Caitlin turned 9 months old May 1! It has been a busy month for us!
You can view her 9 month photo collage at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ucfgeeks/2456293749/
Caitlin got her first two teeth! The first one sprouted up the first weekend in April and the second followed a few weeks later. Her smile looks so different now with the two little white peaks!
The same weekend that she got her first tooth we went to the Lake County Fair, and when we came home that night she started crawling! She was slow at first - thinking about each movement. Soon her excitement kicked into high gear! Now she loves to crawl around and explore the house. Every corner brings a new adventure. She understands "Come to Mommy" and will crawl over when I ask her to. She will also crawl over to see Eric when he comes home from work. Too cute! She likes to play peek-a-boo around the corners as well! Now that she is crawling she likes to try to play with the dogs more. Reese thought it was a fun game when she chased him around the couch. We are also trying to teach her that doggie tails are not for eating!
Along with the joy of crawling came the curiosity of pulling up on things. Right now she is trying to pull up on everything in the house! She is able to pull to standing in her crib, and on Mommy. In the crib she pulls up to stand and then tries to peak over the top of the crib to look out!
She has discovered the joy of her mobile and aquarium music in her crib. She likes to crawl to each end of the crib and turn both on at the same time - the dueling crib music. Too funny!
The Mommy group had another picnic at Lake Eola this month - which was a whole new challenge with Caitlin crawling. It was all I could do to keep her out of the picnic food! She loves going to the park and is especially fond of the swing there.
This month Caitlin has also learned the art of clapping. When she gets really happy or excited she will wave her hands in the air and start clapping! It is great to see another expression of her happiness using her hands.
Her favorite word at the moment is "Ma-Ma" which she repeats hundreds of times per day! We still hear quite a bit of "Da-Da", "Ya-Ya", and "Ba-Ba" as well.
Whenever she is unhappy or cranky the easiest way to entertain her is to play the animal sounds game. "Caitlin what does the cow say? The cow says Moooooooo" Eric and I rack our brains coming up with new animals! She loves this game and will study our mouth as we say the animal noise.
She is finally eating chunkier foods. She will now eat gerber puffs - she picks them up off of the high chair tray and shoves them in her mouth. I don't think they sit on the tray for more than a few seconds before she scoops them up. She is also doing great with the sippy cup and drinking like a big girl!
As always we will keep updating Flickr with photos, Youtube with videos, and blogger with narratives....
http://broschbaby.blogspot.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ucfgeeks
http://youtube.com/ebrosch
I hope that all is well with you and your family!
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