Nine Months

These monthly pictures are getting harder and harder to capture.  Our wild child is full of energy and determination to tear apart the monthly signage.  We managed this month but I might need to ditch the sign next month ;)

This picture sums up Mairin's personality to a tee.  She is so funny, wiggly, and sweet.  Still an easygoing baby who is happy to go where we go; she enjoys watching Quinn at ballet and endless amounts of soccer and baseball games.  We are so lucky she is such a good sport.

Mairin is really focused on moving.  She is constantly wiggling.  Even when you are holding her, she is waving her arms around or kicking her legs like a wild woman.  You set her down and she is off.  Crawling as fast as she can, going up the stairs, standing and walking around the furniture, or standing in the windows and shouting at Nolan and Quinn as they play outside.  The pediatrician predicts that she will be walking within the next month.  Yikes!  Nolan and Quinn both walked at 14 months, it will be different to have a 10 month old walker.  You can tell she is ready to tag along with the big kids.

Sleeping and eating are other strong suits of Mairin's.  She sleeps from 7:30/8 at night until 8 the next  morning and takes two naps.  One around 10:00 and an afternoon nap around 2:00.  Each nap is anywhere from 1-3 hours long, depending on what she is doing that day.  She drinks four bottles and is eating three meals a day.  Baby food is out unless we are on the go and I bring a pouch for her eat.  There really aren't foods that she doesn't like :)  Her favorites are:  black olives, frozen peas, turkey, strawberries, sweet potatoes, avocado, bananas, yogurt, Cheerios, and cucumbers.

Mairin likes to go on stroller rides, swing, drive the Cozy Coupe, be around people, and play with her toys around the house.  She is working hard on her walking, waves hello, and says "ba ba" and "ra ra ra."  

She's growing like a weed!  Weighs almost 21 pounds (83rd percentile) and is 28 inches long (56th percentile).