this girl

i can't believe it.

honestly, where did the time go?

she thinks she is big.

she is trying to cut more teeth. more teeth?

she wants to stand by herself.

i say no.

she is 9 months old. 

i am the momma.

i am in charge.

and yet she just keeps

getting bigger

cutting more teeth

and standing. alone.

like a big girl.

i am slowly losing this baby.

losing my squishy, rollie-pollie, little red head.

and i'm pretty sure my heart breaks a little more everyday.

especially when she does things like

cry for a baba

laugh at her brothers

race as fast as she can for that little crumb

even when i say "no-no!" and "yucky"

her baby laugh,

those chunky little thighs

that red curly hair

the way she fights the sleep monster

those sweet wet lips

and rosy little cheeks.

pretty soon they will be gone.

and in their place

big girl attitude

with a side of sassy-pants

oh, my heart just can't take it today

i love this little lady more and more everyday.

her brothers and her dad. oh her daddy.

i think she has us all wrapped around her little pudgy finger.

and we wouldn't have it any other way.

9 month stats:
length: can't remember exact number {90th percentile}
weight: 20.1 pounds {75th percentile}
head: 46 cm {much much smaller than her brothers!}