9 months old

Where have the past 9 months gone?! Everyone told me that my baby would grow up fast but I had no idea she would grow and change so quickly. I try and enjoy every stage as much as I can because I know it is just a matter of time before she will be on to the next. Right now she is crawling everywhere. She is quick! And she talks CONSTANTLY everywhere she goes and everything she does, she is mumbling something. I am trying to teach her I am "mama" not "dada". She has mastered standing at her bumbo chair, it is all she wants to do. She is attempting to pull herself up to the coffee table but hasn't quite gotten there yet. She loves to eat! She is not very interested in milk theses days so it is a struggle to get her to drink even 15 ounces, but she loves food. Prunes, peas, you name it she will eat it. I have started to give her finger foods and it occupies her for a while. She so delicately picks up each piece and puts it in her mouth. She is great at illusions because you'd swear she got every bite in her mouth until you pick her up and half of it is in her highchair. One of her favorite things is the bath, she loves it. Splashes away. She even dunks her face in the water, I think we have a swimmer on our hands :)

Personally, I absolutely love being a mom. I know it was my calling. I could spend every waking moment with her, teaching her things and watching her grow. It kills me to be away from her during the day but I know she is in great hands at daycare. She is very happy there with her little friends and the teachers are awesome. Not to pat my own self on the back, but sometimes I am amazed at what I can do in a day. Despite the fact I am working full time, I am still nursing full time, making all her baby food, putting her to bed, getting up with her in the night and in the morning and I have even been making her a Christmas stocking. I have been working on this damn thing every night for weeks now. Sewing every last sequin and bead. Oh, don't worry you will see many pictures of it when I am done! I am tired and overwhelmed at times but I look at that sweet smiling face and it melts my heart. She is worth it all and more. I am so very lucky to have a lifetime of memories to come with my little monkey. Oh the fun things we are going to do.....

She doesn't snuggle often so I had to capture this moment



Concentrating on her cheerios



Loving her prunes



Packing with her around has been interesting...