Morayo Is 9 Months Old!

On Monday Morayo turned 9 months! I can't believe it! My baby is growing up so fast! In just 3 months, she'll be 1! Ahhh!!! I am so happy and words cannot express how much joy I feel every time I look at her. I've said this several times and I'll say it again... MoMo is truly the meaning of her name. Morayooluwa- "I have seen the joy of God". She is such a joy and she brings joy to everyone that comes in contact with her. I've never gone out with Morayo and not gotten several compliments from people coming up to me just to tell me how beautiful she is. It is such a blessing and I do not take it for granted.

So what have you been up to MoMo?!

You are crawling now! You started right after we moved to Bentonville and it happened so fast. It's almost like one day you were dragging yourself with your tummy across the floor and the next day, you were crawling. You move really fast too! I love the fact that you are now independent and you can get around without depending on us.

You can stand up on your own when you are holding on to something. You love standing, and you've started moving around now while you're standing. You love to hold on to the center table in the living room and move around it. We're so proud of you! I try to practice walking with you everyday. I really want you to be walking around on your own before your birthday. We can do it!

You are a serious chatter box, and you can go on and on when you get started. I can't wait for you to start talking. I think you'll be a serious talkative just like your daddy. Lol

You've started trying to say some words. Your dad must be really happy because you say "Baba" a lot. It's his desire that you refer to him as "Ba mi", so starting off with saying baba makes him smile like the happiest monkey in the world. Lol

You get really shy around people when you first meet them. I'm not sure who you got that from. Break out of it... quick. Lol

You LOVE food! OMG! You want to eat and drink everything that you see. Right now, you're not doing too bad with your diet. You mostly eat your formula and I feed you stuff I eat that I know your tummy can handle. You love fruits! Watermelons, tangerines, bananas, cantaloupes.. you eat all. I still give you Gerber foods, but mostly the fruits and sometimes veggies. Your favorites are the strawberry, banana, and apple mix, and sweet potatoes. 

You now know how to wave hi and bye. I can't take the credit for this because your daddy taught you. When your dad is going to work in the morning, he always waves bye to you, and you caught on to it.

You get so excited when your daddy gets back from work these days. When you hear the garage door in the evening, it's like you just know he's home and when he opens the door and you hear his voice, you start bouncing up and down with joy.

Your sleeping pattern has gotten way better. During the week, you go to bed anytime between 9p.m and 10p.m. You only wake up once during the night to eat, usually around 4a.m, but you're always up at 6a.m when daddy is getting ready for work. You stay up until about 10a.m and then you take a nap. You take another nap in the afternoon between 2p.m and 3p.m and another one in the evening at 6p.m. Your naps can be as short as 10 minutes or as long as 2 hours. It varies daily.

I think you are starting to understand words because you come when I tell you to. Also if you're doing something and I say no, you stop. Also when I tell you to say hi or bye to someone, you do it without me doing it first. Look at you!

You're very playful and you love it when I sit you on my legs and bounce you up and down. You also love when your dad hold you up in the air. 

You're now wearing size 9-12 months clothes but you still fit in some of your 6-9 months clothes. 

You love growling! I'm not sure why, but you do. Lol

These days when you're playing with something and I take it from you, you actually get upset! Sometimes, you start crying. 

You really don't have a favorite toy. As a matter of fact, you hardly play with any of your toys. You play with everything but your toys like the TV remote and phones.

You still love shower time and these days when I fill up your little tub with water, you start hitting your hands in the water so it can make a splash. You look up at me and start chuckling. 

You HATE being tickled. You laugh, but I can tell you really don't like it. I think that's pretty funny. 

You hardly ever cry or fuss. You only do when you are REALLY hungry or you want my attention. I am so blessed!

I'm still braiding your hair, and it has grown so long. That's the best way to manage it. I try to do it every two weeks.

You still don't care for TV so much. Sometimes you focus on it and sometimes you don't even care that it's on. Right now, the shows that catch your attention are "Yo Gabba Gabba" and "The Fresh Beat Band Show" on NickJr. I have one particular episode of Yo Gabba Gabba recorded that you absolutely love. I think we've both seen it over 20 times. I can now say the whole show word for word! Oh my days!

You love clapping your hands! You do it when you get excited and when you hear music. You LOVE music!

You can feed yourself with foods like cookies. Your auntie Juliet taught you how to put it to your mouth and take a bite. You can also hold your bottle but most days, you choose not to. When I try to put your hands on the bottle, you bend your hands inwards, that way you clearly can't hold the bottle. I think its the funniest thing ever!

You love pulling on earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, watches, and glasses. I try to warn people before they carry you. I have in braids right now, and boy do you just have fun with pulling on them! I don't mind though, as long as it makes you happy. 

You love to FaceTime with my Iphone or iPad. I usually have my phone on speaker and whenever you hear a voice on the other end, you want to grab the phone to see if you can see their face too. I just think that's amazing!

These days when you drop something on the floor, you actually start looking for it, and reach for it when you find it!

You love getting kisses. It makes you smile.

You don't have any teeth yet but we're not in a hurry. Lol

You're still in size 3 diapers. 

When you hold on to things, your grip is so tight! It's a struggle sometimes getting it out of your hands!

You love laughing! Whenever I'm talking to someone on the phone and I start laughing, you do it too. Also if you're watching something on TV that you're really enjoying, you laugh and clap and you keep turning around to look at me. I guess you want to know if I'm laughing too and enjoying it as much as you are, because you smile when you see me laughing. 

By the way, I absolutely love seeing you smile! I can finally now see your dimples! It's the cutest thing EVER!

You absolutely totally love cuddling with your mama and I love it just as much as you do! I try as much as possible to enjoy every moment I spend with you. 

Morayo you bring so much joy to our lives and we're enjoying every single moment watching you grow and reach different milestones. We love you more than you'll ever know!