Week 38 - Happy 9 Month Birthday

This week Milan turned 9 months old! I can hardly believe my baby is just 3 months away from celebrating  her first birthday.  We went for Milan's 9 month appt and her stats were:

Weight - 16.5 lbs (17th percentile)
Height - 27 inches (31st percentile)
Head - 17.24 inches (45th percentile)

The pediatrician was very happy with her progress and said she is growing beautifully!  He said to look for her to begin to pull up within the next month or two (yikes)!  He also suggested we begin to introduce finger foods.  So far Milan has enjoyed small pieces of banana and cheerios.

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Week 37 - A Day in the Life of an 8 Month Old

Sitting outside with Momma

Playing in the exersaucer

Playing in her crib when she is supposed to be napping!

Getting ready for dinner

Playing with windchimes

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Week 36 - Family Day at the Park

Saturday was one of those RARE Philadelphia summer days in August - temperatures ranging in the high 70's to low 80's, a slight breeze, a clear blue sky, and LOW HUMIDITY! Thinking it was THE perfect day to spend outdoors, we decided to take Milan to the park. Accompanying us were Uncle Ken, Aunt Sherie, and Cousin Vincent.  After our fun in the sun, we all decided it would be nice to go out to dinner. The restaurant we chose was much nicer than the the family-friendly eating establishments we are accustomed to taking Milan, but the evening turned out great! We ended up being seated outside and Milan really enjoyed herself! She sat in the high chair and ate her dinner like a big girl. After she finished eating, she played and talked during the entire course of our meal. She didn't fuss once...we were so proud of her!

Posing with Cousin Vincent

Dining al fresco

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Crawling.....Milan's way!

Week 35 - The Changeling

Sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning, my happy, easy-going baby was switched with a crying, fussy look-alike. She doesn't want to sleep, eat, or for me to leave the room. In a matter of seconds she can go from happily playing to sobbing. Foods she used to like, she has decided to dislike and will cry if I put a spoonful in her mouth. Granted, Milan woke up Saturday morning with a cold, but she has been sick before and not been the slightest bit grumpy. Some believe it is related to teething, but she has cut two teeth and not even whimpered (yes, you read correctly, Milan now has TWO TEETH)! Perhaps it is a combination of both, or maybe we are heading towards a not so fun stage, whatever the case, all I know is my baby has cried more in the last 3 days, than in her entire 8.5 months. I now realize just how lucky I have been to be blessed with a very easy baby.

Her first taste of a teething biscuit.

Photo of the Week - After Momma cleaned food out of her hair

This was video we captured last week after posting the blog.