9 months???

are you kidding me?  she is really nine months old?  it's crazy to think about.

look at how big she has gotten..

this is penelope in her bumbo at about 10 weeks old...

look at how small she is - her shoulders dont even reach the top.

and here is penelope in her bumbo now...she covers the whole thing and her thighs are so chubby we can barely get her out!!

she is growing and changing soo much!  still has the best smile though..

9 month info:

no stats yet - we see the dr. in two weeks for our 9 month check up and we have our 9 month parents as teachers visit in 2 weeks too - i'll keep this update short as I'll have lots more after both of those visits...

food:  penelope stil loves to eat - some of her recent favorites:  blueberries and sweet potatoes are still on top, graham crackers, bananas, grapes, muffins, donuts, any and all puffs, cheese puffs, cheese, pancakes, cottage cheese, peaches,

food dislikes: all green veggies and meat.

motor skills:  she is still soo close to crawling... goes forward a little bit and backwards pretty well, has suddently decided she is more into pulling herself up then crawling... she can get from her belly to a sitting position, back downt o all fours, then pull up to her feet all in the matter of a couple minutes. 

a little busy body.  doesnt want to be held, doesnt want to sit still, doesnt wnat to cuddle. always on the go, on the move and ready to destroy something.  we have said it before, but now we really really need to get this house babyproofed! penn hasnt left us much choice! 

house is on the market now too.  you know how much it is to try and keep your house clean with a 9 month old mobile baby? 

she is getting closer and closer to saying real words.  i really think her first word happended a little bit ago. you know how when you had something to a baby you say, "here you go".  well i talk fast and i'm prety sure to peneloe when i say a phrase it's all just one word. she has been saying for a cuople weeks now, "earyougo"  the 'go' part very clear.  i just put together that she is saying "here you go"  she doenst alwasy use it right but she definatley repeats it when you ask her too.  pretty cute.  i need to get it on film so you all believe me.

she can alos repeat "hello" "dada" "mama" and "uh oh".

still not using any of them on her own in the right way - so not sure they count as real words but you can tell the vocabulary is picking up a lot!

well i'm home sick today and feel like crap so it's a short monthly post... more after PAT and the dr. appt.