Finally an Update

So much has been going on these last few weeks, I haven't really had much time to really give an update on Hannah's activities. She has quickly mastered the art of crawling and is so fast she can even sneak up on us. Since a few days after she started crawling, she immediately started trying to pull up on things, although at that time it was mostly your pant legs or blankets. She was/is really good at balancing on just her knees, but has now mastered something else. Pulling up! She tries to pull up on everything! As you will see in the video below, "Hannah in the Bathroom" she pulls up with ease and is very good at balancing herself on things. She of course still falls, but usually lands on her butt and since she's got that nice puffy diaper on it doesn't even phase her. She has started "cruising" on furniture a little and around her toys. She has also learned climbed up the first step, so the baby gates are now being used regularly.

In other news, she went to her nine month check up last week. That's right, she is nine months old now! The doctor was quite impressed with her growth spurt. She grew three inches taller, which her head circumference also increased a lot. Apparently she was using all of her calories to build her bones because she didn't put on very much weight at all. She is now in the 90th percentile for her height (where is this coming from?!?) and the 16th for her weight. She has been cleared to eat pretty much whatever we want to give her (other than a few things that you are supposed to wait until after a year for) and has already tried, and loved, black beans, salsa, and some new yogurt melts. She is now 29 inches long, so we are going to have to get her a new carseat. The one she has now is only good for up to 29 inches, so it's kind of exciting that she will be moving up into a "big girl" carseat.

I think that's about all the news for Hannah these last few weeks. She is very busy playing these days and it enjoying her new found freedom of being mobile. Here are just a few pictures from the last few weeks for you to enjoy.

Playing with her duck in the "sailor outfit" that my mom got her a while back.

She has discovered doors and pulls on all of them as she passes them. Most of them are locked, but I wanted to leave a few open so she doesn't feel like everything is off limits. This is her playing in the tupperware cabinet.

Some people might crawl around their toys, but Hannah prefers to go through them.

Her new favorite past-time...riding on Dad's shoulders. She's loving Kohl's, can you tell?

I love this picture. She is just so sweet and cuddling with her toys. So far, despite her mobility, she still loves to cuddle up with Jon or me for a good snooze or just to play. This is right after I put her down for her nap.