First off let me say that you are growing more and more extraordinarily beautiful and funny every day! You will be 9 months old tomorrow (tomorrow!!) and you are really blooming into your own little person. You still don't crawl (although I'm sure you could if you had a good enough reason), but you LOVE to stand and bounce, stand and bounce. You will reach out for our hands, then pull yourself right up. My strong girl! You also are getting really good at giving us kisses - when I ask for one, you grab my face and then put your (wide open) mouth on my cheek and then you smile like you're sooooo proud. :) My face is left wet with drool, but I love those kisses so much! You're also figuring out that mommy will do a silly dance when you shake your rattle and stop when you stop. That's a fun game that also doubles as a workout for me! You are still eating baby food, and have added some new foods to your repertoire, but still not a fan of textured/solid foods. We are going to see Dr. Grooms tomorrow for your 9 month visit and shots (yuck), and will ask her how to go about getting you to like different textures. Oh, and no teeth yet! I just love your little gummy smile.
This is an outfit knitted for you by the mother of one of my patients. Too cute!
Ok, so Sunday was mine and daddy's 7 year anniversary! It was my year to plan it, and since we are light on cash and didn't want to leave you overnight, I planned a day of going to all the places that were/are special to us. I'm going to make a little mini-scrapbook of the day (that's my plan anyway) which will explain the significance of all the places we went. Our stops included, but aren't limited to: Newberry Elementary and High Schools, Santa Fe College, Baughman Center, Paramount Hotel, and the duck pond (well we didn't actually make it to the duck pond, but we will soon!). It was a fun day; a nice trip down memory lane.
Here we are hanging out at our high school....where it all began. :)
The chapel where we got married.
Well, you were sleeping in your pack and play at Mimi's house and Auntie Beth was there too. I guess you woke up, so they rocked you back to sleep and instead of putting you back in the pack and play, Mimi put you on her bed. She knew that you were getting more and more mobile, but she thought you were good and asleep, so she wasn't worried. Well, that was an oops. You woke up and were stirring around, but they didn't hear you, and somehow you inched your way off the bed and landed (thump!) on the floor by Mimi's bed. She rushed in immediately and you were already crying (which, believe it or not, is a good sign). She and Auntie calmed you down and gave you extra extra kisses, and soon enough you were smiling and back to playing like your old self. They checked you over, and you had no bruises or red marks, no cuts or bumps, and you looked just fine.
That night and all the next day, you were in great spirits - playing and bouncing and "talking" and laughing. You came to my doctor's appointment with me and were so good! Everyone loved you, and ooh'd and ah'd over you and your gorgeous blue eyes and sweet shy smile. :)
Sitting in the chair at Dr. Sarantos' office!
Later that day you were sitting on the floor in front of me when I noticed your head didn't look quite right...kind of misshapen. Then I felt the large, squishy lump on the left side of your head! I freaked out because I knew that squishy was not good. First I called Mimi, and she said to call the pediatrician, so I did. They were a bit concerned, so we went ahead and took you in to be checked. The nurse practitioner felt your squishy bump (which you hated!) and said it was likely a hematoma (a collection of blood), but that she wanted you to have an x-ray just to be on the safe side.
Yikes! So now we were all sufficiently freaking out! Your poor Mimi, though...she was (is) so upset and feels so guilty. She was crying and saying she was so sorry, but I told her not to be so hard on herself, that accidents happen and that you would be fine. The doctor and the nurse both reassured us that as long as you were acting normal, and showing no signs of brain trauma, then things would be a-ok. We still went in for the x-ray today though, and that was rough experience. They had to put your poor little self on this hard table and mommy had to hold your arms down (!) while they took 4 or 5 pictures of your head. Once they were done, I scooped you up and daddy and I laid about 1,000 kisses on you, and you quickly cheered right up.
Dr. Grooms called us about an hour later to tell us that your x-ray was "interesting". She said the swelling is right over what could be either a suture line or a small fracture. They really can't tell at this point, and she said to just let you go on with your normal activities but to be super careful. We have to get another x-ray in 2 weeks to see if there is any change. She said if it's just a suture line, then it will look the same. If it is a fracture, we will see signs of new bone growth. So, my little girl, you may have already had your first (and only, I hope!) broken bone. :( I'm so sorry you have to go through all this (and Mimi is the sorriest of all - she loves you so!) but I take solace in the fact that you won't remember one bit of it!
Here you are hanging out with daddy today.
According to the clock on the computer, you are now officially 9 months old!!!! What a milestone! I am already starting to plan your first birthday party in my mind - it's gonna be epic! :)
Happy 9 month birthday, honey! I love you soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!
Love,
Mommy
Here are a few pictures of you playing with that "other" super cute baby!
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