Nine months old

I cannot believe that my baby girl is 9 months old already. She really is "growing like a weed." She is a precious little baby and I am so proud of her. Of course, you all know that she is crawling around and getting into everything. She has also started "cruising" the furniture. She moves from the recliner to the side table and she gets up and down very well without falling. She has accidentally stood for a few seconds when she let go of my pants, then once she realized it, she got nervous and grabbed my leg again. She hasn't gotten from sitting to standing without holding onto something, but I know it won't be long. She loves her independence, but she also loves to be hugged and held. She is so sweet and loving. She likes for her sissy to give her hugs and I have started letting Mahala hold her while she's standing, as long as I am there to rescue her when Anastacia gets too heavy. Anastacia gets so excited when she realizes Mahala is holding her - she starts kicking and making high pitched noises. She also loves for Bubba to hold her and carry her around. He can make her laugh faster than anyone.

She has been saying Da-da for a while now and she has added Hey and Hi to her vocabulary over the past couple of weeks. She also says Pshhh (fish) when she sees the fish in the tank. She gets very excited over the fish. All of this and she still has not said Mama!!! Oh, and she still says I Love You, although it sounds more like I Yuh Yuh. But we know what she's saying!!!! She also waves hello and bye-bye and gives you high-five. She knows the sign for milk very well and she started signing "more" the other day, but she doesn't use it regularly. She is such a smart little cookie! And I'm not biased or anything, LOL!!!

I'm sure you all noticed on the Gummy Bear Song video that she loves to dance. She likes music and gets really excited whenever we sing or dance. She also loves to "talk." Especially when Pastor Randy is talking. Or anyone who has a mic in their hand. If the room gets quiet and there is a single person speaking, she gets very loud. I don't get to stay in the church service with her anymore. She thinks she has to compete with the person speaking. So we spend most Sunday mornings in the lobby watching Pastor on the monitors.

Her favorite toy is anything that has a face...seriously, she is really into faces. She loves baby dolls like I have never seen a baby love baby dolls. She kisses and hugs them and touches every part of their face. She does the same with any stuffed animal. She gets really excited when she sees pictures of faces. And she loves anything soft. She grabs it and hugs it tight and starts rubbing her face in it, whether it is a stuffed animal or a soft blanket of pillow. For Valentine's Day we got her a little soft blankie with a lady bug attached to it and she will chew on it and look at the lady bugs face and rub her face on the soft blankie part. It's so sweet. She also has an Elephant (Ellie) that Granny gave her when she saw her for the first time. She LOVES that elephant. It is soft and cuddly and has a face. Plus it plays music, which is another thing she loves. She can be upset and I pull Ellie's tail to play music and Anastacia will stop crying and reach for Ellie and get excited.

So that's our nine month update. Oh, wait, one more thing. We got Chick-Fil-A for supper tonight (cause it makes us think of Georgia) and Anastacia had her first waffle fry and chicken!!! She ate an entire waffle fry and a good bit of chicken~~that's Granny's girl!!!!! She loves food, just like her sissy and her Granny! She was yum-yumming the whole time.

Love ya'll, sorry for the long post, but my girlie-girl deserves it....