9 month checkup

Payton had her 9 month well visit today, she is staying right on track, she is 28 1/4 inchs long, which is 75%, 18 lbs, 14 oz, which is 70%. Her iron levels are good. She didn't even cry when the tech pricked her finger, and then she tried to eat the bandaid, so we took that off pretty fast! All in all, it was a pretty quick appointment, he said to start feeding her meats, and that yogurt and cheese are ok now too. He also said we need to take her out of the infant carrier by 20 pounds. We are ok for now, but we only have about a month to go, then she needs to be in a big girl car seat. And he said she'll probably have to face backwards until she's 2! He said there's a lot of new research, and it's being considered for a law so not to rush and turn her around at a year until I go back in and make sure the law hasn't changed any. I can't imagine that, but we'll do it if that's the law. Poor thing, I guess she won't know any different other then seeing Garrett facing forward. I want her to be safe, but 2 seems like a long time!

9 months old

Payton was 9 months old on Tuesday! I can hardly believe it. She was not interested in having her picture taken, and just wanted to play with the sign I made. She is very much a playful little girl. She has 4 teeth, 2 top & 2 bottom, I've been trying to get the top two in a picture, but she moves a lot and it's hard to catch her with the right smile so you can see the teeth.

She's still pulling up on everything and now she's trying to stand on her own. She cruises along the furniture a bit, but seems pretty content to crawl and pull up, and that's ok with me! She waves bye-bye now and gets super excited if you wave at her. She started dancing this week and that is just SO cute! She also loves to hit things and hear the noises it makes. Her favorite thing is to smack the couch and giggle. She "talks" a lot, I have no idea where she gets that from, lol! As always her favorite is G, she just follows him around and gets the biggest grin when he pays attention to her, which is quite often, he seems to like her just as much, and that makes me SO happy.

She loves playing in his room. When given the chance, she heads straight for his room or the bathroom, she LOVES the tub. She will go stand by it and yell, like she wants to get in, and if the water is running, she comes flying in the bathroom and tries to climb in. She gets so excited to be in it and cries when you take her out. She also hates having her diaper changed, all the sudden she will wiggle and cry when you lay her down, it's a real pain!

But, she is just such a joy and a great addition to our family! I can't see what else is coming up.