My Girls at 9 Months Old

I know I've already shared a lot about the girls at 9 months... like their likes/dislikes and schedule but I also like to share things that aren't in their monthly updates.  I did this at 3 months and 6 months so I figured I need to continue.

 

 

Overall, the girls are becoming more independent and not at the same time.  They love to explore and play with new things yet as soon as I start walking away from them they burst in to tears.  It is sweet to know that they love me so much that they don't want me out of their sight but at the same time, I have to do things away from them to take care of them (like clean their bottles or prep their food, laundry, etc).  They are all mobile at this point.  I need three sets of eyes since they all want to go different directions.  They all enjoy their jumperoo's and exersaucers however, they would much rather be FREE.  They like change.  If we stay in all day, they are really fussy by the time Brian gets home.  They always love walks and even get excited sometimes to get in their car seats. 

 

  

They all love their new standing play table.  It makes sounds and plays music and will keep them entertained for a while.

  

 

They love bath time, especially since we incorporated toys and put them in the bath tub together.  They splash and chew on the squirt toys.  The are the most fussy in the evenings.  They have calmed down a little from before but they still can break down sometimes.  I'm loving this stage of their lives.  They are interactive with Brian and I, and are bonding with each other.  They are starting to imitate noises and gestures.   They are the cutest right now with their two bottom teeth, just adorable.  They are growing up and reaching milestones.

 

 

Samantha (Sam-E, Sammy Sam Sam, Skinny Minnie, Sweet Sam)

 

 

Sam is still so so sweet.  Her trademark is her dark thick hair.  She is the smallest of the three (in the 2nd percentile of all 9 month old babies).  She feels a little more fragile picking her up but she is getting stronger each day.  She does a legitimate army crawl and is starting to keep up with her sisters.  She has the softest touch but also loves to swat her arms around sometimes slapping you in the face.  She does not like it when her sisters pick on her.  If she is in their way, they pretty much trample over her and they still like to steal her toys.  I've seen her retaliate and steal her toy right back.  She has found her hair and pulls on it when I'm feeding them which ends up in green bean styled hair.  She eats all of her vegetables, but isn't a fan of fruit.  She will eat bananas, but refuses almost every other fruit.  She can down some rice cereal like nobody's business.  She hasn't gotten down the sippy cup yet.  She mostly just chews on it. She really likes to stand, but I still have to guard her from falling because she doesn't have the leg strength or balance to do it all on her own quite yet.  She doesn't eat as much as we would like her to.  She eats until she is satisfied and not any more.  She still wakes up most nights to eat a bottle which is okay with us since we want her to eat more.  If we are lucky she will go right back to sleep.  Otherwise, she just likes to be awake and when you set her down in her crib she does not like it one bit.  She will start crying which isn't good when the other two are sleeping.  She loves when her Daddy gets home and she smiles so big.  If they are FREE she will try as hard as she can to get to him.  It is so adorable.  I love how excited they get when she sees her Dad.

 

 

 

Taylor (Tay Tay, Tay Ray, Taylor Rene-Ne')

 

Taylor is so funny.  She makes the cutest little baby faces and you always know how she is feeling.  When she is excited she opens her mouth wide, breathes heavily, and flaps her arms.  When she doesn't want any more food, she purses her lips together and scrunches her face.  When she is upset about something, she cries... I mean screams... Loud.  She doesn't like it when you walk away from her.  It could be me or anyone that is playing with her.  As soon as you get up to change another baby's diaper or go to the kitchen, she starts fussing.  But if you give it about 30 seconds to a minute, she becomes distracted with a toy and is a happy camper.  When it comes to food, she can down her bottle.  She will eat solid food, but isn't that interested.  She is normally the first to start refusing solid food.  She loves her straw sippy cup.  I have to be careful how much I give her because she will down it very quickly.  She has been doing great the past 10 days or so with sleeping through the night.  It makes me so proud when they go on stretches of sleeping through the night.  She is the largest of the three (about 20th percentile of all 9 month old babies) and is starting to have to wear 9 months clothes.  You can definitely tell a difference from holding Sam to then holding Taylor.  She is babbling a lot.  Sometimes it seems to be with intent like she wants more food or wants Ryley, but other times she is just talking away for no reason.  She has also started waving which is so darn cute.  She is very observant and likes to touch and feel everything.  She looks with wide open eyes all around when she is in a new place.  She loves to be tickled and tossed in the air. 

 

 

Mallory (Mal, Mal Mal, Goober)

 

 

Mallory loves attention.  If we are somewhere new and she is meeting new people, she will smile and gab to get all of the attention.  She even reaches her arms out to be held.  Also, if we are playing in the baby cage play pen, she somehow always manages to get in my arms.  I never know how she gets there, I just look down and there she is, snuggled next to me.  She is the leader of the pack.  She is the first to attain a new milestone and her sisters follow her around.  She loves to be FREE and explore the house.  It doesn't happen often because she still spits up so much.  She crawls and she pulls up on anything.  Soon, she will be climbing on everything.  She would already, but she is still kind of short and can't quite get up on anything yet.  When she is happy about something, you know with her cute little grin and waves.  When she is mad about something, you know.  Girl can throw a temper tantrum.  She is pretty good with eating solids.  She hasn't refused much and will eat a lot.  She uses her sippy cup to suck water in to her mouth and then spit it down her front.  She get a clothes change after every meal due to her being drenched.  The hair on top of her head is really growing so she sort of has a Mohawk.  She loves bath time, but really likes to live on the edge.  You always have to have your eyes on her since she likes to stand or put her face in the water.  She really is a Mamma's girl right now.  I love to be wanted by my kiddos.