Mackenzie is 9 months!

Okay, she's trully about 9 1/2 months, but these pictures are 9 months.

This is her crawling. I love her eyes and that little half smile. She's so cute!

I love watching her crawl around. She's so precise in her movements, that it takes her a while to move across the rooom. She loves taking Caleb's toys and it drives him nuts. He tries to distract her with some of her toys, or with a pile of his cars, but she always wants the toys (usually cars) he is playing with. His tolerance is dwindling...

Her hair has gotten longer, but it still stick straight up at the crown. And she's figured out how to take all her bows/headbands out of her hair, so she never gets to wear any. *sigh*. She's grown very attached to me. She cried if I'm not in her sight, she follows me into the kitchen (and then proceeds to eat any crumbs left behind from her most recent meal)...I find it a bit endearing, but after two weeks of having her not go back to bed at night (and thus sleeping with us)..I'm ready for her to be a bit more independent!

This baby girl loves to eat! Caleb used to chew on his spoon like this (I had a really hard time getting it to "upload" on here, so just check out the post: Caleb at 6 months).

• Her favorite foods: green bean casserole, bread, balogna, meat, strawberries, chicken nuggets...just about anything I put in front of her. Except for Cheerios. She'll eat them only if she's really hungry and they are her only option.
• She loves Caleb. She laughs at him and bawls when he takes her toys away. They have such a love-hate sibling relationship. I love it!
• She loves being outside but always gasps when it's windy. Can't blame her for that one.
• She's only barely started to flirt with people at the store. She just has this issue with strangers.
• She thinks it's so fun to try and eat everything (non-food items). Like shoes. We've had to move our shoes up the stairs so she won't eat them. And she loves cords. ahh!
• She loves technology. The tv, computers, phones, camera, remote controls. I love her excitement when she spies a remote control on the floor and she makes a bee line for it hoping we won't intercept her at all.
• I mentioned she loves going into the kitchen. She will now speed up on her way there if we call her name and tell her to come back to the living room. Already enjoying disobeying us! oh dear...
• She loves baths. After I get the water running, I can't get her undressed fast enough; she tries to crawl into the bathroom and gets so mad at me for holding her back. Oh, I love it!

I love my baby girl. Her pesonality is so calm compared to Caleb and she is so much more dependent on me than he ever was. She is so sweet and loves to cuddle and laugh and smile and is so ready to start cruising, but she can't find anything tall enough for her to grab on to! ha!

We love you Mackenzie!