The Heinlights: 9 months

Nine month stats...17# 7 oz (25%), 27.8 inches long (50%). Still just two teeth on the bottom. Starting to crawl and grabs ahold of your shirt to pull herself up. She's rolling everywhere. Still sleeping well at night...all night! Yay! We just dropped her crib down so she can't try and crawl out. She's still a VERY distracted eater and I'm lucky to get 4 oz of formula down her before her solids. She loves chicken and noodle/rice/veggies the best. I've had a hard time getting mixed veggies down her and even some fruits. She seems to like my 'homemade' fruit better than Gerber fruit. She eats 8 oz before going to bed. She's in size 3 diapers. 'Stranger Danger' is still in full force and cries if she can't see someone she knows. Her hair is long enough to start the new hair style-a Pebbles inspired top-of-the-head pony tail. Her hair is still blonde but eyes are hazel and look a little more brown every day.

One of her 9 month outtakes....

She's starting to say Da-da-da-da, and as much as Nathan would love for Da-da to be her first word she doesn't seem to be associating it with him.

I can't believe how cool this summer has been, ugh!! We've hardly been able to use the redneck pool. I don't think we've hit 90 degrees once yet this summer.

We've been thankful for the few times we have been able to use the pool and sport our cute swim wear!!

Her naps are fewer and far between...she's down to just about two naps a day that are each about an hour. Sometimes she naps before bedtime around 6:30 or 7 but we try to keep her up and stimulated so she will go to bed at a decent hour. She's usually asleep by 8:30 and awake anywhere between 7-8 am.

Learning the ropes of shopping at Target.

Nathan tried running with her in the jogging stroller when he was training for a triathlon....she passed out on him.

Sporting our first pony tail.

I've tried to get my dogs to lay on dog beds with no avail.....but anytime I lay down a baby blanket, Ruby clearly thinks it's just for her. Luckily, Viv doesn't mind sharing.

Ruby was recently diagnosed with a nasty UTI and Cushings disease. We got both of those under control after being on antibiotics for a month and starting Trilostane. She also blew out her right ACL and had surgery to repair that about a month ago. She's finally on the mend and is starting to act more like her normal self. She's using the leg more now. She's a tough little old lady at 11.5 yrs old!