You are 9 months old today! This time last year, we were getting excited because Mommy had crossed a milestone of viability when she was pregnant with you! The fun began with shopping sprees for a beautiful little baby girl to be named Nevaeh. I remember calling you baby Vaeh for awhile, but Mommy didn't want me to give you a nickname! She named you Nevaeh because it is Heaven spelled backwards and you are a true gift from Heaven. Mommy and Daddy tried very hard for you ......What a blessing you have been to all of us!
You haven't had your 9 month check up yet, so I am not sure how much you weigh or how tall you are but, I'll be sure to post it later. You are wearing some 6-9 months, 9 month clothes fit comfortably and some 12 month fit with pant legs rolled up. You wear a size 3 or 4 shoe depending on the style. You are still in a size 3 diaper, but I think the next big diaper purchase (bought in bulk) will be a size 4. Your hair is growing fast. Mommy keeps it pulled up in a pony tail on top so she doesn't have to cut it and it stays out of your eyes. In fact it is getting so long that the ponytail is starting to droop instead of sticking straight up! When your Mommy was 9 months old, I have a picture of her in curlers.....I bet I could put your hair in curlers too! You have two teeth (bottom) now and are starting to eat finger food called puffs. At first you couldn't get them in your mouth. Now you can't get them in your mouth fast enough! You are starting to refuse some of your baby food. You used to eat stage 2 baby food thickened with rice (veges and fruit at lunch and dinner).....Now we are lucky if you eat one jar of food. We tried stage 3 (thinking you were growing tired of stage 2 foods)....but no luck.....In fact you HATE stage 3 and refuse to open your mouth. Teething has definitely changed your appetite!
You have learned a lot this past month! You can sit and play in a bathtub, crawl on your hands and knees, pull yourself up to furniture and walk around it, and hand transfer to different pieces of furniture. You also sat up on your bottom from a laying position for the first time on your own. Previously it was a half sit on your hip! You play peek-a-boo, high five and shake your head NO. You still love to clap, play pattycake, way hi and bye and say dada, & mama.
You love to watch the Your Baby Can Read Videos daily. It is a routine when you first wake in the morning before your bottle (you are never hungry when you first wake up). You used to sit in your bouncy seat, but have outgrown it, so Mommy and Daddy bought you a bean bag chair to sit in (adult size, so you can use it for as long as you want.....actually I think Daddy likes it more!). We've been using the flashcards that go along with the video....you light up with many of the cards ....especially the word TIGER. I think you know what it means because it never fails....you smile real big each time with the word TIGER. We bought you the LeapFrog dog, which is programmed with your name, favorite color and animal.....of course we put "tiger" in it and you grin from ear to ear every time you hear this word! I really think you are making the connections! One day you will be able to tell me!
We love watching you grow and learn,
Love, Grandma and Grandpa Dason
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