Reese 9 months

Reese is a breath of fresh air. I can't fully explain why I feel that way about her, but she just brings something so new and different to our family. I love how all my kids are different and unique. My older two have a lot of energy, personality, and intensity. Reese is more sensitive and go with the flow, far from extreme.

She just started sleeping through the night more often. She goes to bed around 8 and will sleep until 7:30. She prefers no morning nap, but will sleep 2-3 hours in the afternoon. She is doing well sleeping with her big sister even though Riley has to talk herself to sleep.

She is definitely growing. She has not been measured or weighed recently, but as with my other two, it seems she has an abnormal amount of growth spurts. She has a  6-7oz bottle 4 times a day and has decided baby food is not for her. Her favorite foods are toast and peas. Here she is lying next to a sweet little almost-2-month-old. I can't believe she was ever that small. She was not happy we force her to stay still.

She is crawling everywhere and is pulling herself up on furniture, chairs, and unfortunately toilets. She still loves to be held, kissed, and hugged. I'm ok with that. She gets pretty fussy in the evenings, but is mostly content and happy the rest of the day.

She loves baths. A bath can make her crying instantly turn to laughing. She also enjoys ripping books, playing with stuffed animals, following her siblings, and listening to music.


When one of her siblings is having a tantrum in their room, she crawls to their door and "sings" loudly in order to reflect their crying. Tonight she sat by Quinn's door. He was screaming loudly and kicking his door. Here she is smiling and singing, just wanting to be a close to her out of control brother.

So thankful to have this little girl as part of our family! I can hardly believe her 1st birthday is drawing near.