9 Months and Thankful

So I'm not going to post any pictures right now but I will have put some up after the next few crazy days.

Brianna is 9 months old!!!  I am having an absolute blast these days with my baby girl.  She is sweet, funny, smart and of course beautiful :) She is crawling, pulling up, walking while holding onto furniture and looking for things to get into at all times.  This week she has started to do this little dance and clap her hands when she hears music.  This was very interesting tonight when I was rocking her to sleep and she was nice and relaxed with her Binkie and Blankie and I started singing her little lullaby and she sat up and started to dance.  TOO FUNNY!  She does patty cake and itsy bitsy spider (her version, anyway).  She is always wanting to share whatever she is playing with or eating.  She still takes a pacifier when going to sleep and she will try to put it in my mouth and get the biggest smile.  She thinks Mommy's "serious" face is hilarious.  Every time I give her that sideways big eyed look that is supposed to tell her to stop getting into whatever trouble she has found she laughs.  It doesn't help that I give her that look all day long just to hear the little laugh.  I'm sure she has no idea what that face means.

She has gotten pretty serious when around someone she hasn't seen in a while or a stranger.  She is still super friendly and will let anyone hold her but she really takes some time to study the person before she starts acting like her silly self.  If we have been somewhere for a little while she is okay with me leaving the room but I can never go in and put her with her toys and try to walk away.  Luckily, she has no problem with this around two people... my Mother and Carrie.  She absolutely adores them and this makes me so happy!  Being able to drop her off and know that she is happy and not crying makes me so incredibly happy.  I know this could change but I'm enjoying how easy going she is at this moment.

Bath time is still really fun at our house.  I have to keep the bathroom door closed because she likes to crawl in to find her bath toys.  I'm just now introducing some meat into her diet and slowly some dairy to get ready for the big milk switch at 12 months.  It is unbelievable how close that is.We have started teeth brushing as well and she loves her little toothbrush.

I am so very thankful for my healthy baby girls.  Things have been very stressful in pretty much every aspect of my life these past few months.  I'm not really feeling like myself and there are many changes to come that are causing a lot of worry and anxiety.  I know that this is the way life tends to go... when everything is good it is great and when things start going wrong it feels like everything is wrong.  But I know EVERYTHING isn't wrong.  I have a lot of wonderful people in my life that are incredibly supportive and a gorgeous baby girl who makes my life forever changed in the most fantastic way possible.

Please pray for our little family as we make some big decisions.  Also, please think about Brianna on Friday... she is finally getting her tubes so we can hopefully decrease the ear infections around here!  I can't wait for her to feel better but I'm sure the surgery day will be a little scary for all of us.

I plan on posting some Turkey Day pictures and possibly pictures from Friday some time this weekend.  I hope everyone is enjoying the thankful spirit around them and letting a little of the holiday season into their hearts no matter what they are going through.  Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

More Every Day

Brianna is now well into her eighth month of life and it is still hard to believe that I am lucky enough to be  her Mommy.  How did Michael and I create such a sweet, happy, beautiful little baby girl?  I really am amazed.  I have always thought that I loved little tiny newborn babies.  And I do.  But I really am in love with this baby phase that Brianna is in right now.  She is crawling all over the place.  She has two little teeth.  She babbles random things that sometimes resemble words.  She holds her little arms up every time I walk past her.  She shakes her head no but doesn't understand what it means.  All of these sweet little things are an absolute joy to watch her study, learn and imitate.

I still worry a lot about if I do certain things right or what I should be doing better but ultimately I'm learning that I need to just appreciate every day and make sure she feels loved.  Because she is.  And if is possible she is loved more every day.