She Grows Up

Just popping in to say hello! I am due for our 9 months update and struggling to find time to write it. So I’m going to have to make this one much more brief than usual, but I guess it’s better than nothing!

Baby talk:

Baby talk is in full force. She says dada, mama, yaya, nana, baba, etc. on the regular. It’s super cute! She calls, everyone by dada right now…haha…but occasionally she’ll say mama when looking at me (or when crying)! She loves to scream at the top of her lungs when she’s tired. I call it a protest cry! It sounds like AHHHHHHHHHH, AHHHHH, AHHHH. When she’s happy after a good sleep, she “sing-songs” her baby talk. Melts my heart every single time. I said to my Wife, it’ll be so sad when she doesn’t talk like this anymore! It’s such a cute stage. She still loves to growl. She growls when she’s being a “stinker” and wants to play or be silly. We just never know what sound is going to come out of her mouth! She is quite vocal! She still likes making “poooooof” noises by blowing air through her lips. Her personality is emerging more and more these days. She is very active, always wants to be moving, and dislikes being held more and more. She stopped going in carriers and wraps months ago because she just squirms and wants out. She is happiest when she is on the move and playing. Loves going out and seeing people so we try to do that lots! She is also very curious, observant, playful, and easy-going (with a fierce stubborn streak). When she wants something, she wants something. Sounds just like her mama!

Waving:

She LOVES to wave. At us, the cat, strangers. It’s maybe the cutest thing I’ve ever seen!!! Melts my heart.

Sleep:

She has slept through the night about 8-9 times over the past 9 months (but who’s counting?? haha…My wife!). Before 8 months hit, Aiza used to go down to bed quite easily. The past couple months putting her down at night has been a struggle. She will often fuss or cry and refuse to go to sleep. Sometimes it’s a good 1-2 hours before she is finally asleep. She seems to be going through big developmental leaps right now so I’m sure those don’t help. We have never sleep trained and I hope things improve naturally. Still taking 2 naps a day. Lately she has been refusing naps once in a while which she never did before. It’s still hard to read her sometimes. Is she sleepy or not? Overtired or not tired enough to nap? I would’ve thought we’d have it down by now, but every week it changes! We take it day by day. When she does nap they tend to be 1 hour each. Once in a while we’ll get 2 hours out of her, but 1 hour is the norm.

Teeth:

Two teeth yet. I can’t believe it. I think we have finally given up saying, “I think she is going to cut her third and fourth tooth any day now.” Maybe she will be one of those late bloomers that cuts a bunch of teeth at 11 months?

On the move:

As I mentioned in the 8 month update, she is crawling. She’s quite fast now and we have to watch her like a hawk! She’s into every thaaaaang!!! We did some baby-proofing last month, but there will be more to come.

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