9 months!

Holy Cow

Such a big girl

Just 3 more months and our baby girl will be ONE YEAR OLD!!! AHHHH! I can't believe we have a 9 month old baby. The past 9 months have been the most fun, amazing, exhausting, exciting 9 months of our lives. Alleah brings so much joy and happiness to our lives. She is such a fun and smiley baby. I absolutely love staying home and spending so much time with her. 

Alleah hit a couple milestones this month. Her biggest was pulling herself up and walking along the furniture. Now that she can do that she is constantly climbing on anything she can. Nothing on our tables are safe. 

Alleah's other big milestone this month is waving byebye and saying "bababa." It is the cutest little wave ever!! 

I was reading in a book what 9 months old should be doing and I am one proud mama because she is doing ALL of them (except 1)!! OH YA! :)  

Here's what the book said: 

• May be afraid of strangers: If she doesn't know you... you can't hold her until she warms up to you
• May be clingy with familiar adults: Mom, Dad, Grandpa, Grandma
• Has a favorite toy: Kind of... she has one that she really likes... but I don't know if its her favorite. 
• Says: "mama" & "baba"
• Uses finger to point at things
• Looks for things you hide
• Watches the path as something falls
• Puts things in her mouth
• Feeds herself
• Moves things smoothly from one hand to the next
• Can get into sitting position without any help
• Pulls to stand
• Sits without support
• Crawls
• Stands, holding on

1 she doesn't do is: understands "no" I barely ever say it to her, but when I do... she looks at me and laughs and then does it more. Little stinker. ;) 

I love watching her grow. I do admit; I miss my cuddly newborn! Now that Alleah is really mobile she never sits still. She has to either be crawling, jumping on you, dancing, or climbing. She is one active little baby. She sometimes isn't careful and gets to excited and hits her head, but she just gets right back up and starts going.

In a month or so.. I will be planning her party! I'm just so dang excited to plan it!! :) 

I think to myself often (mostly in bed right before I go to sleep) that I am one lucky gal! I (like a lot of people) have gone through a lot of hard times! If it took what I went through to get what I have now.. I'd do it all over again. Watching this beautiful baby grow is the best thing in the entire world! And my hardworking husband working 2 jobs just so I can be at home with her: he is one AMAZING man! :) Love you Joseph Bryant Perry & Alleah Mae Perry!!