{9 months}

9 months have gone by since this sweet, silly, funny, loving girl entered our world!

She now eats:

Peas (unlike before)

Bananas

Carrots

Pears

Blueberries

Chicken

Rice

Sweet Potatoes

Green Beans

Zucchini

Beets

Puffs

Yogurt

Baby rice cakes

Baby Mum-mum

She definitely knows what food is and wants to eat whatever we are eating. We eat dinner together as a family at the dining room table and she seems to enjoy it, especially when Daddy feeds her off of his fork.

Despite what this picture shows, she is still a happy, smiley, funny girl. She now gives kisses...opened mouthed, french kisses that turn into her biting your lip. She has the sweetest smile and is constantly changing her facial expression, her eyebrows are very expressive!  

She has two bottom teeth and is starting to get some top teeth (a struggle this week with a fever spiking to 106.5 degrees). She likes to pick up her food and feed herself, often grinning to show you she is chewing.

She now weighs 20 pounds and is 29 inches long (95% for both).

She is a great crawler and loves to be chased. She is able to stand on her own, often staying up for thirty seconds or more, always pulling herself up on everything she can. She walks between things, but doesn't take steps without a firm grasp on something. She's started clapping and loves to grab our hands to make them clap.

She is back to waking up once a night, usually wanting to cuddle before going back to sleep.

She is definitely a Mommy's girl but she gets really excited when she's around someone she loves or hears their voice.

She loves books (yay!!), swinging, being outside, and talking. It is so fun to hear her babbling and she makes the sweetest noise when falling asleep. 

While every day isn't always easy with this girl, {she has a lot of energy!} the good moments definitely outweigh the trying times! I wouldn't change it for the world, I am definitely the luckiest!!