cheese sandwich and a half of a banana. She was in heaven feeding herself like a big girl and I was in heaven being able to enjoy my meal without having to shovel purees at her face.
I still cant believe this one but Jane can stand all by herself now. Not holding on at all. Its crazy! Of course right now its just for a few seconds, but she can also slowly lower herself down to the sitting position from standing.
She can also walk everywhere with her push walker toy. She loves to go up and down the halls with it. She's still getting the hang of the steering thing and she often runs into the fur babies.
Look at this face y'all!
Jane is finally starting to be more independent. She's never really been clingy, but she wouldn't really ever play by herself until this month. When she was really little, she would cry if someone wasn't sitting right there, and then when she learned to sit, she still would get fussy quickly if we weren't right there. Now, (I think because she can move around more) she doesnt really care if we are there or not. She goes through her toy box and gets what she wants and plays. She likes to talk to herself also. I always wonder what shes saying.
She kept trying to get out to get a book so I had to give her a book to sit still.....
Jane had her first kids meal at a restaurant. We ordered her a grilled cheese sandwich. We still gave her some puree I brought and some veggies I brought too. I was surprised that the only sides this place had for kids was all unhealthy. I know a grilled cheese isn't healthy, but there were no fruits or veggie sides. She loved the grilled cheese though.
Speaking of grilled cheese. Jane LOVES cheese! Who knew? I'm not surprised because I LOVE cheese as well. She loves grilled cheese sandwichs, mac and cheese, and just plain cheese.
Jane talks alot. When we were at the birthday party, someone asked us if she was always that happy and always so chatty. Yep, pretty much. To be honest, I didn't really know if it was normal, if all babies talked this much. Until weve been to the church nursery a few times and this birthday party. All the other kids don't make a sound. Maybe they talk at home and are just shy? I have no clue, but Jane makes it known that she is there.
She is also very determined. I have a feeling we are going to have a hard time when she gets a little older. Shes like her daddy in that if she wants something or is trying to do something, she will continue to try until she gets it.
I honestly hate to say this in fear that I may jinx something, but she is back to sleeping great again. Once she goes to sleep around 8pm, she sleeps until 8 or 8:30am, with no waking up. Its so nice to sleep all night in a deep sleep. Knock on wood.
Jane got a new car seat this month. We switched her out to a convertible car seat still rear facing right now. Her legs were just getting so long in the infant car seat and she looks so much more comfy in the new seat. We spent a long time researching good seats and eventually got the Peg Perego Primo Viaggio SIP Convertible Carseat. It was a little on the expensive side but it will last until she is ready to be out of a seat at 70lbs. That's big!
Jane does a regular crawl now on her hands and knees instead of her little scoot/drag thing she was doing before. If shes trying to go really fast, sometimes the scoot will come back out, but she is mainly doing the regular crawl now.
In general Jane is just starting to show us that she understands us more and is so smart. For example, we only let Jane have her paci while she is in her crib or in the car. So every morning or after her nap, when I pick her up out of the crib, I take the paci out and throw it in the crib, then we wave bye bye to the paci. Just this morning, when I picked her up, she grabbed the paci out of her mouth, threw it in the crib by herself, and waved bye bye to it. I was amazed!
Lastly, we went to the doctor today, had to get two shots and a finger prick. But we did get some official stats for the first time since 6 months.
Height: 29 and 1/4 inches long which is the 95th percentile. She is now 10 inches taller than when she was born
Weight: 21pounds 10 ounces which is the 90th percentile. Doctor said she isn't overweight since she is proportional to her height. She is just tall!
Head: 44 and 3/5 cm which is 75th percentile.
Baby girl is big and healthy. What more could we ask?
Jane,
You are amazing. You are such a happy little girl. While you are mostly wild, talkative, and on the move, there are times when you love to sit on our laps, cuddle, and love on us. You are the perfect combination of what a baby is. Thank you for making our lives greater than ever.
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
