Month 9

All I can say is WOW! Baby Bootail is growing up so fast! NINE MONTHS ALREADY... where does the time go? Everyday is the same old thing yet we dont take note unless something fantastic happens.

1. Still not interested in crawling... she lays on her belly and flaps her arms and kicks her feet as hard as she can as she yells (like it will make her get there faster) it really is funny. She sticks her butt in the air and laughs, when she does get up its just to do a few push ups then she is done!

2. Moved up to size 4 diapers... the size 3 still fit but they wouldn't hold all of her pee!

3. Miss Gracee drinks more formula then she eats food... we went to the doctor because Gracee had a runny nose for over a week and I was getting concerned... he said that she really should be getting her vitamins from formula rather then food. So we only feed her one thing of Gerber #2 fruits at lunch with a four oz bottle and then a #2 veggie at dinner... then off to bed with a 6-8oz bottle.

4. Gracee wakes up at 4am every morning. I'm not sure if its because she is hungry or hates having on a wet diaper... that bad boy is soaked every morning at 4 on the dot. I change her (she still has her eyes closed) and then feed her a 4 oz bottle, she falls right back to sleep and then she gets back in her bed until about 8am.

5. Gracee doesn't like to be rocked to sleep anymore. She really likes laying in mommy and daddy's bed with her head in between our pillows. She drinks her "baba" and sophs on my pillow case, NO BURPS after a 6-8 oz bottle. Then about an hour later I go back in and pick her up -- get a few burps out and put her in her own bed for the rest of the night!

6. Gracee loves to be out in the shop with her daddy. She is going to be a tom girl I can tell already. She loves to watch her "bubba" and "dada" work on the race car... she just sits in her stroller and stares at them, I went out there the other night to see how everything was and she was cracking up at her brother... he was showing her how to revit the side of the race car.

7.Gracee says "mama" - she said it for the first time 12-31-07 and I was sooo excited she only said it once that day but after the new year she has gotten pretty good at it. Its more like maaaaama. I JUST LOVE IT.

8. Poor little Gracee had RSV... no fun at all! Gracee had to do breathing treatments every 2 hours and she ran a fever that got up to 103! It was scary for all of us! She is better now but her nose is still a bit runny! She even lost a pound cause she wouldn't eat!

9. Gracee learned that if you yell someone will come and help! Jared is right there every time Gracee shouts out... he will pick her up and move her or give her a toy. Daddy comes as soon as she yells too! Makes it hard for mama sometimes cause she thinks that everyone should be there as soon as she yells!

10. Gracee is getting more teeth! Im not sure if its on top of bottom but she is teething... she wants to chew on everything. When I try to look and see where it hurts she bites me (remember she already has 8 teeth!) We started putting Orajel on her 'binky' and she will chew on it til the medicine is gone and then she is fine. We also give her Tylenol every once in a while!

11.Miss Gracee weighs 19lbs 10oz... She is 29 1/4 long!!!I know it seems weird that I take her to the health department each month but I have to fill the baby book out right you know. This month we went to the "9 month shots" appointment and Grace did great!

12. Gracee loves to touch your face when you hold her. She honks your nose and laughs when you make the 'honk' noise... she is sooo FUN!!

Tons more to share but I just don't have enough time! She is such a blessing and I just cant believe we have nine months under our belt. Congrats to us! Until next month!