My Pumpkin is 9 months old today!

Wow - 9 months has flown by! It's hard to believe that it took 9 months to grow her and now she's been here for 9 months. This past month has been a great one. We've had lots of great experiences and Miss Teagan is definitely learning some independence.

As stated earlier Teagan now pulls herself up on items. Nothing in our house is safe from her adventurous side. Recently she's begun to let go when she's holding onto items - she'll stand for 3 seconds and then wobble and land on her bottom. Her smile is contagious! She loves Micky Mouse... or should I say the show Mickey Mouse Club House on Disney. We have it on in the morning while Pat and I are getting ready for work, it's on during Saturday morning cartoons and if we think about it, it's available via On Demand and we can watch it anytime we want. As soon as she hears Mickey's voice she whips her head towards the TV and makes the best, excited cooing sound ever heard. The smile is as big as can be and she watches intensely.

Random things:

• She's learned to wave buh-bye!
  
• She's taken her first, second and third shower & really likes the water sprinkling over her body
  

We've expanded her diet. She now has had quite a bit of non-baby food.

• Any soft / steamed fresh veggies are great.


• She loves home-made mac & cheese.


• Noodles are very easy for her to eat.


• Bread


• Fries (sweet potato and regular)


• Mashed Potatoes / potato chunks
  
• Soups - cream and broth based


• ice cream


• pickles


• cheese


• brown rice


• She even had a couple pieces of cupcake the other day at a birthday party

Speaking of the birthday party, it was at that party that we realized Teagan could drink out of a straw. She was enjoying a nice apple juice box. We've now invested in straw sippy cups and she can't get enough of them. I can't tell if it's the fun of the straw or the taste of the juice she likes most.

Stairs were once a major obstacle, but now they are a minor inconvenience at most. Usually they are fun, exciting ways to exercise and get nice and tired. Baby gates have finally been successfully installed at the top and bottom of the stairs. We have also begun working on cleaning up the basement to make an additional space for her to play.