9 Months Old!

Charlotte is now 9 months old (as of May 11). I can't believe how fast this first year is flying by! I will post all her stats after her checkup on May 15, but she weighed in at 17 pounds, 1 ounce on May 10. She still has just the 2 teeth that she got at four months old (bottom front teeth), but the top teeth are bulging in her gums... this has made her very drooly and a little bit clingy and emotional.

Today we went took the stroller and went to the library, and out chasing seagulls and Canada geese. We threw some stale bread, and Charlotte enjoyed watching the gulls eat, fight and fly around. After we ran out of bread, we chased some geese across the big lawn by the bay, until they flew away too. I didn't stop to take any pictures because we were having too much fun.


These pictures are from a couple days ago, when Charlotte had her first try at Spaghettios. She didn't get that messy, considering the possibilities. She enjoyed swishing her fingers inside the bowl, and trying to catch the slippery O's in her little fingers. She even managed to get a few into her mouth. It turned out that she wasn't very hungry, but she had fun playing with her food and smearing it all over her tray.


As you can see, she got pretty excited! This lunch was immediately followed by a mid-day bath and some playtime - I let her crawl around for about 10 minutes in her birthday suit. She was really having fun then!

I don't know what could be cuter, than a naked baby playing in the living room!