Mackenzie is 9 months old

Mackenzie,

You are nine months old today - only THREE MONTHS until your first birthday and I can hardly believe it! You are such a big girl and you definitely like to do things how you want, when you want. Your independence is adorable as well as something Mommy and Daddy are adjusting to. :)

You are still doing the army crawl, but are getting up on your hands and knees and rocking back and forth. You are sitting up by yourself like a pro and have learned how to go from sitting to your belly like you've been doing it forever! You can chase after anything you want and have even followed Mommy and Daddy into the kitchen or into the bedroom a time or two! You are starting to explore more and you seem to like the bathroom a lot - it's the place you are always trying to get into.

You pulled up for the first time this past Sunday (March 15). You crawled halfway into my lap and then pulled yourself up by holding onto my arm. You pulled up onto your knees first, but the second try you got up to your feet with no problem! And just so I remember, you were trying to get to my breakfast - a waffle! :)

As far as eating, you never miss a meal! You like to eat and I think your favorite is still the banana-peach granola stage 2 food. You are still snacking on finger foods like the wagon wheels, puffs, and pieces of bread. You are drinking out of a sippy cup really well and you seem to like water more than you like juice. You have even taken sips out of a regular cup, even though it was a bit messy!

Your favorite toy is still the jumparoo. You LOVE to jump - so much so that Nan & Pops got you a Johnny Jumper to keep at their house and the look on your face when you're in it is priceless!

You weren't very interested in taking your "9 month update" pictures, but they still turned out pretty cute. We love you more than words can ever say!

Love,
Mommy & Daddy