to caroline: month nine!

sweet babe,

we are half way through your nine month. what a month it has been! such a month...we just made it to your nine month well visit today!

you received four vaccinations...getting you caught up to the recommended schedule for your age. as if the shots weren't enough, you are cutting three teeth! needless to say, you haven't felt the best today. but, you were still sweet as could be. truly, you are t h e b e s t baby. i count my blessings ;)

what are you up to these days?

you are still somewhere between 22 & 23 pounds...i forgot to jot down your weight at the dr. today! you are moving around all. the. time...i don't know how you could ever gain any weight at the speed you are going :)

today you were in the 90something percentile for all weight, height and head...very proportionate, very big...couldn't ask for more!

you're still wearing a size 4 diaper

sleep...we're still all cuddled in bed together...thanks to grammy, we're enjoying a new king bed which gives us room to spread out a bit...if we want :)

you've been enjoying naps in your lounger, which makes me happy! it's much prettier than the big swing...and portable. you actually fell in love with napping in the lounger during our recent snow days when we'd move you close to the fire...you loved it!

you now have 5 big teeth...2 top, 3 bottom....and are cutting 2 more on top and one more on bottom. you have one toothy smile...so precious! this is making our breastfeeding more "exciting!"

you're sleeping well at night. you do still wake up, some nights more than others...but nothing that we can't handle. you fall easily back asleep.

food? we've been sneaking more and more table food. i'm excited to introduce protein in the coming days. i know you'll love it! you're still eating 2 meals a day. in the morning you have oatmeal and fruit...in the evening you have multi grain cereal with vegetables and sometimes fruit. you usually snack on a banana during the day, and an occasional cracker or two.

you are on the go! i've been saying for days that you'll be walking tomorrow...maybe so :)

your grandparents will be in town this weekend for your dedication (i can't wait for everyone to be here...i'm just busting at the seams!!) and grandma has claimed that you're waiting until she is here to walk. maybe so :)

you're still in love with stripes. and georgia. and you do like brown haired baby, too! grandpa brought a tent to you a few weeks ago and it has turned into your baby house. you spend so much time there. you love it :). i love to see you play independently. you love your babies and interact with them. i honestly can't believe the slippery little newborn i held is now taking care of her own babies! crazy :)

you spend much of your days singing, clapping, loving your babies and following bertie-girl.

you make my heart melt. i am so thankful for your health and your development. but, more than anything my heart beats so fast when i see your joyful and loving heart...i know God is going to use you in mighty ways. i am so blessed to get to watch you!

sarah caroline you are pure joy -- i couldn't love you more! thank you for being you and for loving me so.

happy nine months!

i love you,
mom

...and for the pictures...we spent 1.30.11, your actual 9 month at church, then on the road to grandma & grandpas. "our" plan was to drop off bertie-girl...and head home less than 48 hours later, so we could head to denver with dad. we'd see uncle bill while we were there, then head to the mountains with grammy & grampy for brock's wedding. well that didn't happen. instead...it snowed. BIG SNOW. which kept us from tulsa and/or denver. we loved spending unplanned time with the texas crew, but missed our time away in colorado!

these 9 month pictures were taken a day late while you visited mama, nonnie and some of your cousins in crandall...