Nine Months Old

Carter, at nine months, you...

• still like to be held, but you don't have to be
• love to be talked and sung to
• love to play in Grace's room with her and her toys
• love playing in the water in the bathtub
• say "da-da", "ba-ba", and "ma-ma" (sometimes)
• love to growl and yell
• can wave bye-bye, but you don't do it often
• play with toys (balls, Noah's Ark, piano) 
• are very ticklish
• laugh out loud a lot
• play pat-a-cake and peek-a-boo
• are crawling everywhere
• pull up on everything
• are very grabby especially love grabbing jewelry
• have 2 teeth
• are riding in a rear-facing car seat instead of the carrier
• are so hard to change because you are always rolling over and trying to go 
• love your puppy "lovie"
• absolutely love your sister
• want your Daddy all the time
• like being outside and going on walks
• sleep at night and take naps in your bed
• sleep through the night
• eat 8 ounces every 3-4 hours
• eat cereal for breakfast, and stage 2 baby food for lunch and dinner
• snack on puffs, crackers, bananas, and pizza crust
• can feed yourself snacks
• drink juice from a sippy cup
• wear 9-12 month clothes
• wear size 3 diapers