A Gift For Hannah's 9 Month "Birthday"

Today Hannah grabbed my finger and put it in her mouth (trust me, you get used to it) and was chewing on it as usual when I felt something strange. Upon further investigation, I found her right bottom tooth had begun to emerge just in time for her 9 month "birthday." What a great gift! Now I'm just worried that she is going to use that gift to bite Mommy!

Hannah's 9 Month Appointment

At Hannah's 9 month appointment today, she weighed 19 pounds, 9 ounces and was 29.5 inches long. That makes her in the 96th percentile for her height and in the 67th percentile for her weight. Her iron levels were normal, and she is ready to start table foods now. What a big girl!

Mama

Hannah has finally decided it was time to start talking. She has been crawling around for a couple weeks now saying things like "ma ya la" and "ra da aa." I have been trying to get her to say "mama" for a while now and Rob has been trying to get her to say "dada" (and my father in law has been trying to get her to say "Jerry! Jerry!" but that is a story for a different day - there isn't enough room in this blog to convey my true feelings on that issue). Anyways, on Monday while my parents and grandparents played with her so I could run to the grocery store, she looked around and said "mama?" 3 times. Then when I returned, I put her in my lap and she laid her head on my chest, wrapped her arms around me, and said "mama." She should learn how to say "can I have a car for my 16th birthday?" now because when she is acting this darn cute, I'm liable to say yes to any request!