9 Months

Today Leah is 9 months old. Wow! She is such a blessing in our lives, and we can't imagine life without her. Here's a few pictures from our attempted photo shoot....

Leah is SO close to crawling-she certainly wants to, just hasn't quite figured it out yet. However, she can now move from one side of the room the other through a combined effort of scooting and rolling from her belly to her back-she isn't rolling back to belly yet. If she sees something she wants, she will attempt to get it.
She has 6 teeth-no new ones this month.
She loves to smile for the camera (usually...).
She can wave and play peek-a-boo.
Mommy is her favorite, but she will usually be happy being held or entertained by about anyone; she is very friendly and rarely shy.
Food is her friend-she'll eat just about anything, though she prefers to feed herself instead of being spoonfed. Leah can also drink from a sippy cup and enjoys water and juice of all flavors.
Sleep is not her friend-at least not for long periods of time. If she sleeps for more than 5 hours straight it's a good night. She also has been putting herself to sleep about half the time lately-she fusses/cries for 5-10 minutes and she's out. This isn't my choosing, but sometimes she doesn't want to be nursed or rocked to sleep.
She refuses to wear headbands, bows, etc. on her head. If you see her with one on or in a picture, it's a rarity.
She has the chunkiest thighs in the history of fat baby legs.
Leah is quite the talker and says dadadadadadadadada all day long.
She is our peanut and we LOVE her!