A typical late night evening

One of the "fun" things Penelope's been doing lately is going to sleep at her normal time, but waking up about an hour later, ready to play. The video above is some footage of one of our nights.

Our little monkey turned 9 months old today! 9 months! Crazy! Some of the things that characterized the last month with her include these late nights. She's started dancing to music, well, bouncing up and down. Whatever it is, it's definitely adorable.

Her top two teeth are definitely in. She's enjoying eating a little bit more. Her favorite flavors include banana and mango. She still loves baths - Mommy and her take them together now since she loves standing and it kills Mommy's back to constantly lean over the tub, keeping her down.

She loves walking with Daddy. They go for walks almost everyday, depending on the weather. Matt and Penelope walk through the redwoods and look at plants and listen to the birds in the forest. They go to the park nearby and Penelope loves to get out of her pack and play on the benches. We recently invested in a Kelty hiking pack for her. It's great. She's up high and can see out and her limbs are all safely tucked inside. And it's comfy.

She had her first busted lip the other night. She face planted and came up bleeding, but was a trooper and stopped crying just a few minutes later.

She's close to walking. She can easily stand from a sitting position and balance for a few seconds. She's gotten a lot faster at crawling - we can't take our eyes off her for a second when she's on the loose.


Stay tuned for some cute 9 month pics...