9-10 months

Dear Adelyn,

My beautiful girl at 9 months

Please forgive me for not posting in a while. You keep me busy and with school being back in session I have zero free time! Any free time I do have goes all to you. You have grown so much in the past two months. Not only physically but mentally and your personality is really starting to show through. You are very mobile. You started crawling in early August and have not slowed down yet. You are into EVERYTHING! And you feel like you must be with me or daddy at all times because whenever one of us leaves the room you crawl after us crying the whole time. We can't even go to the bathroom without our little shadow following us.

 You got into Daddy's wallet and pulled out his credit cards... Combine that with your love of shopping and I think we are in trouble already :)

Your favorite thing to get into these days is Sam's food... I don't know what it is about it but you always go straight for it. I know it can't taste good! And there have been a few times I have had to dig a piece out of your mouth. (ewww!) Sam doesn't seem to mind though. I think you two have some kind of agreement becasue Nana said she caught you feeding him your pasta yesterday when she was not looking lol. You sure learn fast! Sam is such a good big brother to you and you two have really become buddies these past few months. He sure puts up with a lot letting you crawl all over him and pull on his ears, noise, fur, and anything else you get your hands on. He just lays there and lets you go to town and when he has had enough he gets up and moves away. He is such a protector.




















You are not only crawling but also pulling up and climbing. I know it is only a matter of time until you are walking. Right now you can walk behind the cute little walker your Nanny bought you. I'm in no hurry for you to talk though! Honestly it makes me kinda sad to think about because I feel like once you start walking your no longer my baby anymore. I'm also not looking forward to all the chasing and messes that will follow lol.

The "stroller" walker your Nanny gave you

You are still not sleeping through the night again yet, but we do have 4 teeth! you are so cute right now with 2 on top and 2 on bottom. Daddy says you look like a little chipmunk lol. I don't know who told you that you need to cut them two at a time but that is how you have done it. Right now you have two more coming in! I think I have come to terms with the fact that you are not going to sleep though the night again until all your teeth are in. We have made some progress on the crib front though. Your sleeping in it more and more these days with less crying :)

Loot at those teeth!

You seem to demand my constant attention these days which is difficult with school in session. I try to give you as much as possible but you let me know when I am not giving you enough. Yes, you have already started throwing tantrums! You throw your little head back and start crying when we take you away from something or move something out of your way. You must get this from your daddy! We do our best to ignore your tantrums, but it is not easy! I hope this is not a sign of what is to come. :)

Mommy's Little Clemson Fan :)

Really most of the time you are sweet and curious and so smart! You have been able to patty cake and throw a ball for a while now. You can open drawers and figure out ways around barricades to keep you out of the kitchen. Just the other day you started picking up my phone and putting it to your ear and saying Hello! You also managed to climb on top of the dishwasher door yesterday. I swear it is amazing the things you learn form just observing.You are also fearless. You will just start crawling right off the couch or the bed. Its like you think if you go slow you will be okay... We have to really keep our eye on you!

Silly girl! :)

At your 9 month checkup you weighed 21 lbs making you in the 80th percentile for weight! Your already wearing 12 and some 18 month clothes. The other night we put a 12 month shirt on you and it was too tight! I don't even want to think about how you fit into a 2t shirt the other day. I can't believe how fast you are growing. I saw a newborn the other day and it was hard to remember you that small. It really is true about how fast babies grow. Everyone tells me how gorgeous and sweet you are. Of course I think that too. To me you are absolutely perfect!

Adelyn at 10 Months

Adelyn, I love you more than you will ever know. You make life so much sweeter and worthwhile. I cherish every moment I get with you. My favorite moment of the day is the one where I walk threw the door and see you light put and smile as your reach for me. As I start to plan your 1st birthday I can't help but reflect on how much of a miracle and blessing you are. Daddy and I love you so much sweetheart! We can't wait to see what the next few months have in store.

9 month photo session