Scarlett is NINE months old!

Sweet Scarlett Jean, you just won't stop growing!

At nine months, Scarlett:
*weighs 18 pounds, 8.5 ounces (50 %ile)
*is 28 inches long (65 %ile)

*sleeps 12 hours at night, getting up 2-4 times each night.  She wakes for a pacifier plug or bottle and goes right back to sleep.  Some nights are better than others!  Every night I go to bed thinking "this could be the night she doesn't wake up for a bottle!" - so far it hasn't happened!
*takes 2 naps, each 3 hours after she wakes.  They are usually 1-2 hours each.
*has starting really cuddling with her blanket and takes a paci while in her crib.  She moves all around her bed and I'm going to take her bumpers out soon!

 
*takes 4 bottles of Alimentum formula a day, each one is around 6-8 ounces.
*doesn't eat much baby food, but loves anything from our plates!  She especially loves plain waffles and pancakes and pieces of green beans.  We gave her carrots this week and she loved them but had some nasty diapers, so who knows!?
*drinks and LOVES water from a straw (thanks to her PawPaw)
*has 3 teeth - the top right popped through on July 15 and the left will be in any day now.
*said "Hi" for the first time on the 15th, as well. She now says Mama, Dada, Hi and "baba" which I think means bottle?

*is on the move!  She can't crawl on all fours yet but she is trying and getting close! She rolls fast each way and moves backwards.  She can get to the ground from sitting up and can almost sit up from being on her back.  She is getting frustrated because she can't crawl yet so I think it will be very soon.
*pulled up to her knees on her own to play with her piano
*dances when I stand her up at the piano and she plays the keys, it is adorable!

*wears 9-12 month clothing, size 2 shoes and size 3 diapers
*is a great snuggler.  Lately she has started burying her head in my chest and it is my absolute favorite thing.  I love to hold her and know that soon she won't want me to!


This is such a fun age! She is changing every day and doing new things all the time.  I want to go back to when she was a newborn but I love seeing her grow and interact with her sister.  She is happiest when Lilli is playing with her on the floor!