Ellie Mae’s 09 Month Photos!

Stats

Weight: 17.2 lbs; 17%
Height: 27″; 23%
Head Circumference: 16.5″; 3%
Stature (weight vs height): 41%

Likes

Really, really LOVES the Ergobaby Carrier… and she loves being in it, forward facing, while I am cooking and cleaning.

Crawling and cruising (standing up and traversing the couch and pushing alligator walker)

Banana chew toy (looks like a toothbrush)

Babbling / Talking

People watching / watching Hank act like a nut

Photos & Update

I never know what to post as an update… she’s crawling everywhere!!! She’s obsessed with shoes and I keep finding her by the front door chewing on one of Bob’s or Hank’s shoes. Gross! She’s also obsessed with the stairs and is very determined to climb them (I need to order a baby gate very soon here!).

She desperately wants to walk and is already “walking” by pushing — what was once Hank’s — an alligator walker.

As you may already know, Ellie Mae is a major talker / singer and she can clearly say “hi,” “hey,” “mama,” “mommy,” “dada,” and “daddy.” She calls out “mama” and “mommy” whenever she’s hungry or upset that I am not in the same room/vicinity as she is. She says “dada” or “daddy” when Bob is holding her; so, basically, she says “mama” when she’s pissed and “dada” when she’s happy. She surprised a group of folks the other day when she said “hi” to another baby while we were waiting in line to check out.

Nights have been rough the past month or two (!)… it seems like she and I can never get a break from her teething. She now has two upper and three below. She and I survived her biting my nipples (surprisingly, it only took two nights to get her to stop!).

Bob and I think Ellie Mae is already developing/displaying empathy. I had gotten Hank a remote control helicopter as a reward about a week ago. Hank loves the thing and is always flying it around. Anyway, Ellie is afraid of it (and mesmerized by it). Whenever the helicopter comes close to me (she may very well be 10+ feet away), she starts screaming as if to warn me or as if she is afraid for my life! If the helicopter flies by Bob or Hank, she doesn’t care. I am that special/precious to her! 😀

That’s all I have.

Peace out,

Christina