MILESTONES

Our Bella is so sweet (even though she won't sleep for more than 3 hours at a time - grrr)! She is doing so much and growing so much!

Here are just a few of the new developments:

1. She knows her name when we call her.
2. She pulls herself up on ANY and EVERY thing: laundry basket, storage totes, bookshelves, rocking chair, ottoman, couch, paper shredder (!), etc.
3. She loves to be with us EVERYWHERE, ALL THE TIME.
4. She claps.
5. She does "all done" in sign language.
6. She waves (backwards, but it still counts!).
7. She eats "Level 3" solid baby food.
8. She wears 9 mos clothing.
9. She eats paper (not a positive development, but funny)!
10. She plays peek-a-boo by holding up a blanket or something over her eyes and waiting for us to say "peek-a-boo."
11. She CRAWLS!!! The old Army scoot is a thing of the past. And she's FAST!
12. She holds her own bottle. This has just happened in the last couple of days, and we are thrilled about it! No more "I'm-gonna-put-my-hands-behind-my-head-while-you-feed-me" pose.
13. When she wants to stand up, she looks for our hands because she knows we'll stick out a finger that she can grasp. When she's grasped one finger, she looks to our other hand for the other finger and then hoists herself up.

It's a really fun time in our lives, and she is such a blessing.