You are 9 months old and growing like a weed! You are now eating a whole jar of food plus a bottle at every feeding and eating on a more 'normal' schedule. You have the sweetest little chubby thighs that are extremely ticklish when Daddy and I squeeze them. Your top two front teeth are finally starting to cut through, which has made you very miserable, but even through the misery, you're still a happy baby. There is no sweeter sound than your laughter and you laugh and smile a lot. You still love your bouncy, but have outgrown your Bumbo. You are just starting to give kisses (open mouth slobbery ones) and you're also starting to cuddle a little bit. You absolutely love the pool and every time you see it through the window, you get excited. You are so close to crawling - you will lift your butt in the air and extend your arms, but you haven't quite figured out that you also have to bend your knees. You love to play tug-of-war with your blanket, which is guaranteed to get a laugh out of you. "Dolly" is still your favorite toy, but I think if we let you have the remote, Dolly would be dropped like a hot potato! You want to play with anything and everything that you can't have - remote, laptop, mouse, security wall pad, camera (as you will see below), etc. and you get very angry when something is taken away from you that isn't 'baby friendly'. You will cry sometimes when I leave the room, but then smile as soon as I come back and give you attention.
You make us so happy and we are so proud to be able to call you our daughter.
We love you,
Mommy & Daddy
Big Girl
