Mallory (9 Months)

9 Months Old

9 Months Old: 4.17.13
 

9 month appointment  4.23.13
 

Weight: 18.0 lbs  (30%)
 

Height: 27" (25%)
 

Head: 17 3/4" (75%)

Wearing Size 3 diapers and 9 month clothes

 

 

 

- You rode in the shopping cart for the first time on Easter Sunday. You loved it! You were talking and squealing at everyone we passed.

 

 

 

-April 1st Granny and Grampy came to visit us for Easter. They brought all kinds of fun Easter gifts, including this baby camping chair.

 

They set up an Easter egg hunt around the house. Daddy liked playing "baby crane" with you..lowering you down so you could grab the gifts and put them in your bucket

 

Of course you had to "taste" the ribbon from your new stacking cups

 

You love playing with the new cups and banging them together and "unstacking" our pyramids

 

You are such a ham :) You love to giggle and squeal

 

You take the simplest things and love to play with/taste them (water bottles included)

 

You cheered on the Twins when they played the Royals

 

You have been eating all kinds of "real people food" You have been very interested in what dad and I eat, and you want to try everything.  You have now tried breads/buns, noodles, chicken, french fries, and burger. We have also started peas, yogurt and puffs since last month

 

You have shown signs of stranger anxiety. We went to dad's work and you were very shy around the new people. We also took 9 month pictures and you were not having it with the photographer..AT ALL! You wanted to be held and cried, and were very nervous. After a few minutes you really warmed up and became quite the little model during pictures :)

 

You love to grab at cell phones, TV remotes and diapers. And chew on tags and hoodie strings

 

 

 You are showing signs you are ready to start crawling. You are scootching, and reaching for things just out of grasp. You are also rolling back and forth to get to objects. And when you are in "baby push up" you rock back and forth

 

Every morning we've been finding you on your tummy when we get you from the crib. Completely opposite of how we laid you down the night before. (and at the opposite end)

 

You love to stand and hold onto things (coffee table and your walker) but aren't cruising yet

 

You love playing with your turtles and ducks during bath time and splashing and making sounds while raking the foam backing of the tub

 

It took you 9 months but you finally pooped in the tub..ick!

 

 

 

 

Our family of 3 "SO Big"

 

A favorite 9 month picture in your dress (Thanks Grammy!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Mallory (8 Months)

8 Months Old

 

 

 

 3.17.13

(St. Patrick's Day)

 

 

-You cut your first 2 teeth the first week of March 4-8 (Great timing Mallory..daddy was out of town in training!) It was a rough couple of days being a single parent with a grumpy baby. You ran a fever, were grumpy and didn't sleep through the night like usual. But with a some teething tablets and Tylenol we got through. 

 

You loved to chew on Sophie and your teething rings during this time

 

3.17.13 You celebrated your first St. Patrick's Day (you are a Mahoney after all)

 

 

                       

- March 12th you watched Daddy make a huge change to his appearance when he cut his hair. I was really worried you wouldn't recognize him. But we all went to Great Clips and you watched them cut his hair. It's still daddy (just with less hair to pull)

 

 

 

- March 13th daddy cut his beard. After having the beard the majority of your life I was afraid you wouldn't recognize him. We all went into the bathroom and you watched him trim and buzz his face clean. No more beard to grab onto. You adapted really well.

 

 

 

- You took your first stroller ride March 15th without the baby carrier. You sat up like the big girl you are. It was a warm sunny day and you loved checking out the world...watching the cars go by and all the new sights you saw. And apparently you would rather chew on your sunglasses instead of wearing them

 

 

 

- You struggle with regular nap times. You are so curious about the world around you..you don't want to miss out on anything by napping.

 

- You are very vocal and funny and love to blow "raspberries"

 

 

 

- EVERYTHING goes in your mouth

 

- You have gotten very good at sitting up on your own without tipping over

 

- You are showing signs of wanting to crawl. You have been trying to reach out to toys just out of reach and "scootching" and rocking..you have also tucked your leg under your other leg.

 

- You have developed quite the personality..you don't like when we leave the room, or take toys away, or say "No"

 

- You were very patient with us when we went out car shopping. It made for some long days and straying from your routine but we made it..and now you get a fun new car to ride in with lots of room

 

- Tried pears, peach applesauce, and oatmeal and loved all of them. Tried zucchini and gagged...horribly! (It actually scared me)

 

-Wearing 6 month clothes

 

- These hats still make everyone smile

 

 

-You are very funny and becoming such a little person. I can't wait to see what the next few months have in store for us