Ana Banana is 9 months old

How is that possible??? My teeny tiny Ana Banana is 9 months old. And she's not a teeny tiny 9 month old... she's a big chunka-monka 9 month old. A healthy chubby cherub if I ever saw one. Oh... the rolls and the Buddha belly.

Some 9 month stats...

Weight - 21 pounds 15 ounces (Zoe was 17lbs 10oz @ 9m)

Length - 29 inches (Zoe was 28in @ 9m)

Size - 12 months. (I think Ana heard all my joy at being about to use ALL of Zoe's hand-me-downs since they were both summer babies and decided she would have none of that. She wants her own new clothes. So... most of Zoe's are going to waste. She outgrows them before we get to the season. Sniffle sniffle.)

Sleep - Ana LOVES sleep. She's goes in her crib at about 8pm and sleeps straight through until about 7am. Then she naps from about 9:30/10 until about 12. And then... she naps from about 1:30/2 until about 4. The girl loves her crib. Ana is proof that sleep helps you grow.

Food - Ana eats anything you put in front of her (obviously). She ate any baby food (fruit/veggie/dinner mix... whatever). And now... she eats "real people food" with great excitement. Her favorite thing to eat seems to be whatever we're eating. The other night she even ate steak and noodles. Last night she ate chicken, noodles and peas. And ice cream... ice cream puts her into a frenzy. The girl loves to eat.

So... that's Ana... sleeping, eating and growing.

If I had to choose one word to describe Ana.... HAPPY. She is one happy baby. There are very few things that cause Ana to cry. She cries when she's hungry or wants a bottle. She cries when she's tired. She cries when she has a poopy diaper. Sometimes she cries for strangers or crowds. She screams for certain dogs. It seems Ana is afraid of dogs. Not just nervous or scared. TERRIFIED. Otherwise... Ana is a happy cooing babbling raspberry blowing baby. And she has this laugh... this infectious giggling belly laugh.

Another thing about Ana... she is a stickler for her schedule. Generally she doesn't get beyond a little whining because when she gets a bit fussy I just look at the clock. She wants to have her bottle at the same time daily, sleep at the same time daily, eat at the same time daily. Stay with her schedule and she is the happiest most easy-going baby on earth. She gets quite mad... frustrated... almost annoyed... when you don't realize what time it is.

One things she's not doing... moving. She will sit in one place for what seems like hours. You plop her down and give her some toys and she's a happy camper. She's also happy laying on her belly or her back. She regularly rolls from her belly to her back and I have seen her roll from her back to her belly exactly 2 times. She's like a turtle... when she rolls onto her back it's like she's stuck. She loves sitting. She loves spinning in her exersaucer. She loves jumping in her doorway jumper. No crawling. No scooting. No pulling up. If you hold her hands she will stand... but she won't move her feet even an inch. Ana is a stationary being right now. For now... I'm OK with that. I dread baby-proofing Zoe's stuff. (Zoe is a collector of things. Rocks, buttons, coins. Talk about choking hazard dangers.)

There is one time she does do a lot of moving. She will not stay still while being held. She is a wiggle worm. Whether you are sitting or standing while holding her she wants to be all over the place. She needs to see everything going on. She wants to turn her head in every direction. She wants to face in. She wants to face out. She wants to bounce. She wants to touch everything. It is exhausting to hold her sometimes. Wiggle worm I tell you.


That's Ana. Happy, easy-going, smiling and giggling. Oh... and the non-stop raspberry blowing.

I could go on and on. 9 months old and already there is so much to tell. I will just leave it by saying I am one happy Mommy.