9 Months

Leah enjoying her very first cracker

This year is giong by SO quickly and my baby is getting SO BIG!

Leah has mastered crawling and speeds around the house.

 She likes to be near mommy so she often can be found following me around like a little chick. 

She's exploring, learning to open cupboards and empty their contents on the floor. 

She also delights in emptying baskets and drawers. 

She's even beginning to balance while standing on her own, if even just for a moment. Leah has 1 tooth and eats one solid meal a day. Since teething was followed by a really nasty cold, poor Leah (and mommy) haven't had a solid nights sleep in a couple months. But we hope fix that soon!

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Sadly, Camden is going through a phase where he is not being very nice to Leah. He might kick her when she's sitting on the floor so that she falls over or push her, pull her hair. He's not happy that she's getting into his toys at all either. Despite his he continues to be fiercely protective of her. 

Belen and Camden both will pick her up and carry her around or gently wrestle/hug her on the floor. Leah is quite tolerant of the attention she gets from her big sister and brother but has begun to pipe up when she doesn't want to be held.

I love our little bean so much and I love watching her grow and learn new things. I hope all 3 of my children will learn to love each other.

Stats:

Weight 18 lbs (25-50 percentile)
Length 26 3/4"(10-20 percentile)

Here is a Picture of Belen's First Tooth!

I  just wanted to post a little picture of Belen's first tooth.  This appeared only 5 days before her 10 month birthday!

Sorry about all the stuff on her face, she had been eating a banana!

Tooth Tales!

Monday we saw the appearance of Belen's first tooth! We'll post a picture soon!

Teething Troubles

Yes, it is true...my almost-eight-month-old daughter is teething for the first time. I was told that the first teeth to come in are usually the front ones. First the bottom then the top...after that the sides then the molars in the back...Well no one in my family ever seems to opt for the easy way out and, sadly to say, the same seems to hold true for my dear Belen, poor thing. She is getting her eye teeth in first...from what I hear they are the toughest first teeth to come in. She's had some redness and swelling in that area for months but she seemed fine so I never thought much of it...the last two weeks, however have been quite challenging for her...she seems to have ALL the classic teething symptoms including refusing her baby food...she will eat some finger foods and she will nurse but we've had to supplement with formula to make sure she's getting the calories and nutrients she needs. I keep offering her baby food and cereal with not much luck. She does now have two little white bumps that just appeared today, one on each side. My baby girl is growing into a big girl!

She will eat teething biscuits! What a mess!

It hasn't all been tough, though. Mom wasn't feeling well this past weekend and my little sweetheart crawled over and layed down next to me, she knew just what I'd needed! She also loves to give big slobbery kisses! Here are some other happy-baby pictures I simply HAVE to share!

We recently bought Belen her very own piano! She absolutleyLOVES it! She's so cute with it and will just pound away on it before she flips it upside down.