Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Nine Months

Though we're still a few days shy of Claire's 9 month mark, she did have her 9 month check up this morning.  Everything went great!  The doctor was really impressed by all of the foods she's eating and how plump and healthy she is!  Claire weighed in at 21 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 29 inches long--both 95th percentile!  The doctor saw evidence of EIGHT teeth in or coming in.  We haven't been able to get a great look recently but lots of fussiness and drooling were a pretty good sign!

Claire is crawling all over the place and pulling herself to standing on anything she can.  She will pull her hands away and balance for a few seconds.  Everything she finds goes straight to her mouth.  Doesn't seem to matter how many times I vacuum--she will find that one lone Christmas tree needle and proceed to try to eat it!

Claire still likes swinging at the park.  Today was the first time in awhile that we've been able to go to the park because it finally warmed up some!  I think her favorite activity is going to the grocery store.  She also gets very excited when Matt gets home and plays with her.  She is showing more interest in her books and grasping the concept of turning the pages.  She still really enjoys her stacking cups.  Lately, she likes to get one in each hand and bang them together, squealing in delight.  She also squeals when she sees Brooks and when she grabs her feet and claps them together while on her changing table.  When she's in a good mood, she just lights up and gets very excited to see us, even if we just walked into the other room for a second.

Claire is wearing size 3 diapers and size 12 month clothes.  She breastfeeds 5-6 times a day and eats solid food three times a day, usually while we're eating.  Her napping hasn't been great lately, but I'm hoping the busyness of the holiday season and all of the new teeth is the culprit and that she will nap well again as we get back into our routine.


Here is a list of what all Claire eats, in no particular order:
  • Rice cereal
  • Avocado
  • Banana
  • Sweet potatoes
  • Yogurt
  • Oatmeal
  • Pears
  • Cantaloupe
  • Honeydew Melon
  • Broccoli
  • Cauliflower
  • Green Beans
  • Yellow squash
  • Asparagus
  • Cottage cheese
  • Mixed grain cereal
  • Gerber Puffs
  • Zucchini

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It won't be long before "Birthday Cake" is added to Claire's food list!!!!!

Bev