Violet at 9 months... very late, I know!

Oh, who knew homeschooling your children would be a constant stream of activity. It has been quite the adjustment over the past month. I have been to exhausted to do much of anything lately. I am just getting around to Violet's 9mth update. She officially weighs 9lbs 11oz and is 28.75" long. She is long and skinny like her big sister, Ava.

My girl has turned from a little baby into what seems like a little person overnight. She can express her wants and needs to me in more ways than just crying or more likely a small fuss. She has figured out how to make some semblance of a sign for things like milky, more, where, kitty, bye-bye, music, and up. I know, I am forgetting a few in there. It is just amazing to see her progressing at rapid speed.

She is picking up in vocabulary, too. She says mama, dada, Lala (Leila), kitty, done, and maaaa (milky). Combine the words with her amazing vocalizations that remind us of bird calls. We affectionately refer to her as our little chickadee when she starts up with her trills. She also loves to mimic any kind of noise we make with our mouths. Violet just loves to make noise.

She is gaining much more mobility. She is cruising everywhere and is officially taking small steps toward me before deciding, "Yeah, I am not all that interested in possibly falling. I am going to sit down on my butt.". She is also climbing e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. I was making dinner the other night while she was playing peacefully in the living room. I looked in on her and discovered that not only had she managed to climb onto the couch, but she also scaled the back of it and was sitting on the table that is behind our couch. Of course, thinking it is one of the safest surfaces in our house given its height, it is loaded with some of the most expensive items we own. Baby + expensive items = near panic attack as I race over to pull her down before any damage is done. Needless to say, this child has me baby proofing the house in a manic fashion. Just when I get something secure she has figured out a new trick, like opening cabinets. She certainly keeps me on my toes.

Here are a few pics I snapped the other week of Violet.