9 months!

Gwen had her 9 month well baby visit (no shots thank goodness).
9 month stats:
Weight: 21 lbs 9.5 oz (90th percentile)
Height: 2ft 4.75 in (88th percentile)
Noggin circumference: 17.76 in (82nd percentile).
Her doctor commented that she is very well proportioned and is growing nice and steady, and is very healthy.

Food Update:
In a addition to her pureed foods, Gwen is eating finger foods. Her diet is becoming a lot more varied as we introduce more and more foods.
She eats:
baby rice cereal
baby oatmeal
baby mixed cereal (rice, oatmeal and barley)
carrots
sweet potato
summer squash
butternut squash
peas (she is cool with them now ;-)
zucchini
banana
applesauce
pear
apricot
prunes
blueberries (TMI- too many make black poop which stains her bum blue)
soft tofu
Cherrios (Whole Foods Morning O's because they have very little sugar and are organic)
Rice Krispies (again Organic brown rice lightly sweetened with barley malt)
dehydrated apple pieces
dehydrated banana pieces
I made split pea soup and a squash soup for Spencer's Grandad and realized that Gwen could probably eat that too. She loved both of them! They had Miso and Sea Vegetables (aka seaweed) in them which adds a whole new dimension to her palate. We are becoming a lot more adventerous with what she eats, though are still putting off foods with wheat, dairy, and corn for now (and avocado and melons). We may introduce yogurt in the next month or so.

Sleep Update:
Ever since she started crawling she hasn't been sleeping as well, which is apparently very common. She has a hard time winding down, and will often wake in the night (though she can often put herself back to sleep). The heat has not been helping. When we get back from our trip to New Hampshire we will work on sleep again.

Stay tuned for a post on flying with baby!