Miss Scarlett's First Pumpkin Patch Visit

And so ... now Miss Scarlett joins in on our annual visit to the Pumpkin Patch!  :)

The Many Faces of Miss Scarlett

And so ... it happened ...

Scarlett fell asleep early this morning after I fed her while on our bed.  As I have done many times in the past, I surrounded her with pillows when I got up.   She nearly always wakes up once she bumps into a pillow, and starts to cry, and I come to the rescue.

Not so today.

As she slept, I was getting Christain ready for school.  And then I heard the crying:  she was awake.  I arrived quickly and was confused when I saw her not on the bed, but on the floor by the foot of the bed.  She had crawled over the pillows, across the bed, and fell right off the side of the bed.

I was horrified!

I picked her up and she calmed down relatively quickly, so I knew she wasn't hurt.  

This Little Princess is certainly keeping my on my toes!

Miss Scarlett's Official Nine Month Photos

Feelin' the Love

The Little Mermaid

Today we attended a Pre-Halloween Party with the mom's group I belong to.  I present to you, the Little Mermaid:

And a brief video below ...

(more to come for Halloween, and Scarlett's nine month photos ... stay tuned!)

Outgrowing the Swing

The last thing Miss Scarlett wants to do is be held down and forced to be still.   He swing doesn't get much use these days - it is almost time to take it down and make some room.  But on this day she was tired enough that she actually stayed asleep when I laid her inside.

Though she's a petite baby, she sure has just about outgrown this swing!

Bathtime!

Our Miss Scarlett LOVES bath time.  She never gets upset and enjoys splashing a lot.  She's almost to the point where she's ready to move to the big tub (though the baby bath in the kitchen sink is much more convenient).

Want to see Scarlett's first bath again?  http://loslucerosdeux.blogspot.com/2012/01/first-bath-at-home.html

Sweet Baby Cheeks and Papa's Love

Miss Scarlett is Nine Months Old

Nine months ... my goodness, I can hardly believe it!   I can't believe this little bundle of energy known as "Miss Scarlett" was a tiny newborn who was content being swaddled and held tight.  A tiny newborn who slept throughout the day. 

Just today, she cut her third tooth - her first tooth on top.  Looks like the tooth next to it will break through shortly, too.

These days, Scarlett is a VERY busy little baby.  She is crawling all over the place - I have a hard time keeping up with her. And despite our best efforts, she continually finds things to put her her mouth.  She's got an eagle eye and even finds individual hairs that have fallen out of my hair and puts them in her mouth.  One particular favorite of Scarlett's is paper - any paper.  Might be the news paper, or a magazine, or a business card ... a receipt, a price tag, a box flap.   If it's paper, she wants it in her mouth.

She pulls herself to standing on whatever she can find.  ANd the way she's progressing with extending her legs while her hands are on the grrown (if you're familar with yoga, think the "downward dog pose"), I am quite certain that by the end of the year, she'll be walking.

Scarlett continues to object to sleeping.  She now naps approximately under an hour in the morning and under an hour in the afternoon.  I have to time it just right ... if I put her down to nap and she isn't at a certain level of fatigue - it is a lost cause.  She gets so upset over being put down that she's no longer tired. 

Her overnight schedule hasn't changed at all.  I know that some older babies just don't sleep through the night, it is simply how they are. So we've accepted that our princessa is just going to be waking up.

And here's a face we see a lot.  Perhaps it is because she doesn't sleep much, but Scarlett gets upset over lots of things, like ... if she's sitting up and loses her balance - she gets upset.  If she's standing and for some reason can't figure out how to stop standing - she gets upset.  If she bonks her head on something, no matter how gently - she gets upset.  She gets upset, like clockwork, shorlty after 6:00pm. 

Scarlett is eating better.  We're now giving her "stage 3" baby food which is thicker, chunkier and more flavorful.   She only take a few bites per meal, but at least we've figured out what she likes and we can build on it.  She also realy likes to eat "puffs" (think Cheerios that are more "airy").   And she really likes to drink water - either through her own infant sippy cups, Christian's big-kid cups with lids, a straw, or though a regular cup/glass that we hold for her.  

For Scarlett's nine month doctor appoitment, we tried a new doctor - Dr. Pyle - who is at a new health care faility that just opened in our community.   It was nice to see a doctor is a three minute drive from our house.  We ddin't even have to get on the freeway.

Dr. Pyle is VERY nice, as his his staff.  Unlike our now-former doctor. he asked plenty of questions about Scarlett, and invited me to ask questions, too.  He's got three daughters himself, including an 11 month old baby ... and I just feel we're in good hands with him.  

We've had numerous people comment on how Scarlett is, so I ashed Dr. Pyle about her size.  He said she seems bigger than she is because of her large head.  He reviewed her growth statistics and though she's on the very small side, he's not concerned.  I mentioned I'm only 5'3", and Jonathan is only 5'7" and so Dr. Pyle just conceded Miss Scarlett is simply a petite baby.  He didn't even suggest a regular weight check (which some small babies need to have), and said he doesn't need to see her again until her 12 month exam.

Nine Months:

Weight:  15 lbs, 11.9 oz (5th percentile)
Length:  25.25 inches (1st percentile ... 99% of female babies Scarlett's age are longer than she is!)
Head:  18 inches (90th percentile)

Six Months:
Weight: 14 lbs, 7 oz (5th percentile)
Length: 24.25 inches (5th percentile)
Head: 17 1/4 inches (85th percentile!)

Four Months:
Weight: 12 lbs, 6.5 oz
Length: 23.75 inches
Head: 16.5 inches

Two Months:
Weight: 9 lbs, 15 oz
Length: 21 inches
Head: 15.5 inches

One Month:
Weight: 8 lbs, 9 oz
Length: 21.25 inches
Head: 14.75 inches

Birth: Weight:
7 lbs, 5 oz
Length: 19 inches

Curious about Christian at nine months?

http://theluceros.blogspot.com/2008/08/christian-turns-nine-months-old.html

Simple Pleasures

Not much slows Miss Scarlett down these days ... except curiosity about curtians blowing in the breeze.