A Blossoming Personality

I started this before my trip but forgot to post it.  I was in Germany for two weeks (stay tuned for blogs about those trips on my other blog) and it was the longest I have been away from Mae.  Definitely challenging but I am so fortunate to have an wonderful partner who can pull double duty while I am away. 

Mae will be 9 months on the 10th of this month.  Before I left she was doing some cute new things...like:

• When trying to feed her she shakes her head no, then aggressively puts her hands down on the highchair tray and moves forward with her mouth wide open ready for the bite.
• Says "da da" with the cutest tone. So sweet sounding. Says "ma ma" very demanding like.  Usually when she is upset...like "Maaa Maaaa"  but "da d"a is so gentle sounding and sweet...like "dah dah". Very softly.  Yes, a little jealous here!
• Her new favorite toy is her green wicker laundry basket..and colin's cars.

She has changed so much in two weeks.  Now she is:

• Standing on her own pretty well.  She likes to work on her balance.  She will grab at our hands then get herself balanced and then let go.  She reaches for us when she needs help with adjusting her balance. 
• She is playing differently with us.  She likes to be a little rough and is kind of aggressive with her toys. 
• She discovered her standing table that was Colin's.  She loves it. 

• She also loves her piano. 

• She has 6 teeth now.
• She is getting a little frustrated.  She can get around when she wants to but has not gotten a hang of the full on crawling. She is really close but does more of an army crawl instead of getting her bottom in the air.  It probably does not help that we have wood floors.  She slips and slides.

She has changed so much.  Parts of her personality are really starting to show.  I think she is going to be very head strong but sweet and cuddly as well. 

~ Love, Hugs & Kisses ~

The B Family