9 Months Old

Well, actually she'll be 9 months old on Sunday, but close enough. :) I can't believe how big she's getting! Since I haven't updated our blog in a couple of months, I thought I ought to let you know what's going on with Alia these days.

* She sits up great now!

* She still has no desire to crawl. At all. We will put her on her stomach, and she doesn't even try to lift her body off the floor.

* She still can only roll in one direction, but it doesn't seem to bother her, because she doesn't roll to get where she wants, she just rolls depending on whether or not she wants to be on her stomach or back.

* She loves to take baths and will only play with a wash cloth (mostly because she likes to suck the water out of it, but also because she like to whack the water with it, which of course gets everything wet).

* She still only has a tiny bit of hair, but what she has is definitely blond!

* She loves to stand up holding onto to things, like the couch, or our hands. She will walk if we prompt her to, but otherwise just like to stand still.

* She has her two bottom teeth, but her gums are feeling pretty bumpy these days, so I won't be surprised to see a few more pop up soon.

* She is very noisy! She will sometimes just lay on the floor and yell as loud as she can. Not because she's mad, though. In fact, she promptly smiles afterwards, as though she's feeling pretty proud of her lung capacity.

* She still doesn't eat much solid food. She'll eat about 2 oz. of baby food a day, but makes it very clear when she's finished, usually by sticking her tongue out, refusing to open her mouth, of giving me her "angry face".

* She says "dada", "mama", and "baba" (whatever that's supposed to mean) but I don't think she connects the words to anything yet.

* She likes it when we mimic her sounds. For example, she loves to click her tongue against the roof of her mouth, and then will watch us expectantly until we do it, too.

* She got to go in a baby swing at the park, and loved it! She also loves to see/be around other babies.

* She likes to take her toys, one-by-one, out of her toy basket and look them individually.

* She is such a happy little girl most of the time, and has such a funny little personality. Trevor and I love her big grin, because she always scrunches up her nose. We are so blessed to have this little girl in our life!