10.11.11 - 9 months!

Our beautiful baby girl is 3/4 of a year already?! Where has the time gone? It's crazy to think she's now been out longer than she was in...if ya know what I mean ;) Why is it that time seems to be flying faster now that she's here than when we were waiting for her to arrive? Someone needs to invent a machine that slows down time. Any takers?

Rori's 9 month stats:
Weight: 16 lbs 5 oz (9%)
Length: 26 in (7%)
Head: 41.5 cm (1%)

She's definitely our teeny little bobbin, but that sure doesn't stop her from doing anything (except eating dairy...she doesn't have a choice about that one because she's unfortunately allergic, poor thing)! Her iron was low yesterday so we have to start her on an iron supplement, and the doc said that could be part of why she's staying so little, but she's not too worried, so I'm not either. We love our teeny little nugget!

At 9 months:
-Aurora has 6 teeth - 4 on top and 2 on bottom...and she bites hard!! Luckily biting isn't a common occurrence, but if you happen to get your finger in her mouth, watch out!
-She's definitely crawling and pulls herself up to just about anything she can and walks along the furniture. Walking along the furniture is probably her favorite thing to do right now.
-She's starting to say words! Her vocab includes: Mom, baba, Da (for dad), and Hi. She can also sign "all done" and "more", and she can wave...all of course only done when she wants to.
-She gives the BEST baby kisses...I seriously can't get enough of those slobbery smooches! Especially when she grabs my ears and pulls me in for a good one :)
-She's a Momma's girl, but she sure loves her Daddy too.
-She likes to watch out the window and wave bye to Daddy when he leaves for work in the morning.
-Her napping schedule is WAY off from the awesome schedule she was on a month ago, but we're working on trying to get her back on track.
-She's a smart little stinker! And we LOVE watching her grow and learn new things.

And...Rori hit two landmarks yesterday:
1. First goose egg on the head. Ouchie!
2. Last night she stood for about 3-4 seconds by herself without holding on to anything!! Way to go, babe!

We love you, Aurora!!