Abigail month 9

Abigail month 9

• She said her official first word “dada”both on command and looking at Andrew. 
• She claps when we say “yay” or “clap clap”. 
• She makes a scrunched face while inhaling through her nose quickly. 
• Her hair is getting really long and thick! 
• She’s really starting to want to get places. She gets frustrated when she’s sitting and can’t move. 
• I started some hard core strict Moms on Call daily schedule and sleep training. There are set feeding and napping times, and at bed time I fed her and didn’t go back in her room until the morning. There were some rough days/nights, but I’m praying for peace of mind and good sleep in our future! Claire’s noise machine is turned all the way up, our fan is on and her monitor is on volume 1, so i can basically only hear her if she gets really loud. I spoke with a consultant about how to do this and she gave great advice and said to give it at least 14 days. Night one: went down well at 7:30, woke at 8:00 and did a big burp for Andrew. I think she slept until 3:30. Cried until 5. 😢 Up for a super short time at 6 and then slept until 7:50! Night two: down at 7:30. She might have cried out once at 2. Up at 6:45, got her at 7! Naps were more difficult: 30 min in the morning, 30in the afternoon, cried for 30 min in the middle and then back to sleep for over an hour. Night three: down at 7:30, up at 4:30 and cried for a while. Up at 7:30. Naps were hard again. Today she cried a lot at both naps before falling asleep. Night four: down at 8. Up at 6:30, stayed in bed until 7. Night five: down at 7:30. Up at 6:15, stayed in bed until 7. Probably her worst day for naps - but I think either her tummy or teeth were bothering her. Night six: down at 7:45. Up at 6, but stayed in bed until 7. 2 decent naps. Night seven: down at 7:45. Up a few times between 4-8 (accidentally slept late). Great naps! Night eight: down at 7:30, up at 7. Great naps. Night nine: down at 7:15 after a bottle from daddy. Up for a little while in the 5:00 hour and then up at 7. Night ten: down at 7:30, up at 6, got her at 7. A 2 hour morning nap, but afternoon was not so good. Night eleven: down at 7:20, up for a little while at 9:30??? (Lolly and Papa had been here all day). Up at 6, cried until 7. Had another great morning nap, but short afternoon nap which made for a LONG evening. Night twelve: down at 7:00. Up at 6:30. 3 short naps (we had company). Night thirteen: down at 7:30, up at 6. Horrible naps. Her naps messed with our evening plus we were out with friends, so she ended up napping again at 6pm. We modified her eating schedule for the evening. Night fourteen: down at 8:30, up at 6:50. 
• I’m pretty sure she’s trying to say “hi” and and “uh-oh”. 
• She and Claire both love it when I take Abigail in to wake Claire up. 
• Claire has started carrying her places. 
• She loves to splash in running water or baths. 
• Favorite foods: oatmeal cereal, butternut squash, broccoli and green beans, strawberries, bananas, blueberries, turkey and cheese. She loves to drink water. 
• She likes to throw things and look for them. 
• She’s becoming bashful, and tries to hide her face. 
• She just has the greatest smile and laugh.
• Bottom left front tooth broke the skin on 1/13. 
• She got to splash in another swimming pool.
• She said “uh oh” for real on 1/16. When she says it she looks to see if she’s dropped anything. 
• Rotates around while she’s sitting up, and can lean and stretch so far to grab something. 
• Extremely flexible 
• She’s started this new twirly wave thing with her right hand.
• She loves to clap toys together, and now claps for attention. 
• She gets so happy when she’s standing up and playing with her table or by the tub, but she won’t pull herself up to a standing position. 
• Learned how to pick her nose. 
• She does this fake whine and nose scrunch when she wants something. If she’s sitting up she flutters her feet and flaps her hands. 
• LOVES playing peek-a-boo. She’ll throw her arms up and try to cover her face and wait for someone to play with her. 
• Ended the month with another runny nose/cold.  
• She started gripping on with her legs when I hold her on my hip.
• She’s acting interested in learning to crawl (more from a sitting position that from her belly).

• wearing 6-12 month clothes (sometimes the sleeves are a little long)
• Size 4 diapers 
• Nurses at 7, 11, 3, and 7. 
• 3 table meals a day of finger foods, baby food or both. 
• Naps at 9 and 1 for 1-2 hours, and is doing really well at night usually sleeping from 7:30-6:30ish
• 2 bottom teeth! 
• 18.6 lbs according to my scale