Girls

Mae is 9 Months Old!

Mae is a mover and a shaker. She has mastered crawling and is now trying to learn how to stand and walk. She's getting into everything! We need to re-assess ground level to Mae proof the house. Many toys have made their way up into Izzy's room for safe-keeping away from drool and possible ingestion. Mae puts anything and everything into her mouth.

The kid has a voracious appetite. We just put food in front of her and then keep our hands clear. We find out her new stats next week. She's definitely grown taller but she started crawling before she got a good layer of baby fat on. I've now put away the 6 month clothing and she's into the 9-12 month gear. It'll be nice to have a doctor visit that isn't a sick visit. Mae is now on her 4th run of antibiotics for ear infections. Fortunately she's a really happy camper so it's been obvious when she hasn't been feeling well.

Mae is a girl of very few words when she's around people but I can hear her babbling away in her crib as I'm writing this. She's got a couple words that she repeats in rapid succession: Dadda, Babba and Hi. Mainly she lets Izzy do the talking whom she thinks is hilarious!

Spring has been slow in coming but this past week we got to go outside for a bit and use the swing set. I've had to put the baby swing upright since she isn't into relaxing reclined while swinging. She tries to swing herself by holding onto the ropes and gets herself rocking back and forth. We also brought out a couple of riding toys for her but she can only reach the ground with one foot at a time. She's really trying to go though :)

Milestones:
Crawling
Pulling up to stand on low objects
Walking while holding someone's hands
Drinking from a straw

Mae likes:
Food!
Being cuddled
Sucking her thumb
Conan O'Brien
Watching Izzy
Being outside in her swing
Step stools
The ride-on lion "Roar!"
Talking to herself
Bedtime

Izzy dislikes:
Being strapped in her carrier
Not being part of the party
Izzy getting in her face
Teething
Ear Infections

Words in progress:
Dadda
Hi
Babba

Mae's new cheesy "smile" for the camera

Hanging out with Grandma

One for the road

You'd never know this kid has a stomach bug AND double ear infections

Reminds me of the mouse with the pea in her mouth

Mmmmm plastic broccoli :)

Whatcha getting into, Mae?

Mae practices her "down dog"

The stool is Mae's new best friend

Guess what?

Mae butt!