Piper

piper is 9 months.

and she is everywhere.

quickly.

but luckily...THAT is a face worth chasing.

she has lots of new tricks.

"sooo big" (pictured above)

our personal favorite is how she jiggles her head back and forth like she is hearing her own little song in her head.

she does that while crawling, chilling along furniture, or looking at her shadow on a wall.

she likes to kiss her shadow.

walks along furniture with ease.

she has even stood balanced without holding furniture for a few seconds a few times.

with all that moving and shaking, she occasionally gets corralled...but ali makes sure she has company.

notice ali's baby Molly peeking out at the world along side pipes.

but most of pipers day is spent EXPLORING.

she discovered the playhouse in the basement.

note the tippy toes.

she LOVES her brother.

she gets a HUGE smile on her face when he comes home from school.

he is a BIT obsessed with her as well.

she grabs all things with buttons.

no remote or phone is safe.

If she hears someone talking to her on the phone, she kisses it.

she finally has enough hair for a tiny bow.

"What? It's no big deal, it only took 9 months to grow!"

she has discovered her sisters treasures.

she bounces up and down to dance to music.

she loves music.

she mimics TONS of sounds.

you're gonna think I am exaggerating, but ask Justin, it's true. If you say I love you, she can mimic it back. she has no clue what she is saying, and its not perfect. but is close. adorable. and she does it repeatedly.

she is into everything.

and everything goes into her mouth.
If you try to take something from her that she really wants she curves her hand and puts her arm behind her back in an effort to hide it from you.

she is soooo persistent.

she takes two 2 hour naps a day.
she loves having a blanket by her face when she sleeps.

she loves her baba.

somehow she can unscrew the bottom of her bottle when she is done with it. it's still a mystery to us how she is doing this trick.

but she also LOVES her new snacks.

fruit puffs, freeze dried fruit, cheese and cinnamon puffs, and rice crackers.

as well as all the yummy food she is allowed to eat now. like mashed potatoes and gravy.

she just started knocking on the wall, if I don't get there quick enough when she wakes up from her nap.

she has 4 teeth.

she rubs her eyes when she is tired and its adorable.

she is ticklish and has the cutest giggle.

she loves showers, not a huge fan of baths.

she loves playing with, and sucking on, toys.

daddy takes her with him every Sunday while I do music in primary. and they bond. he does a peek a boo game that makes her giggle.

she loves "dada" and says his name often.

"mama" is a rare treat...and usually presents itself when there is crying involved.

she has the best expressions.

she is THE most chill baby. she loves to roam, play, SMILE, watch her brother and sister, and explore.

Her SMILE is contagious.

she gives hugs.

she has the deepest dimple in her cheek.

she just discovered herself in the mirror.

she is not afraid to go after what she wants.

disgustingly her favorite things to go after are shoes. she likes to find them, turn them over, and try to chew on the bottoms of them. sick. another reason we chase after her!

if you blow on her face she tries to blow back in yours, resulting in the cutest bubbles.

she gives the BEST kisses.

piper is a happy go lucky little bundle of wonderful.

we know she brings light and happiness to our family.

she is our little pipe-sicle and we know we have only seen a taste of her adorableness.