EATING
Callie continued to eat well, and we continued introducing new foods to her. Some of her favorites are: banana, apples, avacado, asparagus, squash, sweet potato, and yogurt! She's not a big fan of broccoli, carrots, or any meat (but who would actually like pureed meat??). She still eats four times a day and here are how her feedings look:
7:30am - baby food and small bottle (2-3 oz)
11/11:30am - baby food and bottle (4-5 oz)
3:00pm - larger bottle first (6-7 oz) and some puffs
6/6:30pm - Baby food and crackers
7pm - last bottle at bedtime (4-5 oz)
She is still working at getting finger foods into her mouth. She can pick them up and bring them to her mouth, but they stick to her fingers and she can't manipulate them to go inside yet! :)
Eating a graham cracker
while she's waiting for dinner!
SLEEPING
Her sleeping is still normal. She goes to bed around 7:00pm, and sleeps ~12 hours at night. She officially dropped her evening nap this month. She started out the month only taking an evening nap sometimes, and ended the month not needing one anymore. Her morning and afternoon nap range from 30min - 1 hr 15 min. They're not super long, but they're decent and she always wakes up happy and playing, so I know she's well-rested!
This was right after she woke up one morning....love those sleepy eyes!
But I took this picture because this was her first bed head!!
(Notice the right side of the pic)
This means she has ENOUGH HAIR to get bed head!
PLAYING
Callie still loved playing in her stand-up toys like her Jumperoo and Exersaucer. She also just plays great by herself! She will play for a really long time by herself, in a content way. She often reaches for toys and will fall on her belly. She will stay there for a pretty long time, but when she's ready to get up, she can't quite get to sitting yet! One of her favorite toys is her Fisher Price Vanity that she got for Christmas - she loves to interact with all the pieces and plays with it for a long time! She still gets excited seeing her brother, but doesn't like it when he lays on top of her or rolls her around (understandably!)
Sitting next to Caeden on the couch...
Caeden trying to give her kisses!
Watching the big kids play in the backyard
Reading time with Daddy - sweet pic!
Sibling love!
LANGUAGE
She started babbling at 6 months old, but it just keeps getting more & more developed. She is saying lots of consonant sounds, and talks LOUDLY and a lot! I guess she feels like she has to compete with Caeden! But when she first gets up, she will whisper-babble - it's so funny! Like she knows its still time to be quiet!
SUMMER ACTIVITIES
We have stayed very busy this summer. We try to include Callie as much as possible in our fun times (camping, fourth of July, swimming, etc), but there are also times we leave her home with a baby sitter - like when we took Caeden to the movie theater and the Naturals game. We just know that in those times, she will be happier at home, and we will enjoy the outing more!
Watching Caeden play in the sprinkler
Playing with Mommy in the yard!
Swimming!
FOURTH OF JULY
Callie experienced her first Fourth of July holiday this month. She did great with the fireworks! Of course she wore lots of red/white/blue outfits & bows all week! She was awake when we did the daytime fireworks, and she never flinched! I was really surprised! Maybe she's just used to all the loud banging and noise her brother daily creates around the house....I don't know? She got her toe nails painted for the first time (red & blue) and they matched mommy's! AND I realized this was her last "first holiday" this year! She's had so many firsts - Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, etc. And this was her last! Kind of sad on the day I got her dressed! But so thankful that we've gotten to experience all of these "first holidays" with her!
DOCTOR
Callie had her 9 month check-up mid-July. Her growth stats are below. Overall, she's doing great. The doctor said she has great muscle tone and strong legs! She was not crawling at this appointment, but the doctor was not concerned - she said she'll do it on her own schedule! Otherwise, she was right on track with most things! And no shots at this appointment - yay!
GROWTH STATS
Weight: 20 lbs 4 oz (75th percentile)
Length: 28.5 inches (80th percentile)
Clothes size: 9 months & a few 12 months
Shoe size: size 1-2
Diaper size: started out in a size 3 and was in a 4 by the end of the month
MILESTONES
These are milestones Callie met when she was 8 months old:
- Dropped her evening nap
- Recognizes her name
- Plays peek-a-boo! (covers her face, and when we say "Where's Callie?" she uncovers it)
- From her tummy, will push onto her hands & knees for a few seconds, and then fall.
- Stands holding onto things (couch, activity table, fire place, etc). She started doing this right at 9 months old!
Here's my sweet 9 month old girl at the end of the month!
(This was our hardest photo shoot thus far - she was constantly pulling her sticker off! It actually took two separate times for me to get her pictures!)
As you can see in some of the snapshots I got, she is sooo close to crawling, and started LOVING to stand, holding onto things, right when she turned 9 months!
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