Three Quarters

It's hard to believe that Caroline is already 9 months old!  She had a doctor's appointment this month and weighed in at 15 lbs 10 oz and 25.75 inches tall (both are in the 5% so she's a little peanut). 

Notables this month:
- Improving her wave (so less straight arm salute and we get some movement)
- Imitates almost all hand movements so can clap and do the "rolling" for Patty Cake
- Shakes her head "no" a lot and does an occasional "yes" nod
- Loves to stand, but not too fond of her belly and really not interested in crawling yet
- Talking more and more - again, mostly "dadada", "yayaya" and "bababa," but we occasionally get a "mamama"
- Responds to her name
- Still not fond of solids and much prefers the real food over the pureed stuff - really likes pears, peaches and watermelon
- Introduced the sippy cup, but still getting the hang of it
- Has 5.5 teeth - the last one is barely poking through

Here's a few photos from her 9 month photo shoot:

Happy Halloween

Caroline was a ladybug for Halloween.  She wore her costume to the Razorback watch party on Saturday and again on Halloween.  We had a few people over to the house to hand out candy in the front yard.  Caroline was too excited about Halloween to nap that day so she was a little grumpy for the trick or treaters.  She also didn't really cooperate for pictures, but here are some attempts at a good picture in her costume.

Nana's Visit

My Mom came to visit in mid-October.  We had a great visit and managed to get in a trip to a pumpkin patch and the zoo.  We also attempted to get Caroline's picture made in a dress that both my Mom and I wore, but the photo shoot did not go well - the pictures are pretty funny with lots of crying and really mad faces.  Since the nana-paparazzi was in town, I have tons of pictures.  Here are just a few:

Note the "I Love Nana" outfit:

Super cute pumpkin outfit borrowed from her friend, Emmy:

 



At the pumpkin patch:

 

In the dress that I wore home from the hospital:

 



 

At the zoo (the trees were so pretty):

 



And here's one with Grandad.  He has been able to visit every month thanks to work trips and I finally remembered to take a picture.  We're so glad that he's able to visit!