9 months

A friend of mine has a wonderful tradition in which she as been writing letters to her little girl for each month "birthday". I love this idea and wish I had thought to do this with Keely since day one. But better last than never.

My Dearest Keely,

I can't believe that you are 9 months old. How is it possible that much time has passed since I first laid eyes on you. My whole world, life, and essence changed in that one moment. Little did I know that I would learn how to love in a whole new and life altering way. You are your daddy and I's dream come true. We love you so much and are so blessed to be able to be your Momma and Daddy.

You have been growing and learning so much this month! It has been crazy. You have been creeping along the floor for a long time now and are getting so close to crawling. You pull up on all fours and rock back and forth, maybe even move a bit and then decided to go back to your perfected army crawl. Then you are off across the room like a flash. Your giggle this month has become even more infectious. You laugh all the time and are an incredibly happy baby. But when you decide to be upset? Oh boy watch out! Daddy and I have been calling you a little drama queen these days, as you will "cry", which means you crinkle your little face up in a fake cry. Its so funny. And boy do you squeal! You love to scream and squeal at any and everything.

You have also learned to pull yourself up into a sitting position. You had been sitting but if you fell over couldn't get back up. Well you are now a pro! You are also pulling up on everything! Furniture, people, dogs, even your very unstable jumper seems like a good idea for you to pull up on. With all this new exploring it mean more bumps and booboo's. But you are such a tough little girl that you mostly don't cry and if you do just need a snuggle and life is good again. All this new activity also means that you are vetoing sleep some. We have good and bad days and it seems to be returning back to normal, but you gave us a run for a money for a week or so with not wanting to sleep and then waking up a lot.

It has been a busy month and you have changed and grown so much. I can't wait to see what adventures we have in the future. Everyday being your Momma is such a joy

Love,
Momma