Gracie Update

The little sweet potato is now 9 1/2 months old. Where has the time gone? She went to the Dr. last week for her check up. I am happy to report that she is right on track with her milestones. She might be a little peanut but she is caught up to where she should be for a 9 month old. She is now sitting up, rolling over, getting into a sitting position from both her tummy and her back. She also likes to stand and hold on to the furniture. She can't pull herself up yet but that will be happening before we know it. I lowered her bed down today because she likes to sit up in there. She weighed in at 15.6 pounds and was 26 3/4 inches long. She is in the 5 percentile for weight still and in the 25% for height. The Dr. was not too concerned because she is staying steady in the 5 % curve.
She loves to eat and is quick to take whatever is in any one's hand. A little girl was eating something in church behind her and as soon as she heard the crumple of a wrapper her head jerks around to see what she is missing out on. We are introducing more textures and foods. She will now eat peas but still refuses fresh green beans. She will eat the baby food ones but not the other. I have to bury it in a serious amount of carrots for her to eat it. It is so fun watching her eat. She is very passionate about her food.
She is also starting to really play with her toys. A friend gave us an exersaucer and she adores it. It has a lot to do on it. She also loves her shape sorter. She loves to bang the shapes together and of course everything goes into the mouth.
She is starting to go to bed alittle earlier and she loves to sleep. She doesn't get up through the night and wakes up about 7 am. Sometimes later if the kiddos are quiet.
I love this stage.