9 Months

Overdue, seeing as she is a week away from 10 months...

height 29 inches (90%)
weight 20lb 3oz (75%) - yes, she chunked up!
head 18 inches (90%)
Toothless

+ Chatty (and can get really loud).
+ Gets really excited about other babies and kids. Tries to rip babies appendages off in her excitement.

Charlie and Mika

Charlie with cousin Teagan.

+ All over the place, army crawl style (slowly showing us how to baby-proof). Grunts a lot when she crawls, like it's real hard work.
+ Pulls up to her knees, if there is something worthy of pulling up for.
+ Still loves the ergo, only place besides a crib or pack n' play that she will easily fall asleep.
+ Feeds the dog from her highchair.

+ Offers us food while she is eating (super cute). Much prefers foods she can feed herself.
+ Gives amazing open mouth kisses when you give her kisses and say "kisses." (that's a lot of kisses)
+ Waves to everyone, and anything.
+ Had her first taste of dog food (I wish I could say she learned her lesson, but I think she liked it).
+ Usually loves a crowd, and loves to be watched.  Really fun to take to (a non quiet) restaurant.
+ Loves to turn the pages in books.  Loves books and to tear up magazines.
+ Can get really dramatic when you take something away or walk out of the room when she doesn't feel like being alone, yet so easily distracted she forgets she was upset .
+ Still usually loves going to bed, actually lunges for her crib.  Has found a new best friend in one of those blankets with the bear heads, she grabs for it before you pick her up from bed.
+ Takes 2 naps a day (9am and 1pm and rarely a 5:30pm cat nap). Eats 4 times a day. Sleeps 7:30pm to 7:00am-ish.
+ Gives the most amazing around the neck hugs.
+ Not sure who is more excited when Steve or I walk in the door, Otter or Charlie.
+ Gets upset if you are eating in front of her and don't offer her any (not sure how that is already happening).
+ Favorite toys: wires, outlets, phones...basically anything she can't play with.
+ Still crazy about a bath.  Places she never cries even if she is really tired - bath and outside in her stroller.  She loves to look out the window.

+ Cries now when other kids cry (mainly Hartzie).

Hartzie and Charlie

+ Takes a pacifier at bedtime and nap time.
+ Dances to music with her arms straight out and bouncing up and down.