Wow, Elise is 9 months! Some new "tricks"
include waving, clapping hands and bopping
to music. She loves to dance! I have heard her
say "mama" and she can repeat other sounds
that we say. She is growing fast! A recent doctor's visit
told us that she is 28.5" ht. (75th%) and 17.13 lbs.
(35th%) so she gained 3 lbs. and grew 2".
She got two new teeth on top to accompany
the front two and at 9.5 months she got a 3rd
tooth on the bottom.
Elise is a VERY enthusiastic eater! She loves
to feed herself and prefers solids to liquids for sure.
This was our last month of nursing and we had a good run!
She is transitioning to formula pretty well but prefers
to get her calories from "real" food. She seems to like
everything but some favorites include puffs, cheerios
and any bread-like item such as pizza crust.
She gets very upset when its "all gone" or when it has to
be taken away for safety's sake.
Elise is not yet crawling but can get wherever she
needs to go by rolling and pivoting. Sometimes she
looks like a break dancer spinning around so fast. Here
she is stuck in a corner. She had just called me to
come help her out.
Daddy snapped this cute picture of our sweet
sleeping baby girl. She has to have her "mousie" nearby
and will automatically stick her thumb in her mouth
when you hand it to her. Recently, we were on a car trip
and I told her to find her mousie and do "night nights".
She totally understood what I said and settled down
for a little nap!
Those of you who know her, have seen this
face, and this one...
At random times, Elise will breathe in
and out through her nose and make this face.
Its hilarious to see. She has been doing it for
several months now but I finally caught it on camera.
Perhaps it is booger-related?
