Took Adalyn to the doctor yesterday for her 9 month checkup. She is 23lbs 10oz (off the charts) and 28.5 inches long (75th percentile). They checked her sight and iron, and we are praising God all was well. She didn't even cry when they took blood. I liked this checkup alot better because there were no shots!
Adalyn is still crawling backwards. She can't seem to get the forwards part, but the dr said not to worry. Her daughter did not crawl until 12 months. She loves to pull up and stand up holding onto things. She gets excited when we sing. She will start bouncing moving mostly her head and arms up and down. Jason is trying to teach her to "raise the roof"-lol. I am trying to teach her to clap and give a five. If it take her hand and slap mine once, she will copy me and do it over and over. She also started squinting her eyes and doing this loud heavy sniffing. It is so stinking cute! She started holding her bottle last week. She has been holding her sippy cup for a while now. She loves sweet potato puffs. She manages to get them in her mouth when they stick to her pointer finger by accident. I think she is getting close to picking them up though. We gave her some ham off the salad bar the other day and she loved it. I gave her some of my grilled chicken, and she liked it as well. We always give her bread wherever we go. It won't be long until we say goodbye to baby food. She likes the non liquified stuff. She has 2 teeth now so we decided to brush her teeth for the first time tonight. She liked it. I don't blame her because the toothpaste smells/tastes like bubblegum. She is still a great sleeper. She's been sleeping 13 hours--8pm to 9am. I love this since I am not a morning person. We got her a DVD player for the car and she LOVES Baby Einstein and Cedarmont Kids bible songs. This was a lifesaver on our recent trip to Destin and North MS because she does not like to sleep in the car longer than 30 minutes. She is very particular when it comes to sleep. She must be in a crib on her belly to sleep well.
I started the first birthday planning. I am going to do a polka dot/cupcake theme. Very excited! Planning is so much fun! I found the cutest denim outfit on etsy. Can't wait to see it on her! I also started shopping for a new carseat. When she grows an inch and a half, we have to buy a new one. Everyone is recommending the Britax so I think that's what we will get.
