eleanor: nine months!

(9 month update is only 21 days late... oops! that about sums up life right now. i really do wish i was better at this. even henrys baby book isnt up to date so it hasnt gotten any better and likely isnt ever going to. sorry kids!)

weight/height
ellie had her 9 month check up and weighed in at 18lbs 10oz and is 29in long.... and still has a huge noggin.

i have a huge head? gee, thanks. 

i guess youre probably right

is it a bad thing though? i mean look at me. overall not so bad.

right mom? you agree with me, dont you?

big head, super cute.

health
growing strong and healthy! likely due to all the work she does on her stretches.

and 1 and 2 and...

clothes
she is in mostly 12-18 month clothes now. i definitely need to do another closet overhaul since i know there are 6 month items in there still... no surprise. (although i put her in a pair of 6 month pants and those fit. like truly fit, not just me trying to make them fit. even clothes within the same brand fit different, its so weird).

these pants are getting a bit short folks

super stylish

sleep
ellie continues to be a great sleeper at night (sorry meghan!), and is taking two solid naps during the day. however, she needs to be asleep at night/nap at home in her crib or pack and play. she didnt do so well on a sleepover at nee's house. sigh. im happy we have the routine that we do but it bites us in the ass sometimes.

im always happy when someone comes to get me

crying
unless shes super tired (and not in her crib) or shes hungry, shes overall a pretty happy camper. she has her moments, she is, after all, a baby... but were pretty lucky. shes super chill/go with the flow kinda kid.

milestones
again she is almost crawling but not quite there yet... she just rolls and rolls and rolls to wherever she needs to get to. top teeth are (still!) trying to break through. shes almost able to hold her own bottle. her words now include "pa pa", "ba ba", and "la la" and a whole lot of babbling. were anxiously awaiting those m's and d's to come along! her top teeth are so close to popping through (i cant believe they havent yet!). she points to things, picks up her food pieces, and reaches up for you when you ask if she wants to be picked up.

baby gear love
the walker is a god send when she wants out of her high chair and we need to finish doing things around the house. she follows you around and typically tries to stir up trouble (like opening the liquor cabinet, pulling down all of the kitchen towels, knocking over the bar stools, and trying to rip down the curtains!). she is so different than henry was in this way... i dont think we even had locks on the cabinets, he was just never interested in trying to get into them. she is going to be trouble i think.

isnt it summer? what is up with this cold weather?!

did you guys see what the cat just did!? #busted

outings
she had a sleepover at grammy nee's and grampy dee's. sleep didnt go very well but maybe we can try again sometime! she also went to her first portland sea dogs game!

when do i get a sea dog biscuit?

diapers
still using size 4 target brand. havent had any problems with them (henry got bad diaper rash) and it seems to be the right size still.

diet
there isnt anything this girl wont eat. we tried peanut butter puffs, yogurt and egg... no reactions and she cant get enough! she really enjoys feeding herself (likely because she knows she will get a bath after and this kid loves baths!)

anyone see where i put that puff?

oops. #sorrynotsorry

likes
everything. seriously, this kid is so happy. especially if you are feeding her. she loves her brother and dog and cat, sitting on the floor with her toys waiting for bathtime, and obviously loves her baths. still loves swinging on the swing, going in the pool, and watching simple songs with papa.

dislikes
trying to sleep anywhere other than home, when you try to feed her when she doesnt want to be fed, and changing her diaper now is basically like wrestling a snake. good times.

slept on my hands again

i cant even handle the cuteness of their love for each other

happy 9 months bugs!

eleanor: eight months!

weight/height
likely bigger than last months post (super accurate). this post is already (very) late and shes in bed and im not gonna go wake her up to weigh her and measure her. i think she has a doctors appointment coming up so ill update on the 9 month post (which will likely be closer to 10 months at the rate im going here)

health
healthy healthy. loves pretending she has some sort of funny cough but its all a huge show. and she will mimic you if you cough by coughing back.

clothes
basically skipping 9 months and is straight into 12 month clothes. i cant even.

sleep
still a great sleeper at night, might be transitioning sometime soon from three naps to two. her morning nap is pretty solid (wakes up from sleep, eats, plays, goes back to bed), but that middle of the day nap is almost impossible so we sometimes just keep her up and let her take a mid afternoon nap. i forget how much sleep they need, and when she sleeps she sleeps well. but shes getting more nosy and has huge fear of missing out. she doesnt know what shes missing skipping these naps!

crying
still very little crying. some nights she wakes up in the middle of the night screaming but a small bottle helps and she falls back asleep.

milestones
ive been trying to get her to say "mama" but instead her first word was "papa" a few weeks ago (actually sounds like "ah-pa"). she is sitting up on her own, feeding herself puffs and trying to hold her own bottle. she seems to have zero interest to crawl and just rolls over and over to get around. she can now move both forward and backwards in her walker, and is reaching up for you when you pick her up.

baby gear love
she has grown to love the bob stroller (wont scream when we put her in it, thankfully). we have gone on a few short runs (i forgot how tough running with that is, especially with all of these hills here!). she really enjoys being outside now that the weather is nice and loves her swing on the playset. her bathtub is still a favorite (and hopefully soon the pool!), the jumper seat, piano and high chair (just wish it was a little taller).

outings
we went to illinois to see all of my family last month. it was a wonderful trip but as always wasnt enough time. ellie did great on the plane (although she didnt sleep as much as we thought she would). there was a stroller mix up in baltimore which was frustrating... we were all tired (she had barely slept), ty and i didnt get to eat... but she and henry were both such troopers. we were all awake until almost midnight that night but we all slept well and powered through it. ellie had been recently having a bit of stranger danger and getting upset whenever anyone held her that wasnt mom or dad, but she did great while we were there and everyone loved her (obviously). the weather was beautiful on easter sunday and she was able to play outside and swing for the first time, which she really seemed to enjoy.

diapers
size 4 (target brand) all the time

diet
new foods we tried this month: green beans, pineapple, chicken, spinach, zucchini, strawberries, apricot, turkey, and an apple/avocado mix (sounds gross, she loved it). i think she is slowly transitioning off of the bottle (basically will only take a bottle if she is sitting up in her activity center or high chair) and only drinks about an ounce or two at a time. but then some days she will down 4oz (especially if we give her the bottle first). i ordered some sippy cups so we will see if she likes those. she is beginning to like puffs slightly more than the first time we tried. (henry has found that he loves them again and keeps stealing them from her high chair when she has some). we have also been giving her some chunks of sweet potato and banana to start with some solids.

likes
eating. baths. being outside. anything that her brother is involved in.

dislikes
truly cannot think of anything she doesnt like. except the booger sucker. she sees that thing coming a mile away and covers her nose right up haha.