this growing girl...

 Our sweet Ann is almost 10 months old! It blows me away how fast time goes, and how fast she grows. She is so full of life and personality. At her 9 month appointment the pediatrician kept saying how sassy she is. She knows what she wants, and what she doesn't want.

She gets in to EVERYTHING. She's still finding pine needles to put in her mouth from the Christmas tree, and I've vacuumed at least 5 times since we took the tree down. She loves to hang out under the exersaucer, finding treats that fell down from the last time she was in there.

 She loves covering her face, waiting for us to say "Where's Annie?", then throwing her hands in the air as if to say "Surprise! I'm right here!"

 She crawls all over the place, and pulls herself up to anything she can. She loves pushing the buttons on the DVD player, and I love watching her pull herself up to the piano, stand on her tippie-toes and play a couple of the keys. She loves sitting at the piano with anyone who will put her up there.

 She loves William, and loves to be anywhere he is, doing whatever he is that he's doing. He is so good with her, and is pretty patient about sharing his toys. Most of the time. And sometimes we have to remind him that she can't wrestle too much yet. But they are good little buddies.

 She's a good eater, eating anything she can put into her mouth by herself. Doesn't like eating off a spoon unless it's something she loves, and if it's not something she loves then there is no way to get it past her lips.

 She loves giving high-fives, hugs, and kisses.

 She loves dolls. She especially loves her Jesse doll, but really loves Buzz and Woody, too. She loves cars. William chose some pink cars for her for Christmas so she wouldn't want to play with his so much. She loves electronics (my phone, dad's phone, and the ipad), and it amazes me the things she can already do with them. It is pretty cute to see her put our phones up to her ear, too.

 She has 4 teeth, two on top and two on bottom. Hopefully the gap between the top two gets smaller with time! :)

Wearing a dress my mom made for me when I was a baby.

 She loves discovering what it means to be a big girl... sitting on William's chair, standing up to the toys and driving the Jeep at Discovery Gateway, eating new foods... it's so much fun to watch her discover life.

She has added so much to our family already. We love her to pieces and can't wait to watch her grow!