Lexi at 9 Months

Lil Bit will hit the big "9" this week.  Her accomplishments have been great over this past month as she grows into her bouncing personality.  Over this month, Lexi has learned to roll over on to her tummy and lift her upper body.  She tends to get really excited about that, but quickly gets bored and aggravated.  Lexi has gained great strength in her legs. Although we have to stand her up and hold her, she has learned to place her feet flat on the ground and stand straight, which is one step closer to standing on her own.  She is definitely getting to where she is tired of laying around, but would rather be mobile.

This month we battled the worst thing possible...the Swine Flu.  After a week long battle with the H1N1 yuck, we loaded LuLu up in her carseat and took a ride out to the country to visit the pumpkin patch. She had a blast!

We went through the Corn Field Maize, rode the hayride out to the pumpkin patch where we picked out three perfect pumpkins. 

Over this past month, Lexi has truly discovered her voice, learning to coo, shout, express her likes and dislikes, etc.  We have started learning to eat from a spoon and are doing very well with that! Her favorite is peaches and sweet taters.  Lexi has also grown very fond of her  big sister...sometimes big sister is the only person who can make her smile :)  I hope they grow to be the best of friends when they are older.

Lexi loves her bath-time, too!  Some nice lavender bubbles makes all of her troubles disappear!  We are trying to teach her to sit up on her own now, but are having a tad bit of trouble due to her Cerebral Palsy, which pulls her to the left.  Our solution was to buy the Bumbo chair.  She is doing so well in it. It has definitely helped with the feedings. It has a little tray that we can put toys on, but she has learned to dismantle it, too.  She is very inquisitive. She is always taking things apart to see how they work. On the other side of the difficulties this past month has presented, we have had some very good times. We have discovered Lexi's tickle box. She is so ticklish in so many places.  It is such a joy to see her laughing so hard!  It makes all of the tough times seem so insignificant.   

So, this month, we are starting to stand, rolling over, eating from a spoon, laughing, and on our way to sitting up.  So many goals have been accomplished, leaving way for more to be set.  We are so very proud of this big girl. Despite the everyday challenges, we are keeping our heads held high, thankful for this beautiful gift.