9 months

Like I said before, better late than never.

Brenna is 9 months old.  We had her checkup last week and it went well.  No shots, which is ALWAYS a good thing.  She is measuring 27 inches long (30%) and weighs in at 15 pounds, 6 ounces (4%).  She is a skinny, little thing, but given her genetics that's not too surprising.  The doctor isn't concerned.  Her appetite is ravenous, so we certainly know it's not from a lack of nutrition.

 At 9 months of age Brenna is crawling all over the place.  She has really taken off in the last month and crawls everywhere and pulls herself up on her knees or to a standing position.  She claps her hands and is so very proud of herself when she makes that happen.

She sleeps from about 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and is usually good for one solid nap during the day.  She feeds herself Cheerios and small pieces of cheese and banana.  She still eats any kind of baby food we give her, though I think the green garden vegetables are not her favorite! She smiles so much and is quite a bit of fun to be around.  However, she is definitely a mama's girl and she wants to be held by mama, so we're continuing to work through that.  I love holding her, but I can't hold her all the time!

Tooth!

Before I forget, we got our first tooth yesterday!!!  Miss Brenna has been a slobbery, drooly mess for quite awhile.  As I was attempting to keep her quiet in church yesterday morning, I let her chomp on my finger for awhile and I felt that first little tooth popping out of the bottom.  More milestones, though I could live without the crankiness this one involves.

8 months old

Yeah, yeah, yeah.  So this is just a little on the late side.  Better late than never, right?

Brenna turned 8 months old on Christmas Eve.  And this mom, well, she took a little break from blogging.  Not on purpose, just because it's been uber hectic on the home and work front.  Anyway, back to our cute, little girl.

8 months old on Dec. 24th.  I have no idea what her height or weight are, but we'll find out tomorrow when we do her 9 month checkup! 

 At 8 months of age Brenna is doing great!  She goes to bed about 8:00 and wakes up around 7:00.  She sits on her own and she is crawling all over the place.  She's also clapping her hands and is just completely amused with herself at that skill.

She's eating practically everything we give her and has been perfecting those fine motor skills and is eating more Cheerios than she spills.  Still no teeth at 8 months (but stayed tuned!), but getting close.  She is quite the momma's girl and fusses when she's not held all the time, so we're having to work on that little issue. 

So I started 2012 totally slacking in blog posts.  I'll try to make up for it!