NINE Months Old!

Norah has officially been an outside baby for as long as she was an inside baby. She changes so much every single day and we are having the best time keeping up with her.

She is standing up on everything and anything and walking everywhere (while supported, of course). She is getting brave and letting go every once in a while, and is genuinely surprised when she topples over. She tries to stand up in the middle of a room sometimes, but the result is more downward dog than anything else. We are amazed by her curiosity and how quickly she can get herself into a place she isn't supposed to be. Her new favorite toy is the toilet--she pulls up on it and then tries to lick the top of the seat (don't worry, lid down!) It is a little cute, and a lot gross.

She has a magnetic attraction to shoes, remote controls, cel phones, and electrical cords. She has the ability to find any Cheerio within a 10 mile radius. She loves stuffed animals and pulls each one out of her basket every morning (we are working on putting them back in). She loves music class and baby class and hanging out at the park. Now that the weather is warm we are spending a lot of time in the backyard and she is finally venturing into the grass. She goes nuts for bubbles.

She is a great eater and is developing likes and dislikes. She much prefers things that are a little more tart (mangos, blueberries, kiwis) over things that are sweet (apples, bananas). She loves green veggies like peas and zucchini, but carrots don't do much for her. I made the mistake of trying to sneak her vitamin drop into some sweet potatos and now she's onto me. She loves tofu, but really didn't care for chicken (are you happy, Bonnie??)

She is starting to babble sounds, and gah is by far her favorite. She said 'hi' once, but won't do it again. She loves to throw things, especially balls, her spoon, and her sippy cup. She still hates the bottle. Stroller rides are much more fun for her when I run (it doesn't last long, believe me). She throws back her head and screams with delight.

Her absolute favorite thing in the entire world is to ride in the shopping cart, particularly at Whole Foods. Her groceries cost three times as much as ours. She loves peek-a-boo and after we nap together we play spaceship under the covers. She reaches her arms high above her head when she wants to be picked up. If BVZ is standing next to me when I am holding her, she'll reach out for him. He'll take her and then she'll turn around and reach out for me. Sometimes when she's playing with her blocks, she'll drop everything, climb into my lap and put her head on my shoulder.

Everything we have ever done, ever seen, ever had, pales in comparison to how awesome she is.

This was by far our most difficult photo shoot to date. Indulge me with the many out-takes posted below, I thought they were too cute not to include. Please pay special attention to her lovely pink dress. It is still a bit big on her, but I thought vey fitting for the occasion.










She finally got what she was going for (a book on the table next to the chair).


Finally BVZ stepped in with a stuffed monkey to help. Notice the sign now has a rather large bite mark on the left hand side.