9 Months Already?

Current Stats: 17lbs 12oz, 28 in
Greta is modeling a 2008 KRMC original.

Wow time has flown. It's hard to believe Greta has been "out" almost as long as she was "in". This month she has really grown. The changes just seem to happen overnight. Her cruising skills have continued to improve although she's not ready to try standing or walking on her own. Graham likes to "force" her to balance on her own and she gets quite upset when he does that. She continues to use her car as a walker and except for steering problems she's quite good at it. Another favorite thing to walk behind is an empty clothes basket. Her sleeping habits have continued to improve and for the last 2 or 3 weeks Graham and I have enjoyed uninterrupted sleep. We still use the monitor but have it on very low so only the lights show up if she's making noise. She generally sleeps from 8 to 7 and is always very ready for her morning nursing. I've been rotating whether I nurse her before or after her naps so she's not dependent on being nursed before she goes to sleep. I can tell a difference in how easily she settles to sleep but it's not a huge difference (max of 5 minutes). She likes to use a pillow although she doesn't have one. She managed to pull her bumpers down and lays on that until I removed them from her crib. From what I've read pillows aren't advised until much later so we're gonna hold off. She's trying additional new foods and enjoying anything that is a finger food. Recently we tried broccoli which I was shocked that she loved. I think it's her favorite green vegetable. My main goal in introducing that was to try broccoli cheese bites for a finger food. I think they sound pretty yummy so hopefully she will too. She's also very fond of sweet potatoes in almost any format and recently I made her sweet potato oven fries when she loved (and Graham and I did too.) They aren't near as crispy as their fried counterparts but just as tasty and very easy to make. Still no real talking but she makes the cutest squeals and noises. She also has become much more cuddly and Graham and I enjoy that. I'm trying to teach her to give kisses but so far all she does is come at you with an open mouth!