9 months old!

Well, at 9 months old, Dahlia's personality is starting to shine, and ladies and gentlemen, she is a little spitfire who knows what she wants and when she wants it. :-) She wants to be fed as SOON as her butt hits the high chair, not a second later. And she wants to give HERSELF drinks of water, thank you very much. She can't crawl yet, but she is soooo close, and she is now frustrated that she can't do it. She knows what she needs to do, if her body would just cooperate with her. She is a silly, noisy baby who loves to play, enjoys music, and is discovering the simple joy of banging on things. She can make some sounds: b, d m. She doesn't say mama and dada with any meaning yet, but all in good time. She's just awesome!