Makena at 9 Months

Here is a snapshot of what Makena has been up to:

* She babbles a lot!

* She has four teeth

* She loves to eat solid food. Sometimes she’ll sit at Karis’ feet while she is eating and feast on whatever falls on the floor

* She crawls and cruises all over the place, yet she hasn’t taken a first step yet

* She can climb a full flight of stairs (and often does when we’re not looking – she’s quick!)

* She takes great naps – usually 2 hours

* She’s been sleeping through the night since 6 months and has rarely, if ever, woken up in the middle of the night in the past three months

* She is starting to understand the word “no” as we’ve had to use that word more often lately

* She loves to take baths

* She has stranger anxiety, much more than her sister ever did

* She weighs about a pound heavier than Karis did at 9 months, even though she weighed one pound less than Karis at birth

* She sleeps with two pacifiers (one in the mouth and one in the hand) and has not yet taken to her bunny blanket that is in her crib

Here are some recent random pics:
Checking out the Christmas tree for the first time:
Fun in the tub (and showing all four teeth):

Everything in the mouth!