Eliana is now 9 months old ... Can you believe it?! She's so fun and is learning more and more every day. She's crawling like a pro and pulling up to anything that will hold her weight ... the couch, the bookshelf, my leg, the toilet, her canvas toy box, the stove (when it's not on, of course). Obviously we have to get her down from some of those things, but you get the point. The nursery director at church said she's gonna have to move to the next room because she's "too busy". She' s only been in this room a couple months, but I guess she's advanced so fast they can't keep up with her. 
She had her 9 month checkup and she's growing great - right in the 50th percentile on height and weight. She is now 18 lbs. 5 oz. and 27 1/2 inches tall. This time she got to sit on the weight scale instead of lay on it. She's such a big girl. She did get a flu shot and get her hemoglobin checked. Doctor said everything looks fine and she's growing great.
We love how much older she's acting. She likes to get down her books and read them by herself. She sits there and flips through the pages. She is getting to know cause and effect a lot more. Since we have hard wood floors, toys go flying around sometimes and she likes to hit them to see what they'll do, especially balls. She loves peek-a-boo and will pull the blanket off her own head and our heads. Pat-a-cake is a favorite as well. She's talking a lot more and will respond to you.
She's eating more solids and loves to "beg" (as Kevin calls it) to eat the food we have. We've transitioned to an older formula for babies 9-24 months to make sure she's getting the important nutrients she needs. But she pretty much eats anything we give her - thankfully - and we hope it continues.
She's just getting so big and can't believe in three more months she'll be one-year-old.
