My Amberly Faith,
At your last appointment you weighed 19 lbs 9 oz (67%)
You were 27.75 inches long (40%)
And your head circumference was 17.5 (59%)
Your hair is growing beautifully.
You turned 9 months old while we were vacationing in Hawaii, and your four upper teeth popped out of nowhere. You get really offended when I brush your teeth. Sorry we have to do hard things, Love.
You are the cutest little person I have ever seen. And I can say that honestly because I am your mother! Look at this little face!
We thought it would be funny to give you a lime and then you showed Mom and Dad up by LOVING the taste of it. You are a superstar about eating solid foods now. It took some practice, but whatever Mama and Daddy eat, you'll gladly eat! You never really enjoyed baby food, so we just sort of skipped that stage altogether! You are Little Miss Independent and insist on feeding yourself. Sometimes you get mad when we try to spoon-feed you and hit our hand away, or try to grab the spoon and do it yourself, Smarty Pants.
You love Mondays because you get to "help" me out with the laundry. It's one of your favorite games I think.
And I love every day because I get to spend it with you. Every morning Daddy leaves for work I am grateful to stay home with you. You are the best job I've ever had, hands down.
We really missed this guy this past summer as he worked full-time and studied for the bar exam when he wasn't at work! It's been so fun having him back in our lives! We love to visit him when we can, and our tradition of Wednesday lunches up in Bountiful has become a favorite.
In your sleep, sitting up, on your tummy, or lying on your back, your feet are almost always crossed.
What a Dainty Little Lady!
You are too adorable, I can't handle it!
You are fascinated with pens, buttons, watches, clocks, glasses, and of course your baby doll. We bought you a bigger dollie and you never let her out of your sight if you can help it.
You often say "Ma ma ma" "da da da da" and "bah. Bah"
You make a really drawn out, loud sound that we've lovingly nicknamed your pterodactyl cry (had to look up the spelling on that one!) It's pretty entertaining during church
The entire last row of Relief Society sisters often passes you around and lets you entertain/charm them for the entire lesson. I hope the teacher doesn't mind. All I know is you come back to my arms smelling strongly of old lady perfume. Everyone adores you.
There is no sweeter sound in the world than your giggle.
You know how to sign for Milk and you get really excited when I sign it for you.
You are an angel baby. You come with me each week to my cello lesson and sit there and play with your toys contently. I think you must like cello music. Daddy also wanted to see "Guardians of the Galaxy" so we took a chance on you two weeks ago to see how you'd do at the theatre. You were amazing! Seriously. I kept you entertained with snacks and your baby doll and pens and you just sat on my lap the entire time. You even watched a good portion of the movie with me.
You still aren't interested in crawling, or maybe you just don't really understand it. You are a little Roley Poley though, and you have your own special ways of getting around on the ground. It's pretty funny. And now that you are more mobile, nap time can be tricky some days!For example, this day when I thought you were fast asleep and peeked in on you, here is what I found.
Trying to pull off the innocent face.
You have successfully flown on an airplane three times, and you did so like a pro! Hawaii was a dream, and it was so fun for Daddy to take you where he grew up.
Your very first time in the Ocean.
Daddy really wants to start you young...
Melting Hawaiian hearts everywhere we went.
Polynesian Cultural Center
You aren't much of a snuggler and you rarely fall asleep in anyone's arms, but Hawaii was the exception to that little trend of yours. The humidity (LOVE your curls, compliments of me-self), the time difference, and all the energy expended left you exhausted. You did so well in Hawaii though, Little One.
Baths at the beach house in Hawaii.
It took us at least a week to adjust back to Utah time, but eventually we got back in the swing of things! And now we're just sad this warm weather will be leaving us, so we have a Sunday tradition of relaxing outside when we can. You still LOVE the outdoors, playing with leaves, touching the grass, looking at birds and airplanes.
And I don't know if my heart can handle it, the love that continues to grow for you each day. At ten months, you are still nursing and I am so grateful because on some days that's my only chance to cuddle you.
You feel like a piece of heaven here in our home and hearts. It seems I'll blink and you'll already be a year old. I am just trying to soak in every standstill moment with you that I can.
