9 Months!

I can't believe our sweet girl is 9 months old! She is army crawling everywhere-getting into everything! She is a ninja when it comes to picking up crumbs-seriously this girl's fine motor skills are on POINT when she is crawling on the floor she just plucks it right off of the floor and pops it in her mouth before I can even say a word! She loves to explore and has a knack for finding all things off limits (cords, said crumbs, dangerous items). We are looking into baby gates but in the mean time are loving her curious spirit.  She is certainly persistent! She loves to play independently and scoot all around the house looking for new things. Much to Micah's dismay, her favorite items are all of his toys! She loves to reach out for him and touch or grab him-she just can't get enough of her big brother! She is starting to eat more finger foods despite still having NO teeth (not complaining LOVE her gummy smile!). She likes avocado toast (but not plain avocado), strawberries, and cucumber sticks! She is devouring her new cold-pressed baby pouches and getting exposed to a variety of super healthy foods. She loves to babble and say mama, dada, bobo (for Micah), and niiinii (for night night I think). We love to her her voice and it is still loud as ever! Her little personality is emerging and it's so fun to watch unfold. She is so super happy....until she's not. Then she is MAD and she will let you know all about it. Whether it's taking away a crumb, putting her in her PJS or item she shouldn't be playing with or putt her down for a diaper change when she doesn't want one she gets a very exaggerated pouty face going and let's you have it! We love that we have a girl who is so joyful but not afraid to express her feelings!! She is still nursing like a champ and waking up several times a night for milkies and cuddles.

She is super impressed with her waving abilities and loves to wave at everyone. When she wants someone (a neighbor, patron of a restaurant, etc) to look at her she is very intentional with how she gets it. She will stare at them with a huge smile until they look her way or make squealing sounds at them like she did when our waitress was talking to Micah instead of her. She doesn't like when people get too close and talk to HER but she likes to flirt with them and get compliments from a safe distance. She LOVES to dance and has totally got rhythm. Anytime she hears music she starts dancing and clapping, moving her whole body to the beat. So cute!!!

She adores bath time and splashes with hilarious gusto the entire time. Today she gave mommy three giant, wet (wide open mouth) kisses on the mouth when she woke up. She never fails to greet us with giant smiles and looks of pure delight.