The Fab Foxes: Where Has the Time Gone?!?

As of today, Y has been on the outside world for as long as she was inside me; she's 9 months old!! Time has really flown and I must say that we won the baby lottery! She's always happy, laughing and playing and she loves spending time with mommy and daddy. We go to the doctor on Monday so I'll have to update you on all of her stats then. But as for what I can tell you, Y still has no teeth, though I think this may be the month that they finally break through. She still loves to eat and loves exploring new things. If there is a mirror in the room she will find it and occupy herself for several minutes while she laughs and giggles. She enjoys bath time and splashing mommy, although daddy always instigates that! She also prefers to have her bath with both of us present. She loves to watch videos of herself as well; we showed her the video that is posted below and she started laughing and grinning. Her favorite toy is paper and I'll let her have it until she puts it in her mouth. Once I take it from her she throws a little tantrum until I give her something else to occupy her at which time she completely forgets about the paper.

As I said before, she's a great baby and we are so very grateful for her and the joy she brings into our lives. As I look back over the last 9 months I can't help but ask myself did I take the time to enjoy it? And for the most part I can say yes but there are times that I think I focused a little bit too much on some issues and trying to "fix" them. Breastfeeding stressed me out in the beginning but as I look back I am so very grateful that I stuck it out, I love that time we have together not to mention the bond that has formed. However, the strong focus I put on trying to get her to soothe herself to sleep without me and letting her cry-it-out (CIO), I probably wouldn't have focused so much on that. The CIO method never worked for her and she just ended up crying for hours on end and every time I got near her crib she would just cling to me. I have been trying another, gentler method and it seems to be working for us. Sometimes it involves my rocking her to sleep and other times I can just put her in her crib and stand near her as she puts herself to sleep. I think she is just one of those babies that needs her mommy a little more than others. And the biggest lesson that I've come to learn is that I'm perfectly okay with that!

Anyway, that's enough from me and it's time to move on to what you're all here for anyway - seeing pictures and video of Y. Enjoy!

I'll put the video first this time! This is one of her favorite things to do - she randomly screams for absolutely no reason at all!