Though I find it difficult to believe, Alexandra is now nine months old (and has been for several days now). She’s officially been outside longer than she was inside! Time does fly when you’re sleep deprived having fun.

Most importantly, she continues to be in good health overall (though, ironically, I think she caught a cold at the doctor’s office). The stats from her nine-month appointment:

• Length: 2’4″ and 63rd percentile … I actually think she’s taller than this, but it’s hard to get babies to straighten out to get accurate measurements.
• Weight: 22 lb, 12.5 oz and 96th percentile … and before anyone out there worries, she’s fine and the doctor isn’t worried about her weight. In fact, Dr. Jeanne’s comment was that most of the weight is probably in her head, since …
• Head Circumference: 47.5 cm and literally off the charts (since 100th percentile doesn’t really exist) … I repeat my assertion that she is very smart, though the compliments she receives daily may also be inflating her head. (Seriously, whenever we go out, someone comments on how beautiful she is. Usually with the intro line of “those eyes!”)

“I’m nine months old now!”

Alexandra’s first bear picture, back when the bear looked big. (August 19th)

In other Alex news, we’re also cleared to start finger foods, which is off to a slow start. However, Bo seems to be enjoying this latest turn of events.

And, in family news, we get to fix the plumbing in the master bath AND replace part of the main line! Yay for home ownership! (To be clear, by “we,” I mean “the people we’re hiring to take care of it.” Just in case you hallucinated for a second and thought we’d try to do it ourselves or something equally crazy.)

Not sure about this finger food stuff. (April 23rd)

Look! A picture of both of us! (At the park on April 11th)