Isabella at 9 months

Last week I took Miss Bella in for her 9 month checkup. Hard to believe she will be 1 in just 3 short months.  She weighed in at 17 pounds 9 ounces (25%) and was 27 inches (28%) long. What she lacks in height and weight, she makes up for in head circumference at a whopping 46 cm (87%). Must be the German in her, her Nanna says.

At 9 months, she is crawling all over the place and pulling herself up on anything she can find. I think there is a good chance we may have a walker on our hands before she turns 1.  She was sleeping through the night for awhile, but not anymore. She usually wakes up once and I feed her and then she goes back to sleep in our bed. I could probably make her cry it out, but it really doesn't bother me. She eats and goes right back down.  She still loves sucking her thumb, just like her sister does.  She sucks it when she is tired or hurt and to go to sleep every night. I'm sure we will pay the price later in orthodontic bills, but it's quite worth it now.

She's starting to eat all kinds of table food as well- cheerios, pasta, rice, fruit etc...She drinks water from a sippy cup and loves to wave "hi" and "bye". She has three teeth - two on the bottom and her top right. Won't be long until that gummy smile is all gone and replaced with a mouthful of teeth :-(

She loves to "talk" and says Da Da Da Da all day long. No Ma Ma yet :-(  She is still a super easy going and mellow baby and we love you to pieces Miss Izzy!!