Okay, so I'm a little behind on Heidi's nine month update. She had a great check-up right before we left for Boston. She weighed 16.5 pounds (5th percentile) and was 22 inches. After she was measured, both the nurse and the doctor asked how tall I was and how tall Matt was. When I told him about our less than average heights, they both responded with a "Oh, okay" thus understanding the petite nature of our little girl! Our doctor explained that after the six month mark, genetics kick in and the baby's size starts to be determined by genes instead of nutrition. Heidi was slightly anemic and I was told that a vitamin supplement would fix that. Other than that, no problems for this little girl! Here's some wonderful things about Heidi at nine months:
- She just started crawling at nine months. However, she has a fearless personality and now that she's crawling, she's also realized she can pull up and stand on her own. I think it's just a matter of time before she starts to walk without worries about falling or hurting herself.
- When she eats baby food, she will take a bite and immediately suck her thumb. It's almost as if she can't swallow food without sucking it down like a bottle.
- She has a things for pillows and soft things. She will crawl to a pillow and lay down and sigh as she lays her head down. It's one of the cutest things I've ever seen.
Heidi and her pillow from Emily Smith on Vimeo.
-She's a great sleeper. I can lay her down in her crib with her blanket and she giggles with excitement over it. She will rub her face on it and immediately start sucking her thumb.
- She has two bottom teeth and is working on a top one. Here's a picture of the two she has. I had fun playing with her hair this day:
- She still doesn't care much for baby food but if I put pieces of bread, carrots, avocado, peas, cheerios or any other table food on the table, she'll go after it.
- Tobin is still the best one to get giggles and belly laughs out of her. Now that she crawls, she will follow him wherever he goes and loves to play "chase" with him and the dogs. She adores riding on our shoulders as we chase Tobin around the house. I can't get enough of her squeals of delight and laughs!!
Here's some pictures:
Dancing with daddy
Playing in brother's closet
3 comments:
I can't wait to see y'all! That video was so cute! It is adorable to watch those two play together.
Is 9 months late to be crawling? I didn't know. I am hoping that it takes Ezra a while...I'm enjoying not having to chase him around everywhere and not having to make sure the hard floors are clean so he's not eating everything off of them.
Thanks for the pictures! See y'all in a few weeks!
Cutest.kids.ever. I can't believe how big Heidi has gotten! She's such a big girl now! Hope ya'll are doing well! We miss you guys as usual.
Cutest.kids.ever. I can't believe how big Heidi has gotten! Such a big girl! Hope ya'll are doing well...miss you guys as usual. :-)
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