So yet another month has passed by, and Bella has now been with us for the same amount of time she was in my belly! Crazy how these 9 months have gone by so much quicker than those 9 months... She continues to be such a good baby (am I starting to sound like a broken record?) and has such a fun little personality! Here are some tidbits about Bella and her life, followed of course by some new pictures.
- She is starting to become quite a Mommy's girl - okay, maybe not just starting. At least now with her mobility she no longer has to cry when I leave the room, she can just follow me along like a little puppy. :)
- Bella LOVES to explore and get into everything she can. Some new favorite places are unrolling the toilet paper in the bathroom, getting into my lotion, playing with my jewelry case, opening cupboards and drawers...
- Thinks animal noises are funny! A kitty, cow, duck, and snake are among her favorite noises. She even tries to imitate the noises at times.
- Bella is loving reading books. I'm getting quite a few of her books memorized already. Her favorite is called "Peek-a-boo, I love you!" She has such a huge smile when she sees the animals behind the flaps.
- She thinks kitties are very interesting! At my parents house a few weeks ago, Bella was loving my cat Tommy. We tried to show her how to gently pet him (and he did let her!) although I think she would rather have given his fur a big yank.
- Bella had her first "playdate" earlier in the month as well. One of our neighbors had a baby boy just a few weeks before Bella, so his mom and I thought it would be fun to let them play together. Trey was very interested in Bella, but she not so much in him. :) I think she was playing hard to get!
- She is becoming a lot more verbal, as our video shows. She says hi, mama, and dada pretty consistently. She has said bye-bye and ba-ba (for bottle) a few times, but we are still working on those. Bella also likes to engage in screaming matches with us. She yells in a high pitched voice, which we do back to her, and it goes on and on! It can get pretty loud!
- Bella is also moving towards the next stage of movement. She can stand on her own for a short period. But as soon as she realizes she is standing, she sits down. :) She is also cruising along furniture. However, Bella is not too interested in walking, even holding onto our hands. So I think we're still safe with that for awhile. She knows that she can get to what she wants by crawling!
- Bella has started eating some table food (bread, peaches, beef, chicken, lasagna). At first she wasn't too interested, but she is starting to like it a lot more. The basis of her meals is still baby food since she eats it so well, but I do want to introduce "big" food so she starts getting a taste for it.
- She has FOUR, yes, FOUR, teeth coming in on the top. Her middle two popped through in mid-February and early March. Then last night, we noticed that her other two side teeth were coming through! You would think that with four teeth popping through Bella would be totally grumpy, but she hasn't been crabby at all.
Our monthly picture update- this picture was quite successful as Mommy played photographer assistance instead of photographer. She must have enjoyed watching me jump around like a crazy person!
"Hi!"
Bella looking like a little doll in one of her many dresses.
Miss Bella with Mommy and Daddy in our matching outfits.
Mommy with her little tag-along.
Bella loves to hang her head upside down for some strange reason, especially if somebody tickles her neck while she is doing it!
Such a big smile! She is now starting to show her silly little personality to other people. When we used to be out and about, she would just stare down new people. Now she stares them down, and then gives them a goofy smile. :)
Reading some of her books!
A craaazy sleeping position. And apparently she was playing with all of her kitties before she went to sleep.
Bella has figured out that it is much easier to get toys out of her basket if she just yanks the basket down towards her. What can we say, she's got problem solving skills already. :)
Bella on her new "mini" chair. Thus far, it hasn't really been used to sit in. However, it has been a good way to get up to things that she previously couldn't reach!
All those teeth! She's going to have a full set by the time she is 1.
Our monthly picture update- this picture was quite successful as Mommy played photographer assistance instead of photographer. She must have enjoyed watching me jump around like a crazy person! 
"Hi!"
Bella looking like a little doll in one of her many dresses. 
Miss Bella with Mommy and Daddy in our matching outfits. 
Mommy with her little tag-along.
Bella loves to hang her head upside down for some strange reason, especially if somebody tickles her neck while she is doing it!
Such a big smile! She is now starting to show her silly little personality to other people. When we used to be out and about, she would just stare down new people. Now she stares them down, and then gives them a goofy smile. :)
Reading some of her books!
A craaazy sleeping position. And apparently she was playing with all of her kitties before she went to sleep. 
Bella has figured out that it is much easier to get toys out of her basket if she just yanks the basket down towards her. What can we say, she's got problem solving skills already. :)
Bella on her new "mini" chair. Thus far, it hasn't really been used to sit in. However, it has been a good way to get up to things that she previously couldn't reach!
All those teeth! She's going to have a full set by the time she is 1.
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