9 Months Old

Stats: Weight 16 pounds, size 3 diapers, 6-9 months and some 6-12 months clothes.  You are currently cutting your top 2 teeth.

Eating:  Nursing 30 minutes after waking, both nap times and bedtime.  Solids: for breakfast you usually have yogurt and/or fruit, sometimes oatmeal.  Lunch and dinner you are eating veggies primarily, with the occasional meat and grains.  You had organic mac n' cheese the other night and loved it!  

Sleep:  Napping twice a day around 9 am and 1:30/2 pm for 1 - 1.5 hours for each nap.  Bedtime you are in your crib between 6:30/7 pm.  You have been going in your crib wide awake and takes about 20-30 minutes for you to fall asleep.  You are waking for the day around 5:30 am, but mommy leaves you in your crib until 6:30 am in hopes you learn that it's not time to wake like your big sister.  Sometimes you wake around 4/4:30 am which I nurse and you'll either go straight back to sleep or fall asleep around 5:30am.  Mommy wakes you at 7 am if you are still sleeping.  

You love sleeping with your lovey against your face and a lot of times over your face :)

 Likes:  Watching Vivian's every move, baby dolls and Elmo, your exersaucer, standing (you can stand a few seconds unassisted), forward rolls, sticking your tongue out, blowing raspberries, being tickled, being held, napping on mommy, observing, swinging in a bucket swing and sliding.

Dislikes:  When you can't see mommy, when Vivian takes a toy away from you, changing your clothes, napping alone, being on your tummy for too long, trying to crawl and the vacuum cleaner.

Milestones:  Babbling.  As of Sunday, you are babbling constantly.  You even said 'mama' for the first time.   

What a fast and amazing 9 months it has been sweet buttercup!!
We love you oh so much!!!

  

Life Lately

^^ Park swinging

^^  Making sand cones

^^  Making Valentine cupcakes

^^  Getting Valentine Day projects from Vivian 

^^  Riding the train at the mall as a reward for waiting to call mommy when her alarm clock goes off.

^^  Joanna already thinking she's 16.

^^  Very rare nap on mommy.

^^  Joanna's 1st Valentine.

 ^^  Valentine's Day brunch at Kornerstone Bistro.

^^  Before school shenanigans. 

^^  Constant hand washing.

^^  Joanna NOT wanting to crawl.

^^  Watching Mutt & Stuff together per Vivian's request.

^^  Having fun with Snapchat!

Conversations With Vivian

At 2.5 years old, Vivian's vocabulary has exploded.  Really, over the last few months she's talking more and more which is amazing to hear, and fun!

Me: Vivian!  What's your name?

Vivian: Vivian Rose Kinard!!!

Me: How old are you?

Vivian: Vivian Rose Kinard!

Me: No, that's your name.  How old are you?

Vivian:  Umm, I'm 3!!!

Me:  No, your not 3 yet.  How old are you?

Vivian:  Umm, Vivian Rose Kinard!!!!

Me:  Nooo, that's your name.  How old are you?

Vivian:  I don't know!

Vivian:  Mommy!!!!

Me:  What baby?

Vivian: I SO PRETTY!!!!

Me:  Yes you are!

Me:  Vivian, are you pretty or beautiful?

Vivian:  I pretty :)

Getting her out of her room in the morning...

Me:  Vivian, why are your pillows all over your floor?

Vivian:  I read my books.

Me: In the dark?

Vivian: Yeah.

Me:  Have you been up for a while?

Vivian:  Yeeaahh (big smike on face)  

At the doctor's office...

Dr. Jackson:  Vivian, do you want to look in my ear?

Vivian:  Uh huh

Dr. J:  Do you see any monkey's in tgere?

Vivian: Uh huh

Dr. J:  How many monkey's do you see?

Vivian: Uh, 2!

Dr. J: What are they doing in there?

Vivian: Jumping on the bed!

Dr. J: Smart girl!!

          And everything else is:  "No, my turn!", "lets get daddio", "I can do it!", "I love my JoJo!", "Come on mommy, lets go!", " Look mommy!!! I ride my bike, I ride fast!", "Hey JoJo, heeyyy", "I done".

I can only imagine what she'll be saying at 3.  She's already a hot mess, but its fun watching her learn.