I had the best intentions of getting this post up BEFORE Addison hit the 10 month mark, but the day came and went without an 8 or 9 month post, but at least I took the monthly pictures!
The last three months have been BIG for our little girl. She has gone from scooting (serious army crawl that started the week after Mother's Day) to full blown crawling to SPEED crawling and now standing while holding on to just about anything (our legs, the door jam, the floor, the coffee table, etc.) Walking likely won't be too far off -- Bob and I find ourselves asking, where did our baby go???
At eight months...
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| Our little ham... |
We were in Montana meeting baby Jude (born May 8) for Addison's 8 month birthday. We forgot her pink "A" (perhaps that's why she was crying???) and she got pretty sick towards the end of our trip, but we still managed to get a few OK pics.
Addison learned to wave just before going to Montana. She definitely knows that her little flirtatious wave gets attention so she busts it out whenever she sees new people. She also waves good morning to all of her teachers and friends at school (although there are still crocodile tears when I drop her off in the mornings...)
At nine months...
We had and official weigh in at nine months (6/28/13):
- Height: 27.25 inches (35th percentile)
- Weight: 18 pounds, 8 ounces (55th percentile) - Bob guessed this DEAD ON and Addison got so excited that she peed on the scale (photo evidence below!)
- Head circumference: 45.8 cm (91st percentile)
Addison learned another party trick in time for her nine month photo shoot... CLAPPING! She claps when we say "yay" and it is so dang cute! She is so proud of herself and grins from ear to ear as soon as she starts to clap.
Nine months also brought one very big change... TEETH! Well, just one to start (the bottom left), but even that first tooth changed her smile so much. Tooth number two (the bottom right) was not far behind.
AND...Addison is happy as a clam when we leave her at daycare now. Such a nice change. The first morning that I set her down and she crawled over to her friends and toys was such a huge relief! I left with a big 'ole smile on my face. Now we can go into her classroom, set her down, put her bottles away, give her a kiss and walk out the door (and even wave through the glass) - all without tears. Its the small victories I tell ya ;)
At 10 months...
...we learned to stand (sort of). While she is still a bit shaky, Addison definitely understands the concept of standing. She pulls herself up on just about everything and can stand for long periods of time while holding on. The weekend Addison turned 10 months, we got a standing activity table from a local mama (she tested out Grady's and LOVED it!) That day she went from very awkward standing (hunched over the table) to a comfortable, one-handed grip on the table.
At Addison's nine month appointment we also talked to her pediatrician about introducing "real" food - legit solids (not liquid baby food that people call "solid.") We started with yogurt (I realize this is not "solid," but we hadn't done it yet), toast with cream cheese, as well as hard cheese and have been slowly working into new food groups. She loves string cheese (which is mozzarella), but is not a fan of fresh mozzarella - discerning taste buds already!
Mama has been added to Addison's vocabulary - as has a very strange noise that we call the gremlin. I have videos of said noise and will post those soon. So now, we have a plethora of nicknames that I should probably capture - silly names mean we love her, right? Addison AKA... Cheeky (for obvious reasons), little miss, punky/punky Brewster, the gremlin, snaggle or snaggle tooth (from her one tooth, that quickly turned into two VERY crooked teeth), fluffy and spike (because of the hair...), peanut, creepy, AGK, and the lil miss (from day one). More to come I am sure!
Bob also learned (very quickly I might add) that Addison can in fact climb stairs! With all of her recent movement (speed crawling, stair navigating, etc.) we have to be very diligent about door closing and gate shutting. Addison can get herself into trouble in about 10 seconds flat. We are trying to teach her that certain areas are no-no's (the oven is HOT for example), but the 10 month old mind does not care so much (or remember after about a minute).
Addison and Kenai are becoming even more of a dynamic duo. As soon as Addison's food went from mush and purees to cheese and turkey bits, Kenai quickly learned the best place to camp out. I am all for dogs that clean up after baby messes, but Kenai basically tries to eat Addison's thighs while she is in her high chair! Addison is also not much help... She very deliberately flings her arms over her tray with bits of food in her hands for her pup. She knows that she isn't supposed to do it so as soon as we say something, she pulls her hands in close and makes it look like she is really a perfect little angel. Now we have a baby and a dog that are ganging up on us... We are in for it for sure!!!
We have tons of pictures from May, June and July activities (including weekly shots). Those are coming next!
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