Anya's Nine Months Post

I have been so busy enjoying our beautiful summer that I have failed to post Anya's 9 month post.  Since these are mostly for me to record her milestones, I'll lay them out here:

• You still do not sleep well at night.  We had a few nights of inconsolable screaming that may have been stomach-related.  Other than that, you wake up 2-4 times a night.
• You are feeding yourself finger food!  It's so fun to watch you.  
• You still do not have any teeth, so you love to gum hard bread crusts.
• You scoot and comfortable get in and out of crawling position, but don't quite crawl yet. 
• You stand up when we give you two fingers to hold on to.  
• You do a crazy toung roll, especially when you cry.  My friend Matt says you sound like a dinosaur. 
• You are pretty good at taking stuff away from your brother, straight out of his hands.
• You tried swinging in swings and you love it.
• Unfortunately, you have had a runny nose on and off for a couple of months.
• Your skin is much less sensitive in the diaper area than Lucas' was, thank goodness.
• You LOVE strawberries and watermelon. 
• Your eyes still look grey-blue, like your dad's, but there is a brownish area around the pupil.  I wonder if your eyes will turn brown. 
• You have really small feet.
• You can clap and wave.  You also do a funny backwards wave, as if you're saying "come over here" in slow motion, with all your fingers.
• At your nine month appointment you weighed 18lbs. 14 oz (46%ile, but lenght was in 86%ile)