it seems like every time i turn my head, B is learning something new and growing even bigger. it makes mommy sad! here's some of the stuff she is up to:

at (almost) 9 months, she is
- a master crawler and quick as lightning.
-everything goes in her mouth.
-she is pulling herself up on everything and trying to stand by herself
-i swear she bonks her head 5 times a day
-she likes to try and walk
-will crawl to your feet and pound on your feet to tell you she wants to be picked up.
-she said her first words last weekend :( it started with Ma-ma and was immediately followed by Da-da. It made mommy and daddy smile from ear to ear.
-she calls for Mam or Ma-ma-ma or Ma-ma when she is whiny, tired, hungry or grumpy.
-she loves her cereal puffs
-still love bath time. probably the happiest time of the day for her.
-puts her hands up to be picked up and is signing MORE! (she's been doing this awhile but i just figured out what she is signing! :p)
-loves watching Baby Signing Time
-has no interest in her toys but instead likes bottles and plastic containers
-loves to read

and there are so many more joys that she contributes to our lives but seriously, there is no way i could post them all.

she's growing up so fast and turning into a beautiful little girl. these 9 months have gone by so fast. SLOW DOWN LIFE!

here i am at beach day #2
i love when daddy is home. i like to crawl all over him and wake him up to play!
what can i say, i like my cereal puffs :p
someone come save me from this jail!
LOVE

beach bum B

my mommy, daddy and gma took me to the beach for the very first time last weekend. they were unsure how i would like it with all the sand and cold water. but i LOVED it. i loved the water. i wanted to dive right in. it was like a big bath for me!! and the sand? boy did that look yummy!! mommy and daddy told me no, but i was sure to get a little taste in. :)

smiles for mommy:

mommy calls this my daddy jr face. :)

hey, everyone needs a tan!

here i am thinking "hmmm, i wonder how long it would take me to crawl to the ocean?"

i love the beach mommy!

fishlips.

every day we see a little more of B's personality...and she is a crack up. she's miss independent...so determined. does whatever SHE wants to do. will get whatever SHE wants. and is always smiling, laughing and kicking away. and when she is done with something, she definitely lets us know. we love it. she is always bringing smiles to our face.

here she is, keeping herself entertained.

videos

i wish videos posted faster on here...i have a TON. hopefully our videos will post to a 3rd party website a little faster and i'll get them up asap.

b is pulling herself up on everything. it cracks me up. and she loves to destroy things and eat EVERYTHING. i find things in her mouth at all times of the day. she brings so much joy to our lives, it is amazing. hard to believe my little baby girl is 8 months old. i can't believe how fast the year has gone by. nothing to put life and time in perspective than to see your little angel growing up. can't (and don't want to!) imagine life without her.

all in all, life is GOOD!