Nine Months

Today is Reese's 9 month birthday.

Here are some things about Reese:

scoots on her tummy . still eats anything . likes crackers . babbles . starting to get scared of strangers . good traveler . 18 pounds 7 ounces . pulls off hats . likes to be a part of the action . would rather be walking . gets up on her knees (but so far has a hard time using them) . grabs everything . likes tummy tickles . laughs and smiles a lot . likes to be outside . prefers Momma . no teeth (and no more teething symptoms) . loves other kids her size . puts everything in her mouth . afraid of the vacuum . naps at least twice per day . doesn't keep shoes on her feet . tries to tares apart any new item she gets in her hands (and loves it when it actually tares, like when she gets a hold of paper) . likes pens . scoots after Momma and Daddy when we put her down . cries when we put her down . eats about every two hours (which is more often then when she was 2 months old) . sleeps well . sucks her thumb .