Dada!

We were eating tonight and Anabelle started babbling. Babble, babble, babble and then she said Dada! It was awesome. I said, "Matt, did you hear that?" And she said it again. And then again. We all started clapping and were so excited. She got a huge smile on her face and looked so proud of herself.

In just a couple of days she will be nine months old. She's grown so much in just the past two months. Her little face has gotten bigger, and her legs are super chunky. I love those little legs!! She is a champion at sitting up now and it seems that she really loves her new view. She has shown zero interest in crawling, and we are completely okay with that. It's just so much easier to manage when babies aren't mobile. We are trying to enjoy it for now because we know that once she's on the move she will be all over the place.

She smiles all the time and is such a chill baby. She rarely cries and is happy to just hang out. Sometimes I go into her room in the morning to check on her and she's wide awake just hanging out. No crying; just totally content. She has such a great little smile too and laughs so much. Hayden makes her laugh the most and when she finds something that makes her laugh she will do it over, and over, and over so we can hear Anabelle crack up.

She has only gotten in one tooth so far. She's been drooling non-stop for the past three months though so more teeth are bound to poke through soon. She eats baby food 2-3 times a day and loves vegetables and fruit alike. She's a great little eater...which explains the wonderfully chunky legs she's sporting.

Anabelle is such a sweet baby and we are so grateful for her. She's the perfect addition to our little family!