Sweet little baby model...those rolls!!!

Just got my nails did.

The phone is my secret weapon to get her to look at the camera.  She stole it from me.  Here you can see her monkey feet skills.

Height: No clue...she is getting tall!  Her 6 month pants all fit around the waist, but they are all capris now.

Clothing Size:  6 and 9 month onesies and everything else 9 months.  I guess I didn't learn from my previous mistakes when she went from 3 to 6 month clothes.  I waited too long to try the 9 months on her and most of them are snug!  Also, I didn't make it through all the size 2 diapers so I had to sell them...I think her size 3 diapers are even getting a little tight.  She is growing like a weed!

Eating:  She seems to love everything we give her except avocado - she always spits them back out...I still try every now and then though because I love avocado.  Some new foods that she has tried and really likes are strawberries and blueberries.  She is also nursing in the morning and crazy on about 4 bottles throughout the day.  I' still pumping but I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel (aka the 1 year mark when I plan on switching her to whole milk)!

Sleeping:  This month has been tricky.  She is transitioning from 3 naps to 2 naps and I haven't yet found the right times to put her down...if it is too early she will play in her crib for 45+ minutes before falling asleep and same thing if I put her down too late.  On the bright side, her naps are longer and she doesn't cry in her crib anymore.

Health:  She had her first cold this month.  Luckily she didn't get a fever: she was just plugged up. Gretchen hates the NoseFrida Snotsucker, Dave and I on the other hand love it!  Best thing ever for a sick baby.  The worst part about her cold was that she gave it to me...and then I gave it to Dave.

Speech:  This little girl talks talks talks talks talks!  We love it when she babbles and of course we talk back to her.  The best is when we do something loud and she gets louder because she can't hear herself or she thinks we can't hear her.  For example, I was making a smoothie the other day and had the blender on...over the blender I could hear her squealing!  I turned it off and she quieted right down.

Personality:  Gretchen is super independent.  She can entertain herself for hours.  She is more curious by the day and get's into everything.  She is definitely sassy and I already can tell she is going to challenge me: I told her "NO" in a very stern voice once when she was grabbing onto some cords and she started laughing at me!

She is a go getter  and a getter into everything!  If she has her eye on something, she will not stop until she get's it, even if it means trying to knock a basket over for 10 minutes!