9 months!

Dear Zoe,

You are 9 months old! Here is what we want to remember about you:

-You have started to go to sleep at 7:30 and wake up at 6:30....Yaaaaaay! 

-You are a pro at eating cereal puffs...and for a while you were happy to eat little bits of chicken, cheese, and other finger foods, but for some reason you are now boycotting everything but puffs and yogurt melts.

-You are getting very good at shaking your head "no"... mostly when you are eating or getting your face cleaned...but you also shake your head from side-to-side when you dance!

-You started back at school after a 2 month stay at home with Mom.  You got back into the groove like a champ and even pulled yourself up to standing during your first week...and were soooooooo proud of yourself!

-You are quickly growing out of your 9 month clothes...time for 12 months.  This means we shop in a whole different section of the store.

-You are starting to MOVE!  You easily go from sitting to your tummy, from tummy to sitting, and you get up on all fours on your tiptoes and hands and make a table.  You just don't know how to coordinate your little legs to crawl yet. 

-You love when people clap and you are starting to clap yourself.

-You started holding your own bottle and love sipping water out of a grown-up cup.

-Zoe, you are amazing!  Love you more every day.