Niner

Look who is 9 months old!

We have been waiting for the day that Chloe was out of the womb longer than she was in it and we finally have hit the break even point.  Chloe spent her 9 month birthday traveling--first by car from South Lake Tahoe to Reno, then by plane from Reno to Phoenix.  Her first flight went really well.  Thank goodness both flights to and from Reno were not full-so we had an open seat for her to crawl around in.  Chloe also got her first taste of airport security.  I was carrying her in the ergo carrier and neglected to take off her baby shoes, we were quickly stopped by TSA and had to go back through the metal detector and put her shoes through the x-ray machine.  Thank goodness she wasn't randomly selected for further inspection--I would have had to take pictures of her getting patted down by the TSA person. 

Nine months has gone by so quickly--way quicker than being pregnant for 9 months.  Chloe is developing into a little toddler and much less like an infant. She is standing at every chance she gets and can even walk along the couch or anything else that is at her level. She is still sleeping through the night on and off--but goes to sleep really easily when she does wake up.  She loves her signing dog and any other singing toy and even seems to dance a little bit when they are turned on. She is a good player and we can often leave her in her crib or play yard with a few toys and she plays quietly for about 30 minutes or so.  She has discovered how to throw but doesn't have much control.  She likes to throw her toys out of her crib and then laugh.  She is getting a little more liberal with food. She likes limes,

 

butternut squash, blueberries, and asparagus. We discovered that she really didn't like baby hummus (garbanzo beans) with one projectile vomit episode and a note from school that she refused her food--we'll try again in a few weeks.

We are having so much fun watching her grow and discover the world!

Taking Flight

Chloe loved her first airplane ride!

Time to pick up our boarding passes and check in our luggage.

Safety first.

Seat belt fastened--we are ready for take-off.

Please put your tray tables in the upright position and prepare for landing.

Food for Thought

This whole eating thing is rough.

Big Tub Time

Chloe just got too big for her little baby tub that it was time for her to make the move to the big bath tub.  She loves to crawl around in the water and play with all of her toys.  We've started to transform our "guest" bathroom to Chloe's very own bathroom all decked out with Elmo gear. We've started with the Elmo faucet cover an non slip mat--more bathtime elmo swag to come!

Sparky time!

Chloe's 1st meeting with Sparky at the ASU/Stanford Basketball Game.  The Sun Devils won 88 to 70!

Ocho

Learning to stand, a fever, and the removal of our coffee table is how we'll remember Chloe's 8 month birthday.  It only took about one weekend and she is pulling to standing on everything, the dishwasher, the coffee table, a leg, a pillow, the cat--everything. She is even able to stand with only one hand and often tests herself and can sometimes stand with no hands for a second or two before she plops down.  All of the standing led us to finally move the coffee table out of our living room and replace it with our ottoman style one from our upstairs loft.  8 months also brought on a cold with a fever. I think she may be teething again.  She is chewing on everything and drooling, but I don't feel any top teeth yet. Chloe is doing well with eating solid foods and seems to like most of it.  We think she doesn't really care for mashed potatoes, bananas, and cucumber.  Next up is butternut squash.  She still loves animals and still loves to chase Alex around the house--pulling his tail every chance she gets.  It is hard to keep her on her play area in our living room--she loves to take her toys and push them all over the house.  Her favorite is her stacking musical star--she loves to take it apart and push the stacking stars all over the house. She is still true to size and is wearing 6-9 month clothes. She knows how to shake her head no, but we are not sure if she really knows what it means.  Chloe continues to babble--saying da da da da da da and some times ma ma ma ma ma ma and ba ba ba ba ba ba ba and alot of ahhaahhahaahhhahah's (often very loudly).  She is still scooting around by pushing herself with her right foot and dragging her left.  She is also learning to clap. She often puts her hands together, but can't really make any sort of clapping noise. We are just about to move her to the big bath tub. She loves to play with her rubber duckies and suck the water off of wash cloths. But our favorite thing she does is laugh and splash around when we blow on her when she is wet it the tub-the cold air surprises her and she goes crazy. 

Kona & Wrigley Go Crazy

Chloe loves dogs and up until now dogs love Chloe. Chloe could only play with the dogs through the glass door. We'll give Kona and Wrigley another chance. After all, it was there first time meeting a baby. 

Kona and Wrigley need to learn from Russ--Babies are fun!!