9 months old

Well Madison is now just over 9 months old and I thought I would give a quick update about her... She weighs 18.17 lbs (38%), is 28.74 inches long (87%), with a head circumference of 17.7 inches (79%)... (So basically she is long and skinny with a big head!) :)

I don't think it will be much longer before Madison is walking on her own...she is so close! She has started cruising, pulls up on almost everything and is very good at it. She has pretty good balance for a baby and can stand alone for a few seconds. She has climbed up our stairs a few times (with me standing right behind her of course) and is a pro at it already. Madison started officially crawling just before turning 9 months. She had been rocking back and forth on her hands and knees for almost 2 months, and was somewhat mobile since she could move her legs and lunge forward. But now that she has the crawling thing down, nothing can stop her! :) She is a very active and busy little girl, with tons of energy! She is a lot of fun!

She loves to clap for herself, and she can do high-fives and play patty cake! We are still teaching her baby signs but these days she seems more interested in saying the words most of the time. She tries to copy words we say but also says quite a few on her own. My favorite word she says is "hair" (which sounds just like the word by the way)... oh and momma and dadda too of course! :)

Here are a few recent pictures of our adorable little girl...

Crawling pics