Musings of the Kings: April 2012

Malin @ 9.5months

Weight: 17lbs 6oz (15th percentile)

Height: 29 inches (75th percentile)

Eats

Breastmilk

Oatmeal, Rice cereal

Bananas, apples, mangos, blueberries, prunes, pears, peaches, kiwis, apriocot

Plain yogurt, cheeses

Broccoli, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, avocados, butternut squash, bell pepper, zucchini

turkey and chicken

toast pieces, banana bread

PUFFS and yogurt melts!

Favorites: Golden beets, blueberry waffles and string cheese

and she may have had a lick of my ice cream sandwich at a birthday party.... :)

Malin is on the verge of crawling which means the frustration level and whining at our house as at an all time high. But I will say that this past month has been so fun to see more and more personality. Malin is a social butterfly and I just love it. She loves to be out and about and will literally "squawk" at people to try to get their attention and they flash them a smile. This girl has not had any problems with stranger danger. I am obsessed with my happy baby. So here is the latest from us:

1. Ears. A major improvement in her ears as determined by the ENT which buys us more time and less chance that we will have to go the tube route.

2. Ms. Malin says "Ms" now so I've heard a few "mamas" in there! Not really at me, but at least we're headed in that direction.

3. Sleep. Malin goes to bed around 7ish and may or may not take a bottle or nurse at 10. Then she's up between 6:30-7.

4. Clapping. Oh and this girl loves to clap. See our video!

5. Reading. Malin finally is getting interested in books. This month our favorite was "That's not my bear" and Malin can find all the things that make it the mouse's "wrong" bear (squishing nose, too soft paws, too shiny paws, scratchy tongue).