The Ninth Month

Running a bit behind schedule here folks. It was tough to get things accomplished with Willa having her first fever.

By nine months, your baby....

...will probably be able to:

• pull up to standing position from sitting still working on the transition of sitting to crawling. She is stubborn about still going into the splits position while falling forward. 
• get into a sitting position from stomach nope
• stand holding on to someone or something nope
• say "mama" or "dada" indiscriminately dada. always dada

...may possibly be able to:

• understand "no" (but not always obey it) She knows and understand. Instant crying after I said she couldn't use the doorstop as a teether. 

...may even be able to:

• "play ball" (roll back to you) Daddy and Willa work on this from time to time but I don't think Willa's flinging of the ball would count as anything purposeful.
• drink from a cup independently She can fake it. Actual liquid in the cup would mean a very wet child.
• pick up a tiny object neatly with tops of thumb and forefinger Willa has a very delicate tough as she picks up her puffs

This was a tough bunch of milestones to recap. So much has happened in the past week but technically it all occurred during the 10th month. Physical therapy might be a bit too successful.