Gemma at 9 months

Weight: 20 lbs
 
Height: 29.5 inches
 
Clothing Size: 6-9 month clothes, which surprises me. Our older kids were always a size or two above their age.

Daily Schedule: We are down to two good naps a day, which I love. Gemma wakes up sometime between 7 and 8, takes a morning nap (between 30 minutes if I have to wake her up for something but typically 1.5 hours), an afternoon nap (almost always at least 1.5 hours, more often 2+ hours) and then goes to bed around 8 or 9pm. She either sleeps through the night or is up once in the early morning hours.

Special Outings: None that I recall.

Firsts: Lots of foods that she just sucks on and then spits out. Not a big fan of eating real food. She's got three months to figure it out. Over the past two months or so, she's figured out crawling, clapping, saying Mamamama and Dadadada, climbing a few stairs, pulling to stand, and standing for a brief moment before falling.

Heart Update: No update until February now.

It's fun to see how Gemma compares to her siblings as far as personality. Gemma is a lot like Ashton as she has separation anxiety to the max. Gemma must be near me or see me at all times. Tanner was the opposite of that. Like Ashton, Gemma also is hesitant to eat real food; whereas Tanner would eat anything and everything at this age. However, Gemma is definitely happy and a better sleeper like Tanner was. I see certain traits from each sibling in Gemma. She's a good mix of the two. It's also fun to see the siblings play together. Ashton and Gemma love to play peek-a-boo all the time. And Gemma quickly joins in when Ashton and Tanner play chase around the house. I look forward to seeing Gemma's personality come out more as she reaches her birthday and beyond.

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