Number of teeth – still 4 Favorite book: same as before, but you REALLY like the page in A Book of Sleep that goes “Some sleep with both eyes open … they don’t even blink!” You try to poke at the wide-open eyeballs (which should give you an idea of what you try to do to Riley, Dad, …
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- Mar 19 (9 months) – You were guarding your beloved 9-month sticker (from me) because you surely wanted to suck on it!
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- Mar 19 (9 months) – Now a pro at eating finger foods, your all-time favorite is cheese, specifically sharp cheddar cheese. Though you will tolerate milder cheese like Monterey, you light up for cheddar!
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- Mar 19 (9 months) – You love banging on things like a drum! (You also like using your fingernails to scratch the rough surface of this stool, which gives your dad the chills!)
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- Mar 19 (9 months) – Cruising like a pro!
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- Mar 19 (9 months) – Sometimes, you one-handedly push your walker back and forth as though you’re vacuuming the floor!
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- Mar 23 (9m4d) – You LOVE playing all forms of peekaboo! Like when I throw your blanket over you …
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- Mar 23 (9m4d) – … and you find your way out! So cute!
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- Mar 23 (9m4d) – You had your 9-month appointment with Dr. Mayo today. It was during your naptime, so you were very solemn (a/k/a exhausted). Look at your cute hands clutching Dr. Mayo’s!
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- Mar 23 (9m4d) – After some work getting to sleep a lot later than normal for your nap, you were happy again at the playground! You never stay grumpy for long!
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- Mar 24 (9m5d) – Most of your pictures these days are in the swing — partly because you enjoy it so much that you’re usually smiling, and partly because you can’t move too much. :p
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- Mar 27 (9m1w) – Another happy swing picture, see!
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- Mar 27 (9m1w) – You always let out the cutest giggle when you’re on the swing.
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- Mar 30 (9m10d) – Another spot where I have some luck photographing you is in your car seat. Here you are modeling your new shoes!
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- Mar 31 (9m11d) – Your Bumbo seat is also a prime location for cute photos, although you can wiggle yourself out of it. (Notice that your right leg no longer fits!)
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- Mar 31 (9m11d) – Look how cute your shoes are!
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- Apr 2 (9m13d) – These carseat pictures are all snapped either before or after our jogs. Look how you’re all prepared to go!
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- Apr 3 (9m2w) – Another pair of shoes!
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- Apr 3 (9m2w) – MOOARRRRRRRR shoes??!?! :O
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- Apr 3 (9m2w) – Well, hello there, my old friend. I’m now experiencing you in a seated position. Just be glad I’m using my hands rather than my feet to play the piano.
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- Apr 4 (9m15d) – You love to look out the window! Here you are peeking out through the curtains and blinds, enjoying the morning sun.
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- Apr 7 (9m18d) – You used to have such a hard time pulling yourself up to standing in the play yard. Now you can pretty much reach the bathroom doorknob without having to tiptoe!
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- Apr 9 (9m20d) – You’re a happy baby as long as you get to put something in your mouth — in this case, the zip string of your new mint green jacket! (Who says it’s not fun to dress up baby boys?!) :D
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- Apr 12 (9m23d) – Look at you thumping away on the kitchen cabinet!
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- Apr 14 (9m25d) – Exploring the other side of your toy! I’m not sure how you managed to wiggle your way behind that bar, but you did it! You love to pull that string that causes the flower to spin!
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- Apr 17 (9m28d) – Here you are modeling a hat at Target. (And by modeling, I mean pulling off.) Notice that you are seated backwards in the seat of the shopping cart. the seat belt is loose, so you can wiggle yourself 180º and have your back to me! But you can’t wiggle back and you end up whining in frustration. I ended up carrying you and pushing the cart at the same time.
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- Apr 18 (9m29d) – Look, Eli! Your first overalls! We were Skyping with Auntie Kit at the moment (see the iPad). You had just crawled under (through?) your walker, though your butt got stuck a little! You never gave up though. You wiggled out like a champ!
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- Apr 18 (9m29d) – And your first sleeveless top … on our way to your first waterfall hike (Lower Shamokin Falls)! You had just put some fruit bar in your mouth, hence the pucker (I think)!
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- Apr 18 (9m29d) – A family picture at the waterfall (but where’s the waterfall?!). Your dad and I were just how perfect this picture was (even YOU were looking at the phone), when we noticed Riley’s … butt! We forgot to tell her to look, too! :D P.S. the waterfall was much bigger than that cascade you see behind us.
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