At 9 months, Ally weighs in at 18lb 11oz, measures 27 1/4 inches and has a head circumference of 44 1/4 inches. That puts her at the 50% mark for all three measurements. What a well balanced kiddo!
It seems like Ally has grown leaps and bounds since last month. She is starting to say some words, but Will and I disagree whether her first word is "ball" or "Dada" (Will knows it's "ball" but he wants bragging rights!) She has also started waving and saying "bye" which we all think is really adorable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHjwB6SuEUw (I turned off the camera right as she said bye - doh!)
She has officially outgrown her baby bath tub, so I replaced it with a bath chair. She can now take a bath with Sophia without me constantly worrying about her getting knocked down, and we're all very happy with it.
She is trying really, really hard to pull up, but she hasn't been successful yet. She can get onto to her knees without much effort, which gives her ample opportunity to get into her sister's stuff!
If we help her to her feet, she can stand up holding on pretty well and is even attempting to do a little cruising. She's also been known to let go and stand on her own for a few seconds - the little daredevil!
Her biggest accomplishment has been crawling. It's been fun to watch the process, especially since Sophia skipped over this phase entirely. Ally started doing what Sophia nicknamed "swimming." It didn't get her moving at all, but it showed her determination (and was totally hilarious!)Next she started rocking, and was eventually able to crawl backwards. She kept getting stuck under her toys, so she gave this up pretty quickly.
It was about 2 more weeks before she finally started doing a true crawl, and she really doesn't do it as often as I had anticipated. She has to really want something to crawl, otherwise she's happy just scooting and rolling. We went ahead and put up the baby gates because I have a feeling once she really gets it down, she's going to be hard to stop.
It was about 2 more weeks before she finally started doing a true crawl, and she really doesn't do it as often as I had anticipated. She has to really want something to crawl, otherwise she's happy just scooting and rolling. We went ahead and put up the baby gates because I have a feeling once she really gets it down, she's going to be hard to stop.I thought I would mourn the loss of my immobile baby, but it's not bittersweet at all. I beam with joy and cheer when I see her moving across the room. I know it'll be the same way when she walks, but I hope we have a few more months before she hits that milestone.
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