Paige Riley 9 Months

I took Lil P to get her 9 month pictures this week. She was going to wear her Easter dress but when I put it on her the morning of her pictures, the 12 month dress barely covered her butt! So I got to Kohls right when it opened at 8:00 and couldn't decide on anything I loved so I bought two options (size 18m). Then I went to the dollar tree for headbands and Walmart for flowers to make headbands to match her outfit options. I rushed home to get her down for a nap and make the headbands but no such luck! She was in there talking for a half hour so I finally gave up and got her. I finished the headbands and decided to leave early and go to Target to get an outfit I had seen the week before that I loved and let her catch 20 minutes sleep in the car. She fell asleep right before we got there and woke up when I took her out! So five minutes of sleep, got the outfit at Target and made it to JC Penney by 10:40 for her pics! It was a nighmare of a morning with me waiting until the last minute to make sure her outfit was lined out. Very out of character for me as I'm always prepared! All that to say, I think the results were worth it!

Some of her 9 months milestones: she just cut her top tooth so she now has three, she learned to stand up and drives Reed crazy taking his cars off the coffee table where they used to be out of her reach, she learned to wave and say "bye, bye" and she finally knows how to crawl properly but still prefers the army crawl most of the time!

Our little girl is growing up so fast already and we cherish every moment. She brings us so much joy and just lights up our lives. The thing that everyone always says about Paige is "she's always so happy!" And as you can see, five minute nap and rough outfit changes aside, that statement is true...