9 Months

 This girl is 9 months old today and boy does she have some personality. She is my little goofball! Here she is after I found her popping her binky in her mouth. Johanna has never been much of a fan of the pacifier so it was funny to see her do this. Turns out she was just trying to rip the nipple off with her little dagger tooth. Glad it wasn't me- ouch!

 I couldn't resist putting the tiara on her while she was playing with the princess book. The tiara was mine from my work wedding shower, it even lights up!

 There is a Thomas Kinkade shop near my favorite pizza place, The Mellow Mushroom. After satisfying a craving for some feta, mushroom, steak, kalamata olives and artichoke pizza (amazing!) we walked down to the shop. Thomas Kinkade has a line of Disney paintings that I have always loved and I was thrilled to find this beautiful canvas for Johanna's room.

 We have been struggling with nap times lately. I have read that some children go through a 9 month sleep regression due to their new found skills that they would rather stay up to practice. Some days she likes to skip morning naps, and other times (like yesterday) she took a 2 1/2 hour morning nap. I used to count on this nap for my morning jogs on the treadmill or to catch up on chores. Now it is so up in the air I don't count on anything. Now that our crazy month of fun is over I am thinking she might settle back down to her normal routine.  

 This is just one of the many goofy looking faces Johanna has been making. Like I said, she has some personality! Doesn't she look like a little Chucky? This photo is also showing her latest obsession, climbing our staircase.  I am a little worried about this because we are able to put a baby gate at the top of the 11 steps but there isn't really a good spot to attach it to the bottom. And this girl can cruise up these steps! Just this morning I was pouring a cup of coffee so she took the opportunity to cruise over to the stairs, made sure to turn around to see that I was watching then waved bye-bye and started heading up the stairs!

 She has been experimenting with a lot of different foods lately. Basically, anything that we are eating she wants to try out for herself. Last night was burrito night and boy did she love her pinto beans, taco meat and cheese! Here she is trying to shove as many bites of cheese into her mouth as possible.

 In an attempt to keep her occupied while I am doing things in the kitchen, we set up a play kitchen that we found at a Toys R Us outlet. Talk about a hit- she loves it! I'm sure she has no idea what any of the stuff is, but hey it keeps her busy while I catch up on the dishes.

Happy 9 months silly girl- we love you!