9 Months Old

At Nine Months Old Isla:

-Still sleeps from about 8:00 until 6:30 or 7:00.  She'll have a bottle and always go back to sleep until about 8:30.  We tried having her cry it out, but after five days she was still waking up that early and wouldn't go back to sleep.  So we just give her the bottle and she goes back to sleep.  Marcus is usually the one who is up and he almost always feeds her that bottle.

-Still sleeps swaddled.  

-Has no teeth. She has the best, biggest gummy smile.

-Doesn't seem close to crawling.  She will roll here and there to get around, but for the most part sits and plays and isn't very mobile.

-Kicks her legs, gets a huge grin on her face, and squeals if you talk or play with her.

-Hates lying down on her back.  She lifts her legs and head almost like she is doing a crunch.

-Is doing so well with eating now.  She eats most baby food we give her, especially loving squash, sweet potato, and a zucchini/quionia mixture.  She doesn't eat carrots unless they are mixed with something and doesn't know if she loves bananas.  She loves avocados and will eat most other real food we are eating.

-Always points her toes, keeps her legs straight, and kicks.  She looks like a little ballerina or mermaid.

Our little Isla girl is one happy camper.