9 month stats and 1st vacation!

Franki is nine months old! 3/4 of a year old, cant even believe it. Its hard to believe i know but I love this girl more and more every month. It doesnt seem possible to love her more because I love her soooo much but every month she surprises me with her awesome personality and loving ways and it leads to more love and admiration in my heart. She had a nine month appointment today with her new pediatrician. We loved the new doctor and the office. She now weighs in at a whopping 16 llbs 4 oz (10th percentile), 27 1/4 inches- (35th percentile). She is doing everything and more that a nine month old baby should be doing.
She is puling herself up onto everything. She can stand by herself for about 30 seconds. She can even lift herself up onto the wall and back door, really anything. She is laughing all the time and at just about everything. She is turning into a total ham, when we are out and about she sheepishly smiles at people and hides her head into my shoulder. She loves to play with everything toys and or just magazines and books. She will flip through books and magazines and just babble. She is so sweet. She loves giving slobbery wet kisses. She loves to rub your arm when you hold her. She does this sweet hand on her forehead when she is getting tired. She is doing a lot of oooo's and huuuu's. No other specific sounds yet. She started waving hi and bye today! It is too funny, she open and closes her hand down by her side, but she definitely knows what she is doing. She is really wanting to feed herself everything these days. She loves bread and loves gerber snacks. She passed her first day at daycare and loved all the little ones. She didnt even notice I was leaving because she was completely entralled with the other kids and the toys. She is a smart little thing.

She officialy had her first vacation. We had a girls long weekend in Florida. It was filled with lots of laughter, love and fun in the sun. The first day we got there and went directly to the beach. Franki was tired from traveling and after deciding to eat the sand, she was not the happiest little traveler. She slept while we walked the beach and enjoyed some sun. We then enjoyed a  delicious drink and dinner right on the ocean. The following day we hung out at the pool. As I have said before this baby loves the water, she didnt dissapoint. She absolutely enjoyed every moment in the water. The entire days was filled with kicking her legs, delightful squeels and lots of water bliss! I think it was safe to say that everyone who saw her in the water was filled with a happy heart. The third day we ventured back to the beach and let miss Franki take on the sand on her own terms. What do you know she loved it! She learned her lesson about not eating the sand and instead just played with it. She also loved the ocean. She was like a little puppy in water, before you would put her in the water her legs would instinctively kick waiting to hit the water! It was overall just a really nice vacation and nice to have time with the girls (my mom, aunt, elle, geema and steph). It will be a vacation that we will never forget! Franki loved being with the girls and as usual fits right in to her surroundings. She is lucky to have all these girls love her so much. Here our some great pictures from out first trip together!  (dont worry Tyler had a fun time in his bachelor bad with Hulk, Austin and my Dad. His weekend was filled with long walks ;), golfing, steaks, and just time for himself.)