The Alvarez Family: Now on to the 9th

So here we are again....the 8th month has come and gone all too quickly and we're on to the 9th month already. I really think each month gets quicker and quicker.

Sweet Savannah Grace at 9 Months Old

Here are the new things Savannah is experiencing this month:
~ First tastes of chicken. She wasn't a big fan of it alone but mixed with sweet potatoes and apples it became quite yummy.

This is what happens when Mama turns her back for a split second--opps!

~ Waving bye-bye to any and everyone and always at the appropriate time. She has even developed an all new "hello" wave.
~ She loves to clap; unfortunately, not on demand and usually after the song we're trying to clap along to has ended.
~ Saying "baba" but not referring to anything in particular.
~ She can play ball by rolling the ball back to me.

This is my sweet girl about to throw the ball......

the same sweet girl with her game face on. (click on the pic to get the full effect)

~ She LOVES feeding Lilly Belle by hand (a big NO NO but she does it anyways).

~ She walks around her play area by holding on to the sofa. Occasionally she thinks she can walk without holding on and that's how she gets those bruises on her head :(

"Look Mom! I'm standing on 1 leg!"

~ She has gotten her first three top teeth.

~ She can pick up pea-size objects with her thumb and pointer finger which has made her very efficient at self-feeding.
~ She got her ears pierced!!!!

~ She had her first babysitter come to play. Of course she was fine but I on the other hand was a nervous wreck the whole time I was away.

~ She loves to look at books but she prefers to do it without anyone reading them to her--I guess she thinks she doesn't need the additional commentary.