9 Months

As Voula once said to me Hailey has now been out of me longer then she has been inside of me. We feel that 9 months is such a big milestone. I keep thinking...9 months...I can't believe it's gone by this quickly and we have enjoyed every second of it. Ok maybe not EVERY second, I wasn't a fan of 2 hours of sleep a day and the learning curve was pretty steep but we couldn't imagine our lives without her. She has brought us so much joy in such a short time, its overwhelming.

Just saw the doctor today. She is 19lbs 13oz (I actually thought she was heavier) and 28inches long.

Hailey is not crawling but she has found a way to move backwards. She is trying to move and I can see her wanting to move so badly but she just hasn't put it together yet. So we are making progress and I believe one day it'll click and she'll start to crawl. It's kinda funny when she's on her tummy and wanting to reach for something she tries to move and just ends up reversing.We are spending much more tummy time and she seems to enjoy it. Some times I just give her a teething ring and she rolls all over the place talking away to it. She needs her alone time...maybe like her mother :)

She is still standing really well and starting to move her way around what ever she is holding on to. She can't stand alone yet but I hover around her so that she doesn't fall over. Some times I wonder if she wouldn't be progressing faster if I wasn't such a new mommy. But she is doing great and she loves to stand and try to pull her self up.

She does not have the gift of patience, I''m not sure if any kid has it but I have about 1 second to give her what she wants or else I get the grunting, hip thrusting, stiff body and of course some tears and she vocally lets me know what she is thinking. Some times I have to try not to laugh when she does this. She always seems to put on a big 'show' to show us her disapproval of us not running to her every whim but then she calms right down and just tries to get it herself. I actually try to ignore these mini temper tantrums.

She does love to laugh though and Brad and I absolutely love that about her. Normally daddy can only get the deep belly laughs from Hailey, I try my hardest but I think she holds out and waits to give daddy those.

She is very curious, always trying to see around a corner or around me. I'm assuming her curiosity will lead her to crawling...that or maybe a trail of puffs might do the trick too I think.