Elin Cole- 9 Months!

I cannot believe our Elin Cole is already 9 months old!  It pains me to say this, but time seems to fly by even faster the second time around.  She is such a precious little girl with such a joyful personality.  Elin will smile at almost anyone who looks at her, and it is so sweet.  She is also SO easy to make chuckle out loud, which is really fun.  Payton can usually get her laughing more than anyone, and it is too cute. 

Elin is very close to becoming mobile.  She gets on all fours and can scoot backward.  We just know it will be any day before she is moving all over the place.  She is also showing interest in trying to pull up to things, so I am sure that as soon as she is strong enough, this will come.  She really enjoys playing with toys and will sit in the floor for quite a long time and entertain herself with books and toys. We can now say "ma ma" and "da da." I'm thinking that this was right at around the time Payton started saying those words as well.

Miss Elin is a terrific eater!  This makes me so happy since I already have one picky eater at home.  She loves all her fruits and veggies.  Some of her favorites include sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, pears, bananas, and peaches.  She is a big fan of yogurt and cheese as well.  She has already starting picking up finger foods.  Ryan and I joke, because we will be out to eat, trying to shove food in Payton's mouth while little Elin sits and feeds herself. Haha!  Crazy how different sisters can be!  It makes sense that she likes to eat, because we went to the doctor yesterday for her 9 month check-up and little miss is in the 90th percentile for height and 80th percentile for weight.  She also has 6 teeth!  Dr. Hurlock is very pleased with her growth, and we are too!

We feel so blessed to have two happy, healthy little girls!