9 Months

Dear Lucy,
Each month I think you've changed so much, but in the past few weeks, you're like a whole other kid. Complete with temper, personality, and mobility. Yes, you can crawl now! This, of course, has opened up a whole new world for both you and your parents. With your newfound ability comes a lot of frustration. When I tell you not to climb up on something or not to grab something you shouldn't, you get upset and yell at me. Miss Lucy does not like the word 'no' already! You haven't yet mastered going from knees to feet, but I'm sure it won't be long before you're standing up on everything.

Your favorite toys aren't even the expensive ones -- you are pretty content with your hairbrush, empty water bottles, and the whisk. You are very tactile lately. When you're drinking a bottle, you always grab at my face, hair, nose. Now that you're mobile, you love grabbing onto anything you see, and of course, putting it in your mouth. With all  the new changes, your temperament has changed. You're quick to whine, cry, and get frustrated. But you have a lot going on, so I'm going to let it slide for now. :)

Your sleeping has improved. Sometimes you get up to eat, but more often than not, you're good until 6 am. When I'm getting ready for work, you follow me from room to room. I'd like to think it's because you like to be close to me. You have your daddy's and my heart. I look at you all the time and think "How is this beautiful baby girl MINE?"

Love you, baby girl.

Lucy at 39 Weeks

Weight:  18 lbs maybe? 

Medical Issues: A little bit of dry skin/rash next to her mouth that I'm attributing to the new canine teeth I noticed. I put some excema lotion on it which helped. 

Sleep:  She had a few mornings she "slept in" until 6:30 am. I wondered if it was a result of being tired from the crawling, but the one night she woke at 4 am out of nowhere. Her naps seem to be getting better. She'll get at least one hour nap in a day. But mostly she takes 4-5 naps a day during the week. 

Clothes: Fully into 6-9 now! I'm almost afraid she'll cruise right though this size though. 

Social: Still loves people. We are always on the move it seems. Many trips to Target, Sam's Club, the grocery store, restaurants, people's houses. For traveling, she's still in her Graco Snugride infant seat, even though she's too long for it. I can't make a decision on purchasing her main carseat, but we do have one (uninstalled) for W's car. 

Food: Lots of purees. We're up to three "meals" a day -- oatmeal for breakfast, a puree at lunch, and a puree at dinner. I've also been introducing a few "people foods" as deemed necessary. Yesterday she had herbed bread and a taste of spaghetti sauce.

Crying: She was pretty cranky when we got back home, but I'm blaming that on all the physical milestones she just had. It's not easy doing that much growing!

Play: Water bottles! And her hairbrush. And every other non-toy. 

Milestones:  Standing assisted. She hasn't mastered pulling up to things on her own, but when I put her on something, she loves to just stand and clutch on. We also had our first bloodshed from said milestone when she fell and bumped her chin on the way down. :( She's been gaining some speed on the crawling. When I'm getting ready in the morning, she'll try to follow me, but she usually hasn't made it out of the room by the time I'm walking back. I kind of hope she just likes to be around me.  

She also got two new teeth that poked through -- her canines. I wasn't expecting that; I was told the top two would come in next.

Lucy at 38 Weeks

Weight:  18 lbs maybe? 

Sleep:  About the same. Still an early riser! And apparently likes to nap at minor league baseball games. 

Clothes: Pretty much into most of her 6-9 month stuff, though the arms/shoulder area are usually too big for her. She's a long baby though. 

Social: She had her first overnight, out of town trip this week! We stayed with one of my besties in Pittsburgh. There she got to meet/play with a doggie and sleep in a PnP in the guest room. She did amazingly well on the drive down and through most of the trip. She amazed me. 

Food: Purees (about 2-3 times a day). She eats anything I give her, but has a special love for the green beans and sweet potatoes.

Crying: When she gets overtired. She also cries a lot when she wakes up because she must be starving! 

Play: Still likes her Zany Zoo and her jumperoo, but she's getting more content to play with little toys on the floor now. 

Milestones:  CRAWLING!! Wes brought her by the day we left for our trip. Within five minutes, she was clapping (first for us to see!) and then crawled when I set my iPhone on the floor. Fortunately we were able to capture it on video!