NINE months!

Well, the time has officially come to where it's basically impossible to take her picture in the chair. I will continue trying, but it's getting close to a safety hazard when she is in it. Enjoy the following:

Her latest trick, waving!

Almost every day you can hear me or Brad say the following about Miss Morgan: "She is so different than her sister!" We obviously know they are different, but it still amazes us how completely opposite their personalities are. Case in point. Mallory was a little OCD about things (and still is today). She was constantly closing doors, pushing in chairs that were out, and would never let this rug get by her without fixing it. Morgan, on the other hand, makes a bee line for it whenever I sit her in front of the fridge to play with the magnets. It's like she knows it annoys me!!! Look at that face...turkey!

Morgan LOVES to stand up. If you are sitting on the floor with her, she is reaching over to your leg to pull herself up. She can get to her knees and would prefer for you to help her to her feet all the time. Occasionally she'll even bounce to music. She still gets on all fours and just rocks. She'll end up on her belly (or head if she's real brave) while she reaches for a toy. Lately she's been kind of scooting backwards and into a sitting position. There are days I look forward to her being mobile and then I realize how much life changes!! This is one of her absolute favorite places to hang out...the back door watching Connor. We get tons of giggles and squeals from her here!

Here's Mallory at 9 1/2 months to compare:

She's almost graduated from baby food to table food completely. Another difference between the sisters...the appetite! Morgan is a delicate eater...although, looking at her belly you'd think otherwise! My friend gave me a great tip. Use a food chopper to mash up the table food. I did this with lasagna, and Morgan fed it all to herself! Brilliant idea, Marla! Morgan still doesn't have any teeth, so she is obviously not eating this apple, but it gave me about 15 minutes to get dinner ready one day!

Other fun facts about Morgan:

*She is a belly sleeper. Every night we put her down on her back, and when we check on her she is sprawled out like a frog on her belly. It reminds us of the first time we saw her. We think it's especially weird that her and Mallory sleep in some of the same positions. It's like sister ESP or something.

*She is doing babbling/screaming/screeching/throaty, catch my breath noises/raspberry noises all the time now. She was doing the same sound for a while, but in the last few weeks, she's added m's, d's and all sorts of other sounds. She officially has "said" mama, dada and ba-ba for bye bye.

*Along with her new "words", came new movements! She waved bye bye at lunch a couple of weeks ago. She has learned how to clap, but it's not the normal way to clap. One hand is in a fist and the other claps on top of it. One move I can do without is her turning over on the stinking changing table! It drives this momma CRAZY!

*Her stats from the doctor today (which is a new doctor, and we really like her!) : 20 pounds, 9 ounces-75th percentile (Mallory didn't hit the 20 pound mark until one year!), 27 3/4 inches long-75th percentile and her head is in the 75th percentile.

She is a happy, happy baby. I love her gummy smile, the way she just lights up when she sees anyone, how easy going she is, the way she loves her sister, how sensitive she is when she gets hurt (cries like there is no tomorrow, and then silence when you pick her up). She is a blessing for sure and we're thankful for our Morgan!!