Rhyan at 9 months

I forgot to post all the neat things Rhyan is doing now at 9 months! So i thought i'd rectify the situation :-)

We had Rhyan's 9month checkup, as i posted about earlier. At that appointment they kept asking developmental questions like "is she waving bye-bye?", "is she clapping her hands together?", and "is she crawling or getting to a sitting position from lying down?". The answer to all three of these questions was "no". As i've said before, i'm not worried about her development, but you still dont necessarily like having to answer "not yet" to so many questions. Well, that was Friday morning. And as of Saturday morning she:

-is waving bye-bye
-is clapping her hands
-is giving high 5's
WHAT A BOOGER! You know i wanted to call the dr's office and say "She's doing it ALL now, correct her chart!!!". But i didnt. They already probably think i'm a tad bit crazy. No need to confirm their suspicions :-)

Ok, and then on Monday she started SITTING UP on her own! The first time she did it was in her bed monday morning. I lay her down for a nap and heard her "talking" so after 5 minutes of her continuing to do so, i went in to tell her to shhh and go to sleep only to find her sitting up. And very proud of herself! She was clapping for herself! TOO CUTE! Of course i about died, but i very calmly told her "Mommy is SO proud of you, Rhyan! You're such a big girl! But its time for night night now. Go to sleep". And i helped her back down and she indeed went to sleep. Yes, i was tempted to try to get her to replicate it so i could watch, but she had therapy that afternoon and needed her rest.

I felt like all in one weekend, Rhyan kind of grew up a little. Its so difficult to wrap my mind around how proud i am of her and how painful it is to see her grow up. I LOVE seeing her grow and change, but with each new milestone, i am reminded that we are on a train that wont slow down and that we need to soak up every minute with her at every stage because it doesnt last long!

Oh, and the first time she sat up so that we could all watch, i about rammed into the wall because i was leaning so far over (trying to "help her" from down the hallway where i stood). I was so very proud and excited for her.

And i felt like my heart would just about burst with excitement and pride. Over her sitting up! HOW am i gonna make it through all of her firsts without being a complete basket case???!! And btw, i totally understand that every other kid in the world does all of these fantastic firsts as well, but of course its special when Rhyan does them :-) Of course! haha...

Anyways, i absolutely love this age. She's learning so much so fast! She's also started "testing" us with wanting to suck her fingers while eating. This is a no no at our table and she knows it. She'll look at us, put her fingers close to her mouth, keep looking at us, we'll tell her "no fingers, rhyan. no" and she'll smile and put the fingers in her mouth! AHHH! Boy, if that doesnt prove that we are born with a sin nature, i dont know what does! I've tried correction, re-direction and eventually started flicking her hand. That did the trick. No more fingers. Now, am i saying she never tries it? No. But all i have to say now is "no, rhyan" and she immediately removes them! Isnt it nice to see fruits of your labor!

Well, she's a doll and i'm in love, just in case you couldnt tell :-)