Yes, it’s true. Our baby girl is 3/4 of a year old. I cannot believe how fast the time has gone by. She is still pretty as ever, and her personality is really blossoming. I love seeing all the changes, but I am REALLY glad that she is still my little cuddle bug. It makes me feel like she’s still more “baby” than she probably really is. I weighed her the other day (granted probably not super accurate), and she is just shy of 18 pounds. She definitely has some cute little rolls, but over all I think she is pretty petite. We will see where she is on the growth curve next month at her 9 month check.
Like I said, her little personality is showing up more and more every day. She is still definitely our laid back child, but she is getting more insistent about what she wants and how quick she wants it. She lets you know with some pretty good screaming if you are not listening. 
For the most part though she is pretty content as long as people are around. She likes to be with others that’s for sure. I’m pretty sure Cole is her favorite still. Here are a couple cute videos of Daddy helping Jordan “get” Cole.
She really is just much more into playing in general. She wants a toy to play with… usually something very similar to whatever Cole has. How does it start so young? It is really fun to watch them play together though. As you can see, we are very much in the “put everything in my mouth” stage. Still no teeth though…
Her babbling has picked up so much in the last week or so, and we are loving hearing the dadadas and all the other noises she comes up with. In fact, she went to the nursery for the first time this past Sunday morning because she was too busy chatting it up with everyone around her. Haha. One of my favorite things that she does right now is blow kisses. She doesn’t use her hand, but she has learned to smack her lips. It’s hilarious to get her going back and forth with me. Unfortunately she has been a little camera shy with the babbling and the kissing. Every time I pull out the camera, she quits. Don’t worry… I can be pretty persistent. I will get a video of them sooner or later!
Also, luckily she likes to be outside as much as her big brother! I have a feeling we will be spending many days outside when it warms up because we are already out there every semi-warm day we get!
We have definitely mastered pat-pat-patting, and Cole loves getting her to do it. She is so proud of herself too. Very cute.
Here are just some sweet pictures from last Sunday when they were dressed up for church.
You do have to keep an eye on this chick though because she is a tv hawk… if it’s on, she’s watching it! Now, as you can see in this picture, sometimes I take advantage of it, but I seriously do have to make sure that she isn’t watching too much! Getting zoned into the tv comes through pretty strong from both sides genetically though so I’m not too surprised!
And I know I said this last post, but she is days away from crawling. I am honestly pretty shocked it hasn’t happened yet, but I know it will be soon. She gets that belly way off the ground, rocks, and lunges forward. She can get to things she wants, but it just takes a really long time. Once she learns how to move those arms, it’s gonna be all over. Cole better watch out! She loves to stand now too. We can hold her fingers, and she really does all the work herself. I’m too nervous to try to get her to stand up at the couch or anything though because our hardwood floors are hard!
She also is finally doing much better with baby food. I really hate to even say it for fear of jinxing myself, but she is. Now she is a little diva and wants it warmed up, but she will eat it. Sweet potatoes are by far her favorite! She eats 2-3 size 2 tubs a day. It definitely helped her eating habits when we got her over double ear infections. 
We are hoping she is going to get luckier than her brother in the ear department, but we will see. As far as sleeping through the night goes… that is still a work in progress for sure. Some nights are better than others, but apparently she just really loves cuddling with me during the night. One day I’ll get a full night’s sleep again. I’m sure of it.
I’ll end with a funny picture. I looked back to check on her in the car, and she was hanging on for dear life. I guess she was nervous about my driving skills. I will defend myself and say that I was at a stoplight when I took the picture with my phone. I’m really not as reckless as she might lead you to believe.
Here are some pictures and videos from our playtime outside on warm days and inside on cold days!
