9 and 10 months

Time for a bit of blog catch-up. Our little girl is growing faster than our internet connection can upload, it seems. If I could just click and send straight from our camera...Anyway, she is a daily delight. At 9 months, she was not quite crawling yet. Or rather, she was crawling sideways and backwards, but not forwards. Surprisingly, this did not frustrate her. She is quite cheerful and takes setbacks and detours in stride, so to speak.

 This is one of my favorite mischievous grins.

 

By 10 months she is definitely crawling, with the bruises on her forehead to prove it. Nothing can stand in her way: no table legs, open dishwasher doors, or big sisters. Anna will see her from across the room and start calling, "No Sophie, no! No! No! I'm playing here!" And Sophie will just keep on coming, with that big grin on her face.

Also, our other big milestone for the month is that the first tooth finally appeared on March 13! You can't see it in any of the pictures yet, but it's there. That toothless grin will be changing very soon.