9 Months

Can you blame us for loving this girl!! She is such a joy.  The Bellie is growing up before our eyes and we are soaking up every minute.   She is going to be climbing the stairs in no time.

Our girl rarely stays in on place for long so it is almost impossible to get a good picture of her.  I had to physically hold her legs down on the couch to get this shot and it is still a little blurry.

When she does sit still she sits with her legs in a split position. I think she sits that way because it makes getting to a crawling position faster.  

 

Or she could be preparing for life as a ballerina.  Look at the perfect stretch.

  I have never been a big health nut but after raising a carbohydrate monster like Biddy I decided things would be different for The Bellie. She was going to eat her fruits and veggies and love it!   I found a website that talked about letting babies feed themselves a balanced array of an array of fruits, veggies, protein and whole grains. No baby food, baby cereals, baby puffs, rice mums, yogurt melts. And I am proud to say that I have not bought a single jar of baby food, nor do I spend hours making it. For the most part she feeds herself   The only grain based carbs she eats are a few cheerios. Her favorites include slices of avocado, bananas, and pears.  She chews on snap peas, broccoli crowns and green beans.  Chicken , meatballs, hot dogs and beans round out her protein. Lately I we have tried pieces of cherry tomatoes, grapes blueberries, strawberries and tomato soup.  She loves it all and I feel so good about feeding her such healthy natural foods.   

 

We sure do love our girl!