Nine months!

First, I am SO TIRED. Charlie has been fussy and very clingy lately. I usually think it’s pretty cute when she lunges for me and says, “mama” over and over again but man, it’s exhausting. Last night, she woke up at 1am and didn’t go back down until 3:30am. She pretty much nursed the entire time with a break to play with Conor. I hope this is just a phase - maybe she’s mastering some new skill or you know, just having a bad week. I’m trying to be patient but I’m finding myself getting incredibly frustrated. Luckily, she’s pretty freakin’ cute so I guess I can’t get too angry when she’s being difficult.

Still no crawling over here but she’s really into standing and walking while we hold her hands. She can cruise a bit but still hesitant to walk without hanging onto to one of us. I’m 99.9% sure she’s going to skip crawling but who knows? When she thinks no one is around, I’ll catch her reaching and sometimes she’ll rock to her knees but she either topples over or gives up. I’m trying to let her play independently but as I’ve mentioned before, this girl does not want to be alone. 

Who needs crawling, anyway? Especially, when you can dance! Just this past week, Charlie has been rocking back and forth when upbeat music is playing. Anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE to dance so I’m feeling especially proud right now. And I have to say, she looks pretty sassy while she’s dancing.