9 Months

It is sooooo hard for me to believe that my Abber's has been with us now longer out of the womb than in! Nine months old!! Wow! While it's always a challenge for me to say good-bye to the snuggly, little baby stage, I think God's gift to me is that older babyhood is so much fun! Abigail's personality has been growing as much as she has. She's full of smiles and laughter and clapping and "dancing" (bouncing, really) to music. And greeting her after a nights sleep or a nap is the sweetest thing in the world. She has the hugest smile and is so excited to see me! In addition to all the Abigail sweetness, she's also been displaying quite a little temper at times. I think we're so used to little angelic Abigail that we catch ourselves laughing at her "angry face" (although we are also very aware we've got some serious work cut out for us in training her). Her face gets all red, her hands are up in the air and her mouth open as she lets out this "angry noise" for lack of a better description. Its usually when she wants some food that we're not giving her :). 

Abigail is quite the explorer. She gets into closets and toy boxes in a way that Alathea never did. Its fun to see her own individual personality that is different than Alathea's start to blossom. She also gets stuck everywhere! Its so funny! She's been stuck under Alathea's bed, under the couch, under our chairs, the kitchen table...its quite the site to see. She just loves crawling over and under and in anything that getting stuck now happens all the time. Being the mean Mamma that I am, I immediately start to laugh and run for my camera any time she gets stuck. I think her little trick on me is to find a way out as soon as I grab my camera! 

Abigail is still the sweetest, most snuggly 9 month old I know. I still love any and every snuggle she'll give me. And I know I am incredibly blessed by her sweet, happy disposition. She loves her big sister and I absolutely love hearing the girls "talk" to each other in their own little language. Its a heart squeezer like no other. Alathea's latest thing has been "dancing" with Abi. Which means Alathea picks her up and sways back and forth and in circles while holding Abigail (its quite the site to see- especially since they are almost the same size :).

My favorite new development is her "mama, dada and yay-yay". While I'm not completely convinced she knows what she is saying, it sure seems that she does! And she is turning into a complete Daddy's Girl. It's so sweet and I can tell Joe loves having yet another adorable little princess adoring him. Abigail races to be the first to greet Joe when he gets home. She'll turbo-crawls to the glass door before Joe can even open it. He then spends the next 15 minutes with two little girlies sitting on his lap. They love their Daddy.

Happy 9 Month Birthday, my sweet little Abigail!  We are blessed beyond belief to have you in our lives.