It is official... Mateo sleeps in our bed more than in his own.Francesca turned 9 months old on Labor Day. She spent her special day riding home in the car from the cabin!
At 9 months, Francesca is rolling ALL OVER to get from one place to another or to reach a toy just out of reach. She sits alone for minutes at a time and sometimes likes to go "swimming" by balancing on just her tummy and waving all her appendages in the air. Francesca loves to spend time kissing the baby she sees in the mirror and sometimes picks up two toys - one in each hand - and bangs them together. There are days when she is very vocal and loves to get attention by giggling, blowing raspberries, cooing loudly (sometimes borderline screeching) and saying "da, da, da." She's made her way through all the stage one foods - green beans, peas, sweet potatoes, bananas, pears, apples, carrots, prunes, squash, avocado (although I guess we still haven't tried abuelita's favorite - papaya). She also loves to grab her toes and roll from side to side while holding on. When we read books, she loves to touch the pages. She is ready for bed by 7:30 each night and only cries when she is tired.
She is 26 1/2 inches long, weighs 16 lbs. 15 oz. and has a head circumference of 42 1/2 cm.
