Monday, January 18, 2010

Jillian is 9 months old



I am a few days behind because we have been having lots of fun this week! Jillian was officially 9 months old last Thursday! I say this every month, but I just can't figure out how this time goes so quickly! Jillian is just turning into this little girl before our eyes!

Since last month, she started crawling on all fours and is now a totaly pro! She also loves to pull up and climb on EVERYTHING and is also cruising around anything that will help keep her up on her feet. She loves to watch and laugh at anything her sister is doing as always, and now her new mobility helps her miss even less. We often look up and watch her as she crawls away down the hall after climbing up our step from the living room. She has figured out the hallway is the key to fun - the playroom with all the greatest toys, her room, and the bathroom, where she tries to reach in and help herself to toys. This little girl has a degree of confidence and guts that her big sister took much longer to master.

Jillian loves to climb into and on everything. Playing in the dishwasher is lots of fun, especially pulling the drawers in and out. But she also loves to scale her sister's bedside step stool and will even push anyone out of the way to get to it! (And look at that hair! Serious bedhead!)

She loves to laugh and at just about anything. Of course, like I said before, her favorite laughter inducing subject, is Meredith, but she also loves to watch Daddy be silly or make funny noises.

She is also in love with all animals, often following behind Coki, Kendal, or my parent's cats, shouting "eee!" She even will "eee" at cats or dogs she sees in pictures.

She has been pretty sick this month but hopefully is reaching the end of it (after heading to the ER when we couldn't get into the doctor last weekend).

This month has been so much fun and as we are already into month 10, I know we are just getting started!
We also hit the doctor for her 9 month check up on Thursday, here are her stats:
Height: 29 inches (93%)
Weight: 19 lbs 15 oz (75%)
Head: 49 cm (again no percentile to save me some grief!)

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