9 months

Dear Jaynie,
What a month of transition for you!  You began crawling (and are now a master crawler!), and started your stint as a full time daycare kid.  You've adjusted to our new fall schedule quickly and easily, but Mom and Dad are still getting used to it.  Let me tell you, life with a 9 month old is a lot busier than life with a 3 month old!

Enjoying the last days of summer at the park

Your day begins at home with mom.  You watch as I frantically make my lunch, pack your food, gather diaper bag and work bag, and run out the door balancing you, coffee, bags, and breakfast.  You then go to daycare, where Lindsay watches you in her home all day.  You eat breakfast and lunch there, and then I pick you up on my way home from work.  We speed back home to squeeze in a little down time with you and Mom before Dad comes home and the dinner rush starts.  Mom and Dad are testing out eating earlier so you can join us.  Dinner on the table by 6:30pm is a new feat for me, but I am getting it done!

At daycare you will eat your homemade baby food purees from Lindsay, but you won't let Mom or Dad feed you any baby food!  Since you won't eat any food from a spoon at home anymore, you now are eating whatever Mom and Dad are having for dinner.  So far, you eat anything we offer you (I hope you keep that up!), but you especially liked the kale-bacon risotto and the chicken & dumplings.  You're also supposed to be eating lots of cheese and egg yolks, to help you put on a little weight since you are so skinny!  It doesn't look like you have a gluten allergy like your Dad had as a baby (thank goodness!!)

Oysters at Hog Island in SF...you didn't have any, but you were delightful dining company

This month you weigh 17 pounds, and are in the 10th percentile for your weight.  You are 26 inches long, and in the 85th percentile for length.  Tall and skinny!  Its getting difficult to find pants that fit your skinny little waist and long long legs.  They either fit your waist, but only come down to your knees, or fit your length, but fall off when you crawl.

Testing out your crawling skills at the park

Now that we're in the swing of new schedules, new crawling, and new eating, I can't wait to see what new things come next month!

Love,
Mom and Dad