9 Months!

It's only been a month and a half since I last wrote about little Miriam, but so much has changed...so many milestones! As her mobility and language competence increase, more and more of her personality comes out, and boy does this girl have personality!

So what is Miriam like these days?

- Favorite activity: coffee table cruising - the unique sport of holding on to the coffee table and making as many laps around it as possible until the inevitable plop on a diapered tush. She also plays the crib version of this game in the middle of the night, and it is slightly less amusing to all involved.

- Favorite sounds: She started babbling just after Christmas and has worked through several consonants, currently settling on 'baba' and 'dada' (much to Zach's approval). However, her true current favorite is growling. 

- Favorite time of day: when Zach gets home. She knows the sound of the door and lets out a hearty growl of excitement even before she sees him.

- Favorite food: Anything, as long as she can feed it to herself. Full of stubborn independence this one...wonder where she gets that from?

- Favorite toy: She still plays rather indiscriminately with anything in sight, though she has a particular fondness for her stuffed Curious George...probably because she is such a monkey herself. 

You've got to love early morning bed-head

So proud of her new skills

Her latest preferred method of sleeping. It reminds  me of someone else I know, though no names will be mentioned :)

Playing with her mini Miriam doll that Grandma Bostrom MADE for her. It looks just like her!

Won't you PLEASE be my Valentine??

It has been an exceptionally mild winter, and I am so thankful. Here Miriam is growling
 for the joy of yet another sunny 50 degree day at the park.

We had Miriam baptized at our church at the end of January, and Zach's mom came down for the occasion. It was a special time of remembering what a gift this little one is. 

Last but certainly not least, she decided that as much fun as walking around the coffee table and crib is, she would give crawling a try too. She is still working on her form, but here she is in her first crawling performance: