Paige is 9 months old!

It's hard to believe that our little one is 9 months old! Paige is growing up so quickly... She is learning something new every day and definitely keeps me on my toes. This week she has started to mimic when I make different sounds (saying WOW is one of her favorites, Aunt Amy), and I think she is close to waving. She has done it a few times this week, but I'm not convinced that she is doing it on purpose, so I guess I can't officially say she has reached that milestone yet.

She has 7 teeth -- four on top and three on the bottom, and I think #8 is going to break through on the bottom any day now. Paige is quite the little crawler and pulls up on anything and everything. She is pretty steady -- holds on with one hand and bends down to pick up toys while keeping her balance.

She loves her activity table and loves walking around and around the table...I'm surprised that she doesn't get dizzy!

For this special day, I thought I would add some spaghetti sauce to the noodles that she enjoys so much...

She enjoyed playing in the sauce -- finger-painting and smearing it on her face and in her hair --but gagged when it touched her lips. Once I wiped down all traces of the tomato sauce on the tray and gave her some plain noodles, the smile returned. As you will see below, she was eating the noodles like she was absolutely famished. Either she has inherited her father's eating pace, or she was simply trying to get them down before I ruined them with the sauce again.

Here are a couple short videos of Paige in action before bed. She still loves her books!


Paige will have her 9 month check-up in a couple of weeks. We are heading out of town on a special trip in a few days...check back for pictures from our trip!