9 months

Are you really 9 months old already?  Wow, the time has flown by!

You are crawling and feeling so independent!  Being mobile helps separation anxiety soo soo much.  It's fun to see what you find interesting and what you really want to play with instead of just guessing what toys you want and giving them to you.  You move around right to your favorites.  Often, your favorite toy is whatever Savannah finds interesting at the moment and she is not too happy to share.  Her version of sharing is to take a toy from you and say "share" or take a toy from you, run away and say "trade."  A time or two recently, though, she has gone and brought back a toy for you and a toy for her and proclaimed "playing! together!"  I love when you two play together and you love it, too!

Thank you for continuing to be a sweetie pie sleeper.  7:30 on the dot and you let us know if you are not in your crib.  You are so ready for your beauty sleep and beautiful you are!  We don't hear anything from you until almost 8am and then you wake up all smiles.  You woke up today sitting up in your crib!  What a big girl!

Girly, you are a water baby!  We went outside the other day and when you saw our little splash pool you started squealing and bouncing in my arms and I could not get you in the water fast enough.  When we go to the splash pad, you just love when daddy holds you in the little water fountains.  You get excited when you get splashed.  You are so fun!

Still two teeth, my dear.  Those other ones are taking their sweet time.

Peek a boo!  When you crawl, you like to put your face down to the ground and then pop up smiling.  It is the cutest version of peek a boo ever!

You are trying new finger foods.  You love veggies and sometimes tolerate fruits.  Funny.  You've tried and liked green beans, corn, peas, carrots, pears, nectarines, puffs, yogurt bites, ritz crackers, cheerios, baby rice cakes, bananas, chicken, jello :)  Let's keep trying new things!!

Aww you love Savannah and you love talking to her.  You will stare so intently at her and squeal or giggle to get her attention, especially at meal time.  She loves to talk back to you and you two have had a couple of darling conversations.  Your best conversations of squealing or giggling back in forth have been in your carseats.  Oh this is just the best and I never want to stop driving when i'm listening to the two of you chat.

We love you, Emily.  You are such a sweetheart.  Happy 9 months old!