- She is 28.5" long (79th percentile) and weighs 17.5 pounds (26th percentile). She's still long and lean!
- She's still a really good sleeper. She sleeps about 11 hours each night and only wakes up occasionally over night. She usually takes two, 2-hour naps each day. Although, if there's something fun going on--forget it! She loves to be a part of the action, just like her daddy.
- P cut her second tooth right after she turned 8 months old. She now has two little chompers on the bottom that Daddy loves to brush! Her four front teeth on the top look like they all may be developing at close to the same rate. I'm sure we'll have some cranky moments as they all get set to make their debut!
- Presley has a good appetite and is quickly losing interest in her baby food. She still eats it but, gets really excited for her big girl foods and makes sure you know that she wants to try some of what ever you are eating. Notable new foods this month were: black beans and rice, quinoa, popcorn, eggs, tofu, chicken, roast beef, green shakes (fruit and veggie smoothies) and those little Gerber cheese puffs. This girl LOVES her cheese puffs. She loves to eat bananas but, mostly only when she's allowed to take bites off the whole banana herself. She likes to take big bites and then squish it out of her mouth, grab the squishy banana with her hands, and then style her hair. Needless to say, bath time immediately follows dinner time.
- Our little P is very mobile! She still seems to prefer army crawling to regular crawling (although she can crawl the traditional way) and after she pulled up to stand the first time, she quickly learned how to cruise around the furniture. She's getting pretty quick (and brave), which means we have to comfort a bonked noggin at least a couple of times a day. We bought her a walker and she loves to chase us around in that. We've learned the hard way that we should have our shoes on when P is behind the wheel of her little car (walker).
- Presley learned how to drink out of a straw this month! It's very handy for when we're out to eat and the best way for her to drink her green shakes. However, with a new skill came abandonment of an old one--P will not take a bottle any more! She was home with me for 3 weeks in July and after that, she won't drink out of her bottle. She's moved on to a sippy cup!
- I know all parents think their kids are smart but, P really is ;). She can show you where your eyes and nose are and will show you your hat if your wearing one. She will grab her ball, dog, duck and turtle if you ask her to. She also recognizes the word "vitamins" because she loves taking her vitamin D supplement after her bath every night! We are constantly amazed at how quickly she learns and how much she all ready knows. She seems to just be waiting for opportunities to show us how smart she is!
- P loves to swim and swing at the playground. She loves other kids and can't get out of my arms fast enough when there's an opportunity to play with other little people. She is sometimes shy around new adults but, she also waves and says "hi" to everyone in the grocery store. Go figure.
- She is a little chatterbox (especially when eating her Cheerios or cheese puffs) and makes all sorts of noises. She says all of the usuals--bababa, dadada, nanana. She says "mama" but, I'm not going to be really excited about that one until it stops applying to many other things as well ;).
Time is just flying by and I can hardly believe that as I think about her Halloween costume, she'll likely be walking, and that her first birthday is just around the corner! She's so much fun and we just love her so much! I am grateful every day to be her Momma and hope that she knows just how much we love her.
