Our Little Nine Month Old

Emerson is 9 months old (as of yesterday). We went to the doctor today and she's now 19 lbs. 12 oz. (68th %tile) and is in the 95th%tile for height. I guess she's starting to lose some of her baby fat, now that she's crawling like a maniac. She's eating and sleeping great and is doing well overall. She has a big personality and laughs with Zane a lot. She's also still super clingy to me, which I hope she grows out of soon.

Here are some of pictures of what she's been up to and then some videos of her latest accomplishments...

She likes to play with this kitchen a lot. She puts the fake food and pots in, closes the doors, and then opens back up and takes them back out. This picture is funny because she's lounging back against the door just hanging out and Zane had buried her in toys, which he thought was very amusing. She can pull herself up to standing now, which is scary because she can only stay up for a little bit before she wipes out.


We went to the zoo the other day and she cried for some of the beginning of it, maybe because the sun was shining straight in her face, or maybe because it was so cold we made her wear her hat, or maybe because she wanted to crawl into every cage and we made her stay in the stroller. Who knows.
At the end of the morning, she was a happy girl.

This is what eating looks like for Emmy nowadays. If she likes what she's eating, she does pretty well chowing down. But if it's not her favorite, she spits it out like crazy, rubs her face with her dirty hands, and makes a HUGE mess!

McSpitty Pants from Josie Weingartner on Vimeo.

She's starting to play in a lot more ways than just holding toys. Her favorite thing to do right now is to hand toys or other things to people, especially Zane. She's able to copy us really well and can learn how to put balls in certain places, push certain things, or make the people slide, like in this video.

Sliding is Funny from Josie Weingartner on Vimeo.

She knows the word "dance" now and when we say it she does this move. In the grocery store the other day, she bounced up and down in the cart every time we asked her to dance. I guess having a big brother who dances constantly is helping with her dancing moves.

Happy Dancer from Josie Weingartner on Vimeo.

She's getting really fast at crawling already. She's crawls all over the place and loves being able to grab anything of Zane's anytime, crawl into the fridge when it's open, and loves to close and open doors.

Crawly McGee from Josie Weingartner on Vimeo.