Just thought we would start up a blog of our own, for those who don't have access to facebook and all the updates of Maria I place on there. The little one is 9 months old today. Man does time fly. I can't even remember how small she really was. Our household is slowly getting ready for Christmas, but having a little one under foot all the time makes baking and decorating a lot more challenging.
Maria is a speed crawler, which for the time being has led her to hold off on her attempts to walk. She won't stand independently yet, unless she forgets what she's doing for a short period of time...then she might stand for a few seconds without holding onto anything. Mostly she's just happy to walk along pushing objects and holding onto furniture. She has discovered the stove and dishwasher which delight her to no end. She is actually quite the little helper. This of course also means that she finds many things we may not want her to find.
She also gets into a bit of mischief if you take your eyes off her for too long...she has recently discovered how much fun it is to rip paper. Christmas is going to be a blast for her.
