I couldn't pick just one to post...
I think I look a lot like my Aunt Brandy (when she was a baby) in this one
There was even a wardrobe change!
And Mama snuck a bow onto my Alfafa sprout
Okay, so I turned 9 months on January 12th, which was a few days ago. But I've been a busy girl so it's taken me a few days to post this.
I was doing some reflecting the other morning after I woke up. I was laying in my crib, just reminiscing over the past few months with with my old pal Monkey, and it dawned on me: I've been here just as long as I was in my Mama's tummy! How strange...
Ah, my Mama's tummy...I have fond memories of that cozy place. I just bobbed around all day... life was so simple then...
Now I have so many decisions to make and so much more to think about each day: learning to crawl, which toy to play with, trying my best to be an independent lady (now I know what my girl Beyoncè meant when she said, "Ladies, it ain't easy bein' independent." I hear ya, girl.). Not to mention, no one ever understands me!
Oh well, life's bound to just get easier from here on out, right?!
Although, some pretty cool things have been happening in my world lately...
First of all, it was really warm the other day (which makes me wonder if I'll ever see snow again!) so Mama put me in my running stroller and we took a long walk/run by the lake for the first time! Oh, it was so much fun! I can't wait for more adventures like that..
Also, I got to see my cousins Carter and Adrienne over Christmastime. It was so great to see them again. It had been a few months and in my world that's a long time!! They are so funny and I loved watching them. They can walk, run, play and talk ~ I can not wait until I can do all of those things.
Here's a few pictures of us form Christmas:
That Carter is so silly!
Another fun adventure was that a few weeks after Christmas I had a special visitor - my Aunt Brandy!! She came all the way from Michigan to spend time with us and we had such a great time! We played and us gals went shopping, and we even did this very special thing called FaceTime. I got to see my cousins Erin and Carolyn and they talked to me and made funny faces at me!! I really wanted to kiss and grab them, but I just couldn't. My lip got quivery and I started to cry...I got sad because I miss them a lot.
I miss all of my cousins and I love when we get to spend time together. Although I just saw them all I hope to be able to see them again real soon!
So, at first I was a bit nostalgic about turning the big 9 mos. I mean, that's about 270 days of growing and learning and having lots of new adventures. I was thinking about what life was like when I was just a little newborn, before my world was expanded beyond just milk and into the great universe of teeth and food. I mean, I have 7 choppers now! Do you know how much stuff I can eat?! Well...I guess you probably can since you have teeth too...
Anyways, nowadays I am clapping and waving. I recognize people and I can interact with everyone I meet, usually with smiles. I play-cough and make silly noises to get people's attention, and I'm starting to learn some sign language (more, milk, all done) since I can't quite express myself linguistically just yet. I haven't quite learned how to crawl, but I practice by doing a modified down dog yoga pose (that Mama and Daddy think is quite funny) and every once in a while I lean back onto my knees. Before you know it I'll get the hang of it, and everyone keeps telling Mama and Daddy to "watch out!" when that happens, whatever that means. And very, very, VERY soon I will be 1 year old. Whoa!
I had a check-up with my Pediatrician Dr. Kaye yesterday. Each time I go my Mama gives me this talk. She says, "tomorrow you are going to see Dr. Kaye and, I'm sorry, but he will have to give you some shots." Once again, I don't even understand what she's talking about because I am always very excited to see all of the nice nurses and babies there at the doctor's office. And, I had a great time! They had some fun paper for me to play with and rip and it made a fun noise. The nurses got to see all of my tricks as I clapped and waved to them, and Dr. Kaye even said that all is well.
My Mama was a little bit nervous because she didn't feel like I had been growing all that much in the past 2 months. She's been reading up on Baby Center and checking her Baby 411 book about developmental milestones and how much babies are supposed to eat and grow. She weighs me about everyday and measures me a little too often too, in my opinion. Well, all her worries were put to rest because Dr. Kaye said I'm right on schedule! I'm in the 10-15th percentile for weight and height, but he says this has a lot to do with heredity and all kinds of things, and he is not worried at all about me and my development (afterall, and no offense to anyone, but I do have some small - shall I say, petite- family members). So that made her feel much better because Dr. Kaye is a very smart baby doctor.
She asked him a lot of questions about my legs because they can't do certain things with me that other mamas and daddys can do with their babies. For example, they don't hold me under the arms, so this can be tricky when I want to practice standing up. They can't let me hold onto their fingers or hands and help me stand up or help me learn to walk this way because my joints may be more loose and my bones may break easier this way. Even though it has been quite a while since anything has happened, they have to modify a lot of the things they do with me just in case my bones and joints are weak.
Dr. Kaye says that this is okay because no baby should really be getting their joints yanked on, but for me it's a little trickier because I can get hurt easier and if I do break something it actually could affect my growth and development. Mama and Dr. Kaye just talked about how to keep me safe, but not 'keep me in a bubble'. I don't know what that means because I think it sounds like fun to be in a bubble, but I guess I'll trust the doctor and the Mama because they (along with Daddy) seemed to have kept me safe for the past 7.5 months and all.
Anyways, it was just another small adventure in my everyday life. I heard a lot of other babies there too, but they sure didn't seem to have the same perspective on the situation as I did. Even at the end when I got a pinch in my leg (Mama said it was the flu shot) I didn't even cry, and she said I might. Maybe it just doesn't hurt as bad because I'm one tough cookie, or maybe I just like to prove people wrong...
Maggie's Stats:
Length: 15.75"
Weight: 16.6 lbs
Teeth: 7
New Tricks: clapping, waving, down dog pose
Oh, I forgot to mention, since my world is really expanding and there's so much to do each and every day, I've decided to post each month instead of every two weeks or so. I look forward to sharing my new adventures with you in February!
Happy adventures to you!
