almost 9 months!!

what is it about 9 months? is it that i just have a compulsive need to round up...or is it really like 2 seconds away from being a one year old?

 well anyway i love this age. she is discovering and giggling and learning and eating and crawling and standing and doing everything fun.  i do have to chase her a little more and my comprehension in church is going down, but other than that i don't really have any complaints.

 she surprises me all the time with the things she has learned to do and the new things she teaches herself.

 she is a pretty independent little one but is starting to be a little bit of a momma's girl? (is that a normal phase they go through? i think so...)

 i put up way too many pics but how could i leave any out? haha she still loves playing in the mirror.

                                     she has mastered this grin and we see it all.the.time now

 her hair is even kind of growing on top!

 she got her top two teeth...they are so big and cute.

 she is just full of life and i love this silly side

ha ha

and i think she might have a career in bull riding--i've always wanted to raise a rodeo star ha ha!