{Wordless Wednesday - A Day at the Beach}

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ending the post with the ever so beautiful "Bitch, Please" look from my sister.... ha!

{Consistently Inconsistent}

If there is one thing I've learned in the past 9 months it's that as soon as you think something is one way, it becomes another.

The only thing consistent about babies is that they're inconsistent.

Seriously, 2 weeks of 12-14 hour stretches of sleep without a wake. Then a few nights of up 3x a night, followed by another 12 hour stretch and then, just to make sure I don't get excited, up all night again the next night.

I've given up on trying to understand why and just succumb to the fact that it is what it is. I guess that's just one of the many ways she rules our lives... it's a good thing she's cute!

{9 Months Old}

As you can see, it's getting increasingly more difficult to get a picture each month! 

(and my post is 2 days short, I know.. it's summer..sorry.)

Likes:

*Swimming, still - The lake is just her favorite!!

*Standing/walking - She's pulling herself up on everything and anything she can. Fortunately she has learned how to get back down and so she rarely falls anymore.

*Snuggles - mornings are so snuggly.. and she's even been falling asleep on us again lately, which hasn't happened for quite some time.

*Food! - blueberries, blackberries, oatmeal, scrambled eggs, french toast... I could go on. Basically she hates cottage cheese, and avocado, and likes everything else. 

Dislikes:

*Laying down in the bath - she used to love to "swim" but now she would rather sit or stand in the tub

*Having things taken away from her - her temper is quite something.

*Having her diaper changed - it's a fight every.single.time.

*Sleep - period. 

What Happened This Month?:

*She went from 5 teeth to 8. It's been about 3 weeks since her 8th tooth came in and I'm loving the lack of teething.

*Bruises. Here, there and everywhere. 

*We've banished the sucky to bedtime. We did this before and it went really well however, when she was sick last month she became dependant on it again. It took us a few weeks but we're back to only at bedtime and 90% of the time she falls asleep with it in her hand, or beside her anyways. I hope to have it fully gone by next month (we shall see!). 

*She drinks very well from her new sippy cups. They have straws and she loves to have her water. She lounges and sucks it back without any issues at all. 

*She has been swimming in the lake lots. She kicks her feet and paddles her arms so hard I almost feel like I could let go and she's just swim away!! It's so amazing to see her become such a water baby just like I was.

*She "dances" and "bounces" to music. She shrieks when she's excited. She laughs hysterically when she sees her Auntie Megan (we're not sure why.. it must be because she's so funny looking ;)!)

*She stands unassisted for a few seconds at a time.

*Crawling went from slow to fast reeeal quick. It didn't take her long to get used to it and since she has she hasn't looked back.

*She stands up on everything and uses whatever she can to walk from point A to point B. She knows how to get up, and down on her own so falling incidents are fewer and farther between these days. Thank goodness!

*Her word count is at 4. She says "Ba Ba" and knows exactly what it means. We often wake up to "BABABABABA" from her crib as she slams her hands down on the rail or kicks her feet on the mattress. If it wasn't so damn cute it would be annoying! She also says "Ball", "Hi" and "Up". "Up" is only said in a whisper for some reason and she says it while she's climbing up on things or wants you to pick her up. 

*She waves "hi" and "bye" and claps. She know's "Pat-a-cake" and starts clapping when you sing it. 

*She's still in size 3 diapers but we will be upgrading to 4's the next box we buy. 3's still fit just fine for the day but leak at night sometimes.

*She weighs 20lbs 1oz!! 

*She has had 3 sleepovers with Gramma this month, one of them was a camping trip! I HATE being away from her over night... she doesn't seem to mind. 

*C says it's almost time for a haircut - I say, dream on!

3 months until her first birthday. How is that even possible? She has now been out of my belly longer than she was in my belly and yet somehow it doesn't seem like it. I love watching her grow up and each day brings something new but it's a little bittersweet... 

Happy 9 Months, H. Your Mumma Loves You xo

{Friday Night Leftovers}

• H is 9 Months old today... 9... months.. old. Seriously? Her 9 month pictures and footprints have been taken but her post will not appear until tomorrow (or perhaps later tonight?). 
• Speaking of 9 months, the last 9 have been the best of my life. 
• Summer is totally ruining any sort of schedule we had worked out. Life is just "go with the flow" right now. I like it, but sometimes in Baby World the go-with-the-flow technique makes for a cranky day. 
• Why do I watch cartoons even when H is napping?
• On the topic of cartoons - I hate Caillou. Whiney little baby talking Brat. 
• C and I are bartending a wedding on Saturday. Is it bad that even though it's working, I'm excited for a "night out" with him? 
• There is a different baby toy in my bed every night. I don't suppose this will stop any time soon but that's okay because it always makes me smile. 
• FNL is short this week because tiny fingers keep pressing buttons and I'm incapable of fighhti'nasgan themi off any longa'aerr... see?  
• Khhm redbu - from Hadley.

For more FNL head over here. 

{Wordless Wednesday}

{Friday Night Leftovers - The 'Help Me' Edition}

• H is 8 and half months old now... as of yesterday she was 19lbs 1oz - that's down 1oz from 2 weeks ago. I presume this is because of how busy and mobile she is these days. Either way I'm not too concerned that she's not gaining, she could live off her rolls for weeks!
• On the topic of H (as per usual), she's done a 180 in the personality department. She's bad. She refuses to nap and screams at the top of her lungs for as long as you leave her in her crib.
• she screams at the top of her lungs if I am not within arms reach or she cannot see me. 
• she throws temper tantrums (I assume that's what they are, anyways) if you take something away from her that she thinks she needs to have but shouldn't - or if you take her off of something she's insisted on climbing onto. She kicks her feet on the ground screaming at you and rolling back and forth. 
• We had her down to only taking a soother at night but when she got the flu she (or we) became dependant on it again. Since then she loses her mind if she doesn't have it and if she's happy and you take it away the screaming begins until she gets it back. You cannot put her down to sleep without it and as soon as she's done a bottle she expects it to be in her mouth or all hell breaks lose. 
• she fusses constantly and must be entertained at ALL times. If you leave the room even for a second she freaks. 
• she's waking in the night again, which she hasn't done for at least a month.
• she has 8 teeth and this isn't teething behaviour so we can rule that out. 
• I don't know what to do.. it's not as if I can sit her in time out to think about her behaviour, and ignoring it doesn't seem to help because she can outscream my waiting. I want my happy, smiley baby back. She's not even 9 months old yet.. I thought this shit didn't happen until 2!?!?! Help?

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