9 month old, JOYbirdee!!!

tiny joybird is 9 months old and is turning into quite the little comedian...everything is hilarious and funny. everything we do/everything she does/everything piper does.
anyway, i'm getting pretty bad at this whole blogging thing. with her on the move i hardly have time to do anything else!
but here we go, let's start with her stats:
17 pounds 3 ounces. get it, joybird! growing oh so strong. 18th %tile-- thank you avacado's for getting us out of the 3-10th percentile ;)
standing 2 feet and 3 inches tall (27 inches). 23rd %tile
head = 17.22 inches 37th %tile
i'm proud to say that baby joy has outgrown baby jules. thanks to my mom and her trusty record keeping, my growth stats show that i was only 26.5 inches at 9 months.

mastering "the straw"

standing on our tippy-toes. she's ALWAYS in "releve" ;)

our new favorite pass-time. emptying out all her drawers, carefully examining each article of clothing, putting some back, taking a few more out. it entertains for a good 15 minutes. glorious!

up on those toes checking to see if we forgot any!

"wheeeeeere's joybird?!?" another fave.

we call this get-up "jailbirdee"

she's become quite efficient at walking behind this little gem. until she runs into furniture as seen here. still working on reverse.

when all else fails, iphone.

and this is what i get to wake up to every morning. pure joy-- even at 5:30am. she is simply irresistable.

a typical sleep pose. one hand out, holding a crib rail. not sure why? but whatever comforts.

dining like a lady down in pleasanton. free margarita night at el castillo. dad, beth, aaron, the bird and I all enjoyed our little mexican fiesta. joy ate chicken, cheese, blackbeans, avacado and a little bit of tortilla. as you can see, mexican is her food of choice. that a girl!!!

another day, another fiesta. this time with one of her favorite buddies ella!! they shared chicken, bananas, tofu, pasta, wheat tortillas, and cheese. oh the life of a babe.

and now, check out the little toy thief. please note her determined dash down the hall...on a mission to steal back mister giraffe!

this one's long-- 6 minutes of unedited footage. a small glimpse of what our day looks like.