Nine Months

Sierra is nine months old today!  It has been quite a month.  She had casts on both legs for three weeks out of the last month.  She also had 3-4 days of an upset tummy followed by almost a week of a snotty nose.  AND, she cut three teeth.  So, she has not developed much physically (crawling, scootching, etc.) this month because she's been busy healing.  I don't think it will be long before she's moving around.  She's sitting by herself very well, spinning around while she's sitting, lunging for things, and bearing weight on her legs in the exersaucer.

She had her nine month doctor visit today with a new pediatrician (because we switched insurance companies).  He gave me referrals for her current doctors.  He also ordered some blood work (thus the band aid on her arm) and gave us referrals to a gastroenterologist, a speech therapist (for tongue/swallowing) and a nutritionist, so we can get to the bottom of her tummy issues and get her eating solids.

 With that long introduction, here's what Sierra is up to at nine months -
-Weighs 16 lbs 3 oz pounds and is about 28 inches long.
 -Wears  6-9 month clothes.  Hopefully she will still fit in them for several more weeks because I have some really cute 6-9 month fall clothes.
-Wears a size 3 disposable diaper.  Her cloth diapers are size medium and now have to have 2 inserts to keep her dry.
-Still spits up some and drools a lot!
-Has 5 teeth.
-Gets baby food twice a day.  I've also offered her some table foods as well as things she can hold (like a baked sweet potato fry).  She really could care less about food most of the time.  She also hates all bottles and sippy cups.
-Nurses every 2.5-3 hours.
-Naps twice a day most days (except for today where she needed the third nap because her morning nap got messed up because of the doctor).  We've dropped the evening nap so that she will go to bed at a decent hour.  So, she naps about 9:30 and 1:00 and sleeps from 7:00-8:00.
-Still waking up 1-2 (or more) times a night.  She often seems like her tummy is bothering her.
-Likes playing sitting up or in the exersaucer.  No more swing or bouncy seat.  We're going to try the jumperoo as soon as Daddy gets it down from the attic.
-Babbles, coos, and growls.
-Wants to gnaw on everything she can possibly get her mouth on including people's faces, fingers, and other random body parts.
-Is ticklish, especially her neck.
-Seems to be getting slightly less fussy, but still prefers Mommy to anyone else.
-Has only ten toes!