How Can This Be?

I can't believe that my baby is 9 months already! Tell me I'm not the only one who feels like each child seems to grow up faster than the last. Her life has flown by. I wish I could preserve all of the cute little things she does right now (like making a "t" sound with each inhale and exhale whenever she gets excited, or how she flaps her arms like a little bird when she's happy, and how her face tells you she's about to cry before a sound comes out.) What can I say, I LOVE the baby stage. With all the talk of feminism, and making a name for yourself and yada yada yada, I can honestly say that I don't feel more feminine or needed or special than when I am with my children. I am grateful to be a mother. It is NOT easy! I have much to learn, and though at times I feel like I have lost part of who I used to be, I have found joy in who I am becoming. So my little Bubbas (Bubs, Ellie, El, Ellia) here's to you, and the cute things you do as of late.

You are very happy to have joined the family at the table!

You hate being left out or alone (you get this from the Hardy side I think)

You move your hands constantly while nursing. Usually you pinch the back of my arm (and it hurts!), but my favorite is when you just hold my hand.

You put EVERYTHING in your mouth. I do dread this a little, especially since your favorite things to put in there are toilet paper, paper, paper towels, and Polly Pockets. By the way, I don't know how you always manage to find these things, but you do!
P.S. STILL NO TEETH

You are very mobile, and love crawling over, into, on top of...everything.

You are my first child who doesn't do the stand on Dad's hand thing. Janie and Addi were champs at it. You are a little scaredy cat. You HATE being thrown in the air or even being lifted above someone's head.

You are standing and walking along furniture, and even stand on your own and attempt a couple of steps from time to time.

You LOVE your mama! It is starting to get hard...you are clingy already. I leave the room, you cry. I put you down to do a load of laundry, you cry...I don't hold you every second of the day...you cry! AHHHHH! But, so long as mom is close by, you are a very nice baby, and I ADORE you (Dad and sisters adore you too)!

* Could those baby blues get any better? You have beautiful eyes and every one always comments on them!

And this little bunny is second only to me. You love it, and sleep with it every day!