9 Months Old

I'm 9 months old!
I weigh 18.2 pounds and am 27 inches long (growing perfectly right on the 50th percentile curve!)
I am pulling up and even standing on my own for several seconds at a time.
I'm crawling and getting into everything...--I love to splash in my doggies' water bowls.
I'm starting to cruise along the furniture and have discovered that I can crawl UNDER things. It's all fun and games until I get stuck or bang my head.
I love to pull things off shelves and watch them fall.
Diaper changes are not my friends. I have mastered the "alligator death roll."
I have ZERO teeth and that's just fine with mommy.
I'm making sure mommy stays a healthy eater because I love to beg and have some of whatever she's eating. I really like my fruits--grapes, mangoes and blueberries are my favorites.
I can sign "milk" and wave hi.
I will inevitable fall asleep in my car seat about five minutes before we arrive at mommy's destination.
I have started to make silly faces and laugh at myself.
I love to be outside and really seem to enjoy going for runs in my stroller.
I know what I want when I want it and if I don't get it I will let you know.
I love music and peek-a-boo.

Today Hazel's doctor informed me that should be sleeping through the night and encouraged me to let her cry it out and "self soothe." Even after I told her that she was so busy during the day (and therefore nursing less) that she makes up for it at night, she told me I didn't need to feed her throughout the night. That's a great way to A) deny my baby the calories and nutrition she needs and decrease my milk supply. Glad I know better and Hazel does too--as the medical professional was giving me parenting advice she started waving bye bye like, "Okay, you can go now..." Guess she didn't like that "advice" either!