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!

8 months

Some notables from the past month:

- Sits well without support
- Can wave bye-bye (more like a straight arm salute)
- Shakes her head "no"
- Talking away - lots of "dadada" and "bababa"
- Sleeps through the night (about 10 - 11 hours) - yay!!!!!!! (although she is still a terrible napper)
- Attended her 10th Nationals game
- Attended first MLB playoff game and witnessed a walk-off homerun
- Getting in one more tooth - just breaking through (top right)
- Still finicky with solids
- Wearing 6 month clothes

She had a new tooth coming in on her birthday so didn't get any big smiles, but here are a few with the birthday cupcake outfit:

 

Here are two from two days later - I think that the headband and flower are a bit much - looks a bit like an old lady trying to keep her hair rollers in...

Messy

So, in one picture, I fed her peas and in the other picture, Spanky fed her peas.  Can you guess which is which?

Like Father, Like Daughter

Uh oh, she's taking after Spanky in a few areas:

Loves the remote:

 

Enjoying a cold one at the baseball game:

 

Cheering on the Razorbacks at Trusty's:

 

7 months

I left for a week in El Salvador on the morning that she turned 7 months - yes, that's right, Spanky and Caroline were home alone for an entire week and both survived - so I didn't get any pictures from the actual date that she turned 7 months, but here's some from a few days before as well as some notables for the month:

- Got her 3rd and 4th teeth in - top two!
- Went to her 7th, 8th and 9th Nationals Baseball Game
- First trip to the zoo (though I don't think she realized that there were any animals)
- First Razorback Watch Party at Trusty's - she's been every week except for one game
- Eating a few more solid foods, but still not loving it
- Mostly in 6 months clothing, but still wearing some 3 - 6 months