Pomerleau Family Blog: 9 months old!

Olivia is 9 months old today. She has changed so much in the last month it is astonishing. She has gone from a fairly immobile little baby (she could roll around to get to things but that was about it) to full on crawling and now pulling up and cruising to get to things and get around. She love to stand and we have to be so careful because she is way more adventurous than Brandon was at this age and will suddenly let go and try to walk by herself. I have to be constantly watching her or by her side as she can pull up at any time and then slip and fall and bonk herself. She does not like to get hurt and seems to be more dramatic than Brandon about her falls at this age.

Olivia at 7.5 months

Bath time at the end of November

Shopping with mommy at 8 months in Target

Pulling up at school at almost 8 months

Olivia loves her walker at almost 8 months

Happy girl!

Olivia continues to get cared by her teachers at Rocking Horse Day School (where Brandon goes to preschool). She loves her teachers and is really happy there aside from not napping there sometimes that great and coming home tired. They do not have a dedicated napping room so it can get noisy in there which sometimes makes it hard for Olivia to fall asleep as she is overly stimulated. Olivia also is really beginning to interact with the other babies. She likes to wake them up now that she can pull up so they will play with her. My mother, Olivia's CiCi continues to take care of her two days a week. It is so cute seeing Olivia excited to see my mom. It is awesome that she is formulating such a close relationship with her. As my mom says it really does take a village to raise a child.

8 month old picture in March

Happy girl

Playing in the baby room at the Children's Museum with Addie

The water is fun

Olivia learned how to wave this week. She can wave bye bye. I swear I heard her say "bye bye" the other day. She loves playing with her walkers and baby dolls. She loves paying attention to details such as the baby doll's eyes that open and close. She could spend for hours playing with the string of my sweatshirt. It is sweet to see the relationship between Olivia and Brandon continue to grow. Brandon sometimes gets annoyed with her because she takes his toys but for the most part he is a nurturing older brother and gentle with her. Olivia is enjoying Brandon's toys now and her eyes lit up when she sees him.

Olivia playing with her toys on St. Patrick's Day at 8.5 months

Olivia and Addie at Four Graces Winery

Olivia at Four Graces winery

I am getting a bit nostalgic as I watch Olivia grow. It just seems like yesterday I brought her home from the hospital and now she is a cruising 9 month old. It seems like she has grown up before my eyes. She is way more like a toddler now than a baby. I am sad to see her grow up but it is so fun at the same time watch her become her own little person.