9 months

It's amazing how much this child has changed in 9 months.  I guess we forgot that it happened with Maria too, but it did.
Anna is finally acting like she wants to move around more.  She sits up very well, with an occasional topple.  She will often lean way over to get something and end up in a crawl position.  She also rolls easily from back to front or front to back to get things.  She has masered scooting on her back.  I will lay her all the way at one end of her crib and she is usually at the opposite end in the corner by the time she has woken up.

She is a vocal little girl too.  Saying "uh-oh" is her newest "word", especially after she drops something on the floor.  If you tell her "clap your hands" she will, most of the time.  She still waves bye-bye, when she feels like it, not always when we are leaving or someone is going anywhere.

Have I told you already how much these two sisters love each other.  Anna can't get enough of Maria and just the other day Maria commented on how Anna was much more fun now that she is older.

We noticed another new tooth pop in a week or so ago.  It made her a bit cranky, but nothing intollerable.  And then yesterday, I spied more loose gums flapping her mouth, rather disgusting actually, but tooth number 4 just popped in...and no crankiness to warn us.

Overall Anna still sleeps, naps and eats well.  She is in a pretty good routine of napping around 10:30 and 2:00 during the day.  Bedtime is still 8, but lately she has been waking up early for a feeding.  So, I generally feed her and put her back down for a few hours till 8 when we normally all wake up.

She's starting to get much better at actually getting finger foods into her mouth, when she isn't smashing them in her hand.  She likes just about anything, but definately have some favorites...cheerios are high on the list.

She is certainly attached to mom and dad, as evidenced by the fact that it's hard for anyone other than us to be able to hold her without a pretty dramatic cry.  But we're fine with that as we know a time will come when she wants nothing to do with us for a while...oh say the teenage years perhaps.

Here are some 9 months photos to show of out little ham...she does like to flirt, especially at church, trying to steal the show from Daddy.  She does this head tilt and smile.

Hey up there!

Checking out the wall.

Definitely doesn't have the blue eyes that Daddy and Maria have...but not quite brown like Mom, more hazel like grandmas.

Looking toward the noise that she heard Daddy make.

Something sure was funny!