9 Months Already

Today marked Natalie's 9 month birthday. She's becoming quite a little individual. The days of just holding her to make her happy are far and few between because she's constantly on the go. She's moved on from the toilet (because we always shut the doors) to the dog's water bowl. She's cruising around the furniture with no problem and has even stood on her own for a few seconds. When we were home last weekend she just completely stood upright while playing in the floor. We're still working on her sippy cup, but she's really enjoys "real" food. Byron thinks I've created a monster :)

Her well visit went great. She weighed 18.9lbs and was 29.5inches. The Dr. said she had definitely gone through a growth spurt since July. She was amazed at how fast she was developing and said in a month of so we could start introducing whole milk if we wanted.

The weather was somewhat nice when we got home from the Dr. so we played outside for a little bit. It was really wet but as you see, that didn't stop Natalie. This is what her and Mulligan found to get into.

And you have to wonder what's going through both of their minds...
"I won't tell if you won't tell."

Look at that mischievous little smirk.

Mulligan kept using it as a water bowl.

And this was the end result.


Have no fear though, Bogey is still her favorite, especially for snuggling.

And this is just one of her many goofy faces :)