9 Months Old!

I'm nine months old today......and I am full of giggles.

We go to the doctor in a few days, so we'll list Penny's nine month stats soon.
But, here are nine of our favorite things at nine months:

1. Penny's really getting into her toys. Right now, her favorite toy is a school bus. It's a hand me down from Aunt Mary, Uncle Tomas, Emily and Chloe (THANK YOU!!!). Penny loves the songs that the bus sings and she loves the people who play on the bus (she likes them best outside the bus). You should hear her talk and laugh as she plays along with "the wheels on the bus".
2. She says "hi" and waves at the appropriate time. It's the best first thing in the morning, when I walk into her room! She also says "hey" when she wants to see what's going on in another room.
3. Penny knows that when the garage door opens, daddy is home from work. She gets so excited! She whispers "dada" until he comes inside and then she giggles like crazy when he walks through the door.
4. We've started to brush Penny's teeth at night and she thinks it's so funny! She loves to stand on the bathroom vanity and dance in front of the mirror while we brush her teeth.
5. Penny wants to feed herself. She loves her cheerios and puffs. She's starting to eat small pieces of avacados, plums, peas and other fruits and veggies. She's not too sure about the new foods, but she's trying them.
6. She's getting ready to walk. She has so much fun pushing her wagon around the family room and she'll walk all over if you're holding her hands.
7. Diaper changes have become an adventure. Penny no longer lays still when it's diaper change time. She'll let you take the dirty diaper off, but you have to wrestle with her to get a new diaper and clean clothes on her squirmy little body.
8. Penny still loves the bath and she's much easier to handle in the tub these days. She's doing very well with sitting in the tub. She loves to splash and play with her tub turtles and fish.
9. Penny is much more interested in books. Right now she has two favorite books- Farm Peek-A-Boo that my friend Lori gave her (she loves to open the pages and looks at me until I say peek-a-boo, can you say moo moo) and Little Duck, a finger puppet book that my co-worker Kathleen gave her.

Nine months is so much fun!