OK, A is really 10 months old now…but I’m slow with uploading and choosing a photo so here is her 9 month pic!  This was the most difficult month to shoot so far because she refuses to sit still.  I’m sure 10 months will be harder, and 11 and 12 months will never happen, but I’m going to do my best!

"You want to photograph me Mommy???? No shot!"

I’ve tried to keep the monthly photos prop-free, but it is not possible anymore.  If I want her to stop moving, she needs to be holding something!

New things in 9 months…lots of teething.  Teething was the theme of her 9th month.  She eats everything…loves strawberries, blueberries and cantaloupe the most now.  Peach puffs are still her crack.  She crawls at lightning speeds.  My favorite thing she started during her 9th month is chasing T.  See….T chases M all the time.  When he can’t get her to chase him, he pounces on her until she’s so annoyed that she chases him, inevitably ending in him being beat on his head by her paws!  A learned this.  She crawls over to him, when he ignores her, she jumps on him and he comes running after her as she crawls away.  He always ends up licking her face, then she gets annoyed and shoos him away.  I always thought this was great when T & M played….its even better with A & T.  (And I totally just typed “T & A” but that sounded inappropriate so I changed it!!)

To end her 9th month, we went on a trip to Chicago with Auntie E!  It was Auntie E’s birthday yesterday!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNTIE EEEEEEE!!!!!!!!  Thanks for playing with A on the airplane & in the wee hours of the morning when she got kicked out of Mommy and Daddy’s room!  We love you very much and hope you had a great birthday!

Wishing everyone a Happy Tuesday!