9 Months Old!

My little girl is (already!) 9 months old. What an incredible 9 months it has been! Leah is such a delight! She is always so happy and is so easy to take care of. She 'goes with the flow' most of the time, so if we are running out the door early, or just hanging out at home, she doesn't mind a change in schedule.
What can she do at 9 months? Glad you asked. She LOVES to eat. She eats 1/4 cup of rice cereal and an entire jar of baby food at breakfast, another complete jar at lunch, and two jars of food at dinner. This in addition to nursing 4 times a day...and there are usually a few puffs eaten throughout the day :) She really likes picking puffs up and feeding herself...she's probably getting ready for some more finger foods, but I haven't wrapped my brain around how to do that. So for now I just buy (a LOT) of jars of baby food. I have not been very good about making her food...Gerber makes it way too easy to just buy pre-made food :) I've made a few things for her, though.
She is getting close to crawling, but hasn't quite figured it out yet. She rolls all over the place, though. She'll be in the family room one minute, and the kitchen the next. She's a quick little roller :) She gets to things so fast, which has resulted in many 'finger sweeps' of her mouth-she puts everything in her mouth. Just last night I took a chunk of crayon out of her mouth, and I've taken out a lot of paper in the past few weeks as well...I apparently need to sweep and vacuum more often.
She has three teeth so far. The normal 2 on the bottom, and one on the top...but it's not one of her two front teeth. She has gotten the tooth to the side of the 2 front teeth first. I think it's kinda weird, but oh well :) I'm sure she'll get her 2 front teeth at some point :) Her little smile is so cute with the little teeth, though I think I will miss the toothless grin she had for so long.
She is getting HEAVY! Carrying her in her car seat is getting ridiculous. She hasn't been weighed for a couple of months, but I know she's growing. (Her 9 month appointment is in a couple of weeks) She seems to be getting longer in addition to gaining weight, and while she still has the most adorable rolls, they are starting to go away :( I suppose I don't want her to ALWAYS have those rolls, but they sure are cute on a baby!
She's been enjoying 'zooming around' in her walker. She really likes it when her cousin, Katie, or big brother push her around, but when she's on her own she's getting better and better at getting around in that.
She loves to be the center of attention, and when she realizes she is alone, she'll often cry out until you come, and then get a big grin on her face. She's already learned how to get her way ;)
She really does say the word 'momma'. She says it when she wants me, but more often she calls her pacifier 'momma'. I'm not kidding. I've been replaced by a pacifier. Not sure what I think about that :)
We are so thankful that God chose to bring this little girl into our lives!!