nine

Not only did America have a birthday... but so did this littlemiss.

9 months old.

NINE.

a lifetime matched.

I've known her longer on the outside now, than on the inside. It still seems a little surreal that she's here and that I get to be her mom.

Oh how I love her.

9 month stats:

weight - 18 lbs (28th percentile)

height - 28 inches (75th percentile)

head circumference - 45.5cm (85th percentile)

I love seeing and experiencing the world through her eyes.

I love her curiousity.

I love her big smile and her cute little 4 teeth.

I love the way she swirls her feet and waves her arms when she's excited.

I loves that she dances and bounces and wiggles when she hears music she likes.

I love that she sleeps 12 hours at night.

I love that she takes 2 good naps a day.

I love that she's normally always happy and content.

I love that she's social and loves being out and about.

I love the way she says mama and dada and hi.

I love how she claps her hands when I say YAY!

I love how she waves hi and bye-bye.

I love how much she loves her daddy.

I love that she still likes to nurse even though she LOVES food.

I love her natural mowhawk.

I love her big brown eyes.

Truth be known.... there's not much that I don't love about my sweet baby girl.

...even when she shuts me down and says "enough pictures for one day".

Happy 9 months baby girl!

I love you to the moon

...and back.