9 months!

Lilly is 9 months old now! And we absolutely love this age. It is so much fun watching her walk around the kitchen flapping her arms in the air and talking to herself. She is really starting to understand and react to the world around her and she's slowly becoming more independent.

Things Lilly is doing now:

• Walking! So far this has only made things easier for me. She can entertain herself for a long time walking around the house playing with her toys and getting into cupboards (anything dangerous is locked up or up high).
• Blowing raspberries. She's really good at doing this on command. And when Drew is right about to put a spoonful of food in her mouth. :)
• Giving kisses. If I pucker-up my lips, she'll lean forward and kiss my mouth!
• Playing peek-a-boo. She loves to play this around corners. She'll peek out and then hide behind the wall and giggle. So cute!
• Smiling a lot. She's so happy all the time. (Except the occasional tantrum when she can't have something.) She can make 10 new friends in a single trip to the grocery store. She smiles and waves and says "hi" ("aah") to everyone.
• Drinking from a sippy cup or a straw. She tips her head WAY back to drink. We've only tried a straw once when we were in the car, and I was surprised that she picked it right up. 
• Waking up a lot at night. We've had a lot of transitions lately, and sleep is not at its best. She also got her 3rd tooth a couple weeks ago and I think the 4th one is just breaking through now.
• Exploring new foods. Lilly will eat almost anything, and she enjoys tasting little bites of what we're eating, in addition to her baby food. She still loves cheerios.