This move has brought a major change in Mya. She has become this little independent thang. Mya plays by herself most of the time, crawls everywhere, and is overall, a pretty happy kid. It is such a strange change--not that she was a clingy thing before, but she stuck pretty close to Chris and I. Her favorite hangout in our new place is the bathtub. Given the smallest opportunity, Mya makes a fast dash for the tub. She bops up and down, just hoping that one fast bop will land her inside. Because of this fascination with baths and tubs in general, we keep the bathroom door closed most of the time. Anyway, speaking of baths...I had read on a blog or two about bath dropz. Thought I'd check them out now that we have a kid friendly bathtub. (Our house had a tub surround made of travertine and I was a bit worried about how paints would work on such a porus surface.) We bought some today (3.99 at Target) and they were a hit. They washed off easily, colored well and were lots of fun for both kiddies. We also bought the bath markers, which were great too.
Claire is nine months old. She is such an active kid, always on the go. She no longer lays nicely when we change her diaper. It is quite the challenge. She is getting rather quick at crawling, so we have to move just as quickly to keep her out of where she doesn't belong--the fridge, cupboards, etc. Developmentally, she is right on track or maybe a bit advanced in our biased eyes. She crawls, pulls herself up, is beginning to move from one piece of furniture to another, mostly eats table food, and imitates us (both in the noises we make or actions--knocking on a door). When we hold her hands, she is beginning to take steps without much guidance. On Saturday, she made her first attempt to climb a step. Sadly, it ended with her sliding down. She has three teeth--two on the bottom, one on top with another coming in on top. Ten things we love about her: 1. her smile 2. her curiosity 3. the way she holds our hands or her own hands when she sleeps 4. her easy-goingness 5....

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Love ya,
J