Peyton's stats at 9.5 months:
Height 29 in. (90%)
Weight 22 lbs 10 oz (95%)
Head (97%)
Peyton is changing so much with every day that passes, and her personality is really starting to show! She is full of life! She has always been very expressive (remember her pouty lips, easy smile, furrowed brow), but this has taken on a whole new level. If you are within earshot, there is no question whether Peyton is happy, sad, or mad!
When she's happy, you'll see a huge gummy smile on her face, sometimes accompanied by her scrunchy nose and eyes, and you'll hear some of the sweetest laughter ever. She has also become quite fond of squealing...although, I'm not even sure it can be called squealing because it is so loud! She squeals when she sees something she likes (mommy, daddy, cousin Sierra, her stuffed animals, birds).
When Peyton is really sad, her pouty lip still comes out, but it doesn't happen often. She doesn't like to be in her stroller and have kids come up to the stroller to look/talk to her. This has happened twice in the past couple of weeks, and both times, her pouty lip comes out and she starts to cry :( She also did this once when I was dropping her off with Papa one morning. It was quite sad :( Of course, once she went to Papa and Lala's house, she had a wonderful time!
When there is something that Peyton doesn't want to do, or doesn't like, boy oh boy, watch out! This girl is going to throw some major tantrums in her life, I can tell already! She does not like having her diaper changed anymore and will kick her legs really hard when you try, in addition to screaming/crying. Once you stop and pick her up, she's completely fine. When Peyton is doing something we don't want her to do (i.e. pulling on the gate at the top of the stairs), and we pick her up to redirect her, she will arch her back and kick her legs while crying/screaming. A few time lately, she's also decided she doesn't like to be put in her stroller (even though she loves going on walks) or car seat, and she'll do the same thing, arching her back and kicking her legs.
Our little munchkin is full of life and emotions! Even though she can throw quite the little fit, she really is such a happy, sweet little girl that is quick to smile :)
She is also becoming quite adventurous and doesn't let anything get in her way! Here is a clip of Peyton climbing over a basket of toys.
Yep, she didn't go around it, she just crawled right over it! The shortest distance between two points is a straight line...smart girl :) She will also climb over us, if we are laying on the floor in her way. Earlier tonight, she climbed into a basket of books so that she could stand on them to reach something that had been out of her reach. She has begun trying to climb up the stairs. She climbed into a basket of toys the other day and just played in there (the basket was barely big enough for her, but that didn't seem to bother her).
Peyton is also beginning to understand a lot of what we say. If you ask her where daddy is, she'll look for him. Earlier today, I asked her where her sheepie was. She looked around until she saw it, then when I told her to go get her sheepie, she got down from the chair she was standing by and crawled over to her sheepie and squealed :) Later, she was pulling on daddy's hair while he laid on the floor and I asked her where daddy's ear was, and she touched it! It's so crazy how much she can understand!
We can't wait to see how she'll continue to grow and develop into her own little person!!
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