Juliet at 9 months

Juliet is a happy little 9 month old for sure.  She has the biggest smile.  

She has 4 teeth that are pretty well in…  You can see just a little bit of white showing on both sides of her front two teeth where she is getting 2 more in.  

She has been eating puffs and mum-mums with her fingers and we are starting to expand to some more finger foods.

We have finally gotten to 12 hour nights!  It started around 8.5 months, although she doesn't do quite as well when she is teething…  We thought this day would never come.

Juliet does a very effective army crawl, but she doesn't crawl when up on her knees.  She does get up on her knees and rock back and forth.  She does a few little movements up there, but then always goes down to her belly if she really wants to get somewhere.  She is very proficient at getting from her belly or back to seated position.  She pulls up to her knees, but hasn't gotten up to her feet yet.  If you stand her up, she will play standing up, but hasn't figured out how to get back down yet.

She loves watching her big sister do anything.  Juliet loves to be chased and tickled.  She likes music and watching her daddy play guitar… and she loves playing her little piano.  She has started to mimic us if we say "Dadada" she will say it back…. same with "mamama" but she hasn't attached meaning to it yet.

She still takes 2 good naps a day.  

At the doctor yesterday, she weighed 20 lbs and was 29 inches tall - which was exactly what Bella was at 9 months too.  She had to get a lead test where they prick her finger and take a good bit of blood.  She didn't make one sound the whole time!  She just looked confused as to why the lady was squeezing her finger…