Hey, What's That Over There?

Alli's world is definitely expanding. She is no longer content sitting on her blanket and playing with her toys, at least, she's not content to sit there for very long. :) No, the toys are only somewhat fascinating now. Now she looks around and thinks "hey, what's that over there?" and the next thing we know she is on her belly, and then rolling. Once she hits tile, it's scooting - backwards. She pushes with her arms and doesn't move her legs yet, but she gets around. Everything is a curiosity, including electrical outlets. Uh oh. Luckily, she can't reach them yet, and I tell her "no" if I see her going for them. I think she's actually starting to understand that word. I hope so. It sure will make things easier...well...if she listens to it!

I've been resourceful at keeping her contained while I'm doing things. When I'm in the closet changing, I sit her in front of my dresser. She's learned how to open the bottom drawer and apparently finds the items in it interesting. Who wouldn't? It's lingerie! :) I also used a nearby laundry basket the other morning. I wanted to brush my teeth before work and I wanted to watch her, so I took a laundry basket, set it on the ground, sat her in it, and gave her a teddy bear. She wasn't very amused, but I was! :)

Besides not being able to leave her in one place anymore, we had another little surprise this week - two little, white, sharp teeth popping out of her bottom gums. So she gets her first sign of teeth at 9 months! Woo hoo!! It does explain why the last 2 weeks she was waking up in the middle of the night and crying. She would always go back to sleep after some comforting (well, quite a bit of comforting), but I wasn't really sure what was going on. Now I get it! :) (It was always a thought that maybe she was teething, but I never saw anything or felt anything on her gums.)

9 month checkup on Saturday, so check back this weekend for her updated stats.