Elle is 9 months old (a little late!)

Elle, you have been in this world longer than you were in my tummy! It just doesn't seem possible!

Here are 9 things about Elle at 9 months!

-Still not crawling (the correct way, at least!)... but she can definitely get around! She does this backward scoot/push thing while on her belly, though, and that gets her where she needs to go!

-She loves eating finger foods and drinking from her sippy cup. When she eats, she uses both hands, but it's looking like she is going to be a righty!

-She can wave bye-bye (on purpose!) This is the cutest thing ever!

Look out Miss America!

-Her top two teeth just broke through, so she has a total of 4 teeth!

-She is pulling up on EVERYTHING! We lowered her bed last month when I walked in an saw her about to pull up to standing from her knees! Talk about a heart attack! She is definitely keeping us on our toes!

- After 9 months, we are finally on a schedule and sleeping through the night! Hallelujah! This is so funny, because if anyone was going to have their baby on a schedule it would be me. I had decided that I wanted to do Baby Wise, but this little girl refused to take naps - so I gave up after 2 weeks of trying. She was doing ok, though, and pretty much sleeping through the night up until she got the stomach virus back in September. When she got sick we were giving her fluids during the night, and this turned into a very bad habit! Mommy and Daddy sort of let the problem go on too long - so let's just say we had a looong 2 weeks of weaning her off the bottle at night. (Note to self for next time!) Now, she is doing better than ever! She sort of formed her own schedule and it has worked great! She takes 2, 1 and 1/2 hour naps during the day and sleeps from 8pm to 7am.

- She gets excited and loves to dance when Mr. Duck quacks his song or if her favorite cartoons come on TV! Look at those arms go!
(Poor Elle - I made her do this so many times trying to get it on video - I think she was over it! Oh yes, and you can hear Baxter (our dog) crying in the background - he STILL doesn't understand that this is NOT his toy! I don't know what we are going to do with him!)

-She loves to stick her little tongue out when she smiles! Soooo funny.... do you guys remember my 3-D ultrasound when I was about 30 weeks along? Well, she still has the attitude! :) Ha Ha!

30 weeks gestation!

9 months old!

- Stats: Weight 19 lbs 14oz (68%tile), Height 28 in (56%tile)