9 Months!....and a video or two.

So Maeve turned 9 months almost three weeks ago. Seems like the older she gets, the later these posts are. It's hard to believe she's barely two months away from turning a year. So here's what new since the last post.

-she has a tooth...finally. With months of endless drool, we were beginning to think she wasn't ever going to get any. But lo and behold, she has one, and another that's coming in. True to form, she made little fuss when her tooth was coming in and it had already broken through the gums when we realized it.

-she claps! For two months or so, one of the women at daycare has been telling us that Maeve claps. We never saw it, so we mostly though, "yeah, sure, she claps". But she does, and now when we say "yay!" she claps for us.

-she high-five's. Ashton taught her how to high five and I'm not sure which of them is more amused by it, it could be a tie.

-she plays peek a boo!

-she's able to feed herself now. She eats chunks of fruit, and loves her puffs.

-she's starting to stand independently and just a few days ago, took a few steps on her own.

Earlier this month, we headed to Seattle. She met her cousin, Alita, as well as her Aunts, Amy and Abby and her Uncle Erik. We had a great time and so did she. We went to the zoo (which she thought was ok) and we went to the aquarium (which she absolutely loved). She was great on the plane once again and even though she caught a cold while we were there, she seemed to be in generally good spirits the entire time.

Overall, she's a very busy girl, who certainly knows what she wants and has started to express her displeasure when she doesn't get what she wants. She's had a few little baby tantrums which are hard not to laugh at, because her righteous anger is just too cute. She's still incredibly happy though and for that, we continue to be thankful.

Anyway, we bought her a little walker since she loved Elijah's carriage so much and now she can practice walking. She knows only one speed: fast. But here are two cute little videos.

Walking...sort of!

We spent the day with Gabriel, Dylan, and Elijah down in the city. Maeve borrowed Elijah's carriage and took a stroll around their living room. She was very proud of herself.