9 Months!

Lil Missy,
Okay, who is letting you grow up? It certainly is NOT your mother! :)

This month we moved, so you got REALLY good at pulling up, standing and walking between boxes and furniture. You are so strong, it amazes me! You crawl faster than ever and have finally stopped crying when we leave the room- you just follow us now- that is nice. :)

This month your Smith cousins came to visit- this was the big turning point. 4 people to follow and mimic for 5 days? I swear you got faster & smarter instantly!

You wave now (always with your whole left arm)
& you TALK.
This month you said your first REAL word: "Hi!"
You wave and say "Hi!" when people walk in the door... and when we are leaving. LOL at the store the lady waved and said "Bye Bye!" and you smiled all big and SO proud and said "HI!" and waved right back! hahaha We go to get your from bed and say "Good morning baby!" and you say "Hi!" I love it.

Daddy likes to walk you around by your arms and your little feet are getting better at moving the right way. You always walk or stand on your tip-toes- it's funny. You are very brave- you stand up against things and let go. SCARY! Also, I keep telling Daddy to stop, but he will practice standing you up in the middle of the room by your self. The other morning you seriously stood there smilling and clapping for like 20 seconds. It felt like an eternity! You must have gotten your balance from your Dad.

This month it was our 2 year anniversary & we took you to dinner with us. You were so happy to be out & smiling at all the people. You are a HAM in public. Flirting with every old man you see! We gave you a roll to knaw on with your 1 tooth and you were SO happy! Going to town! Shortly after you got tooth #2 and then tooth #3 right before thanksgiving! Your little smile and odd teeth are awesome :)

You still eat pretty much anything. Your favorites are plain greek yogurt, cottage cheese, spinach, carrots, squash.. You even ate cabbage but it was a little bitter. You love to eat apples (if we are eating one, you just take a bite like we do!) and pieces of pear. You are basically a HERO at picking up food and feeding yourself. Even slippery peaches and pears you can pick carefully off your tray with one try and get them to your mouth without dropping them. That AMAZES me. I had no idea you had such strong, smart little fingers! You like outmeal & multigrain cereal, but not barley. Even if i put applesauce in it you don't really like it.

The other day Dad got pizza and gave you the crust- you stood there holding it with two hand knawing on it happily. STANDING THERE. We both kept looking at you, then each other, than you, that each other- CRAZY!!

You drink out of your sippy cup really good now. That's nice bc it's easier to clean than a bottle. We also stopped breastfeeding you at this benchmark. Mommy wanted to keep going, but you've basically lost interest and my milk was drying up anyway, so it seemed a good time.


You are in 12 month clothes now officially. You had a really bad cold this month and a fever AND ear infections, so you haven't gotten any fatter, but you still insist on getting longer. It's so silly, some of the clothes you wear are so baggy!! Oh well. but in BIG NEWS: your feet FINALLY GREW! ha! you finally are almost out of size 1, edging on size 2 shoes! Good job baby! lol


You still don't sleep, but that's okay, you are getting better at our new house. We love you so much andthink you are the happiest person we know!

LOVE YOU,
Mom