Eliza at 9 months

 

Little E was an excellent nick name for this sweet girl because she definitely is little. She has now officially fallen off the growth charts for her weight. At her 9 month appointment she was a petite 25 3/4" tall (10th percentile) and weighed only 13 lbs 10 oz (below the 5th percentile aka off the chart). I feel like she eats the same amount if not more than Hazel did at this age, but just grows slowly. She is growing though so the doctor isn't worried at all saying she's just petite. 

I would be much more worried about her tiny stature if she wasn't doing amazingly well with everything else. She is now crawling all over the place and pulling up on anything and everything. While we worked for months and months to get her to roll over, she is now a pro and can even push herself up to sitting. This means we often her giggles of two girls playing instead of sleeping at bedtime and find Eliza asleep like this in her crib.  Haha, so doesn't look comfortable to me!

She started signing about a month ago. Her first sign? Daddy! Not milk or more, Daddy. We might have a Daddy's girl on our hands:) She even says "dada" as she signs it. So cute! 

Her little personality become clearer every day. She is much more of a tender heart than Hazel. Little things upset her and she is always very concerned if other people look sad or get hurt. Eliza also has a cute, playful side to her. She plays the "pacifier game" with us often by pulling her pacifier out and attempting to sick it in our mouths but pulling away or taking it back from you and laughing. We love it.

She is such a wonderful addition to our family. It's almost like she's the ying to Hazel's yang. I love the cute little friendship they are developing too. The other day Hazel said (quoting Dora) "Hola, Soy Hazel and this is my best friend Eliza." Melts my heart!