9 Months Old

Hannah is busy, busy, busy these days. It seems so strange to me that she's been here with us for as long as I was pregnant. The days go by so quickly. I truly value being able to be home with her part-time during the week. She's so much fun to watch and interact with. Some of the things she's up to:

• She likes to stand up while holding onto her play table, the couch, end tables, or anything else that will support her
• She's starting to pull herself up to her knees, although she hasn't quite figured out how to get onto her feet
• She loves playing with JJ - "petting" his ears, pulling his tags, catching his tail. Thankfully, he's pretty mild mannered and puts up with it very well.
• She's still rocking on her knees.
• She's miss independent and likes to hold her own bottle when she eats now. She's actually been able to do this for awhile, but has only recently been interested in doing it.
• She has 2 bottom teeth and now working on the top two.
• She's babbling dadadada, although I don't think she's quite connected it to any meaning
• She has a fascination with the Christmas tree. I think this is the first thing we've had to tell her "no" to, but I know it won't be the last :-)

We really are so blessed to have Hannah as our daughter. We couldn't ask for a happier, easier-going baby. She truly is the joy of our home.

So much for the bear pictures...