9 Months

Well, almost three months have passed since I last updated this blog. Our baby girl will be 9 months old on Saturday! I've been told over and over again just how fast the first year goes by, and I am finally realising those people were all right.

Here are some of the highlights of the last couple of months:

- We have a crawler! For about a month or so now, Lily has been zooming all over the house. The best part? When her Daddy walks in the door after a day's work, Lily lights up and follows him around and around the house. I knew before how much of a Daddy's girl she was, but now Brian actually believes me. :)

- She looooves bath time! I am now brave enough to bathe her on my own (until fairly recently, baths were Daddy's thing) and as soon as the tub comes out, she squeals and kicks with delight. Splashing is now part of the fun, and she loves to try to pick up her rubber ducky... with her mouth. Poor baby girl hasn't figured out that if she only brought her ducky to her mouth, she wouldn't have to get a mouthful of water each time!

- Lily is trying to pull herself up on everything! Couches, legs, tables, crib, playpen... anything she can pull up on is fair game. We bought a musical toy table which is her absolute fave these days. Don't touch the little plastic toy conductor though! She'll scream if you put him back on the table after she's thrown him as far as her little chubby arms will let her.

- Lily gives kisses all the time. When she is really excited and forgets who's holding her, she'll give Brian a big slobbery kiss.. then turn away in shock at how prickly his goatee is.

- Feeding time is becoming more fun. Lily hasn't mastered finger foods yet, but loves to try feeding herself Cheerios... even if her focused attempts just end up with Cheerios all over the floor. Soon her Daddy will get to feed her meat for the first time. As a vegetarian, this isn't something Mommy's ready to feed her just yet!

I am getting increasinly anxious about the doomed return to work in September, but am trying to enjoy the precious time I still have left to spend with my little baby girl. I feel so lucky to have had all of this time with her, and even more grateful that I'll only have to return to work 4 days/ week. It is something I am not ready to give much serious thought to yet, but I am hoping (or, at least, telling myself) that with time, it won't be so bad. She will survive, as will I.

Our baby girl has just woken from a nap, so I must go. I will be greeted with a huge gummy grin- the kind that makes her cheeks push up so high that her little eyes squint. Boy do I love that little goof.