Jane: 9 Months!

We started out this week with a 9 month old. It's crazy that we've hit this milestone already. My baby is going to be one before I know it. We've had some nice days so we managed to get outside for pictures although my "helper" was actually more of a distraction but I think we managed to get a few good shots. ;)

Jane now has a full month of crawling under her belt and you can tell. She's much faster and is now into everything as expected. You can tell the path Jane has taken across a room based on how the toys are strewn across the floor. She is also very persistent. When she sees something she wants she will go for it. Doesn't matter what or who she has to crawl over to get to said object either. It's created a little bit of conflict with Anna and we now hear "No Jane", "Don't touch that Jane", "That's mine Jane" more and more then ever before. 

Can't take her eyes of big sis!

We were having Anna play with some toys on the coffee table but I fear that isn't going to work for much longer. Jane has been pulling up to a stand on things like crazy this past month and in the last few days I've seen her standing up by the coffee table (it's taller so it's taken longer to figure out). It's only a matter of time before she does it with the intent to get into Anna's stuff. 

This last month has also brought two more teeth! We had a rough week getting there but Jane's top front teeth finally made an appearance. We now just have to work on biting. She usually does it when she's giving kisses or playing but man it hurts. The other day she bit her own hand and got very upset so I'm hoping that helps her figure out that she shouldn't do it. 

Our house is a split level so we have several baby gates. Anna is pretty good on the stairs so there are a couple of gates that we have been fairly lax about closing. We have to get better though because Jane can now climb them. It's crazy how much she has improved in just a week! It helps that she has Anna "cheering" her on. "Come on Jane", "Climb the stairs Jane!". Adorable. Jane has also been getting more and more into dancing. I love watching her bounce to the music and smile.

It's been a fun month full of changes. I love that she's getting so mobile and there is nothing like having your baby crawl over to you. It does make her seem like less of a baby though and it makes me a little sad because it's going too fast. We just love our sweet, happy, growling girl. 

Our favorite picture!

Crawling, growling, and fun!

I've been pretty bad about loading pictures from the camera this last month so I'm very behind on posting. Here is a random assortment including a couple videos for your viewing pleasure :)

Anna has been enjoying "reading" to Jane lately. I thought it was thoughtful of her to show the pictures to her. 

I think I've mentioned that Jane is a bit of a growler. I managed to get a short little video one afternoon when she decided not to nap.

Just a few weeks before she started crawling!

This was just a little over 2 weeks ago. It's funny watching the video now that she has gotten the hang of it. Jane is into everything now. I sort of forgot how exhausting it is when they first become mobile and want everything they see and won't stop until they get it.

In preparation for Valentine's Day we worked on a few Valentines. Anna really enjoyed working on them. We got a few store bought Valentines for our playgroup buddies and Anna LOVED handing them to all the boys and girls. She had to come home and tell Daddy all about it. 

Post dinner chunky baby snuggles! I adore her double chin in this picture. 

Clean baby snuggles with Daddy. 

We've had some snow and Anna wanted to play in it bad. Jane was napping and it was way too cold outside to play so we brought some snow in. She was so cute and spend a long time just filling bowls up and then dumping them. 

The next day it wasn't quite as cold so while Jane was napping Anna played on the deck for a little bit. It will be nice when Jane can get out in this and they can wear themselves out stomping around. 

With Jane's new abilities she can more easily follow Anna around. It was so cute when they started pulling containers out together. 

House projects have been on hold for a few months but last weekend we got back to work and have started moving forward. Eventually I'll post some before and after pictures but I will wait until the progress is more impressive. We're in the patching and sanding stage that isn't really noticeable in a photo. 

Anna fixing stuff on her workbench

 Poor little Anna spent about 3 days with a high fever last week. She'd perk up on ibuprofen but as soon as it wore off she wanted Mommy. 

Luckily Jane has been fever free and I'm hoping it stays that way. While Anna was down Jane kept busy working on pulling to a stand. She's definitely getting there!