She's nine months today. How did THAT happen? She's so darn cute it kills me. She is as happy as can be ..... almost all of the time. (Turns out, if she refuses to eat for the sitter all morning, and then refuses to nap for the mommy all afternoon, she is a BEAST by 6pm!) Most of the time she is content. She loves playing with her sisters. She'll sit with her basket of toys for an hour, or until she flops onto her belly and gets stuck. She claps. And I mean, she REALLY claps. She has clearly figured out that her hands can make a pleasing noise, and she claps. When she claps, she smiles and laughs. She plays peek-a-boo, sometimes even initiating the game. She shakes her head no - not meaning no- but just because she sees you do it and thinks it will be a fun game to play. She blows raspberries. A LOT of raspberries. She hums while she does it - almost like singing. She'll share her suckie (pacifier) with you if you want. She thinks it's awesome to put it near your mouth and then laugh when you shake your head. She refuses to drink ANYTHING other than formula in a bottle. No sippy cup. No juice or water. And she won't hold her own bottle either, even though she certainly could if she wanted to. She sleeps from 7pm to 630am. She'll eat anything you let her try, but she's happiest if she can do it herself.

She's Abigail. She's 9 months today. And I love her so much.