9 months old

Well our little Maya is 9 months old (on Jan 8th officially)!

She is sitting up (since 6 months) and is now pulling herself up to stand. She has 8 teeth!!! And I give her everything to eat except dairy, egg whites and all the other highly allergic stuff you probably know about. She can be really picky at times and will only take 5 spoonfuls of food and then locks her mouth shut. David dances for her and when she smiles, I'll sneak some food in there. It can be frustrating I admit because she is on the small side and I want her to grow grow grow! The doctor just keeps telling me to keep trying new things and old things and before you know it Maya will be enjoying all her foods.

The truth is I am just loving this baby so much and I feel like we are really best friends, as silly as that may sound. I spend all day with her and we just know eachother so well, and to feel this needed by another human being makes me feel special somehow-- it is the best role I have ever had in life.

So the days go on, time is going by quickly, but I am very aware of the time and really soaking this chapter of my life in as much as I can. Somedays I pick Maya up and I cradle her in my arms, like I used to when she was a newborn and I kiss her chubby cheeks and I dance around the room with her, and really just feel these moments with her. When she's 15 yrs old I won't be able to cradle her in my arms like this so I have to make sure I really don't let this time slip by.

Here's my girl!