Kendall, 9 months

- Kendall has a total of 6 teeth right now.  For a couple weeks, she only had 3 on top, missing one of her middle teeth and she looked so goofy, but now all 4 on top are in.  I'm still getting used to her having teeth - I kind of miss her gummy smile!

- She loves swinging just like Rachel did, and it makes her giggle out loud.  That makes it all worth it to stay out in the hot sun and keep pushing her.  She also giggles sometimes when I put her in her bed.  She loves her bed, and has been our best sleeper so far.  

- She dislikes being in her high chair and tries to maneuver out like nothing I've seen before.  She's a pretty good eater - I wouldn't describe her as picky, but she is messy and slow, yet impatient to sit for a long period of time.  And I can tell that she is getting tired of baby food and wants big kid food.  I would say that feeding babies at this stage is one of my least favorite things to do.

- Seriously bad hair month.  And she will NOT wear a bow.  I put one in, and she takes it off and chews on it immediately.  We've got some serious long hairs and short hairs all in the wrong places.

- Kendall loves Rachel and Andrew, and gets so excited to see them and play with them.

- For now, she's a momma's girl and prefers me to put her to sleep.  And sometimes when she is tired enough, she is such a sweetheart and lays her head on my shoulder while I rock her and softly tickle her back.  She loves to be scratched/tickled, unlike my other babies at this age.

- She crawls super fast and is good at pulling up and cruising along things.  She even stands on her own occasionally!  

- She loves to swim

- She excitedly waves both arms up and down when she gets excited (especially when she sees herself in the mirror and when she sees brother/sister after her nap)

- She says the sounds mama/dada/nana but not for anything specific.

- She puts EVERYTHING in her mouth, and I don't get hardly anything done while she is awake!
- We love everything about her!!