Cora at 9 Months

• Daddy's girl (the baldies unite!)
• enjoys crawling, drooling, teething and chewing
• beloved by Drew, and loves him right back
• dislikes her crib in the closet and requires that she be put to sleep in someone's arms (see the first bullet point)
• favorite foods include mangoes, sweet potatoes and kale, peaches
• tolerates bananas
• dislikes avocados
• loathes cheese
• is the proud owner of 7.5 teeth (still waiting for the last one to reach the height of the others)
• weighs a few ounces shy of 20 lbs. and is short (my contribution, no doubt)
  
• her tiny feet are finally growing to meet the needs of mobility
• never met a staircase she didn't desire to climb (note above point)
• enjoys waving...but only at herself
• is a champion peek-a-boo player
• finally discovered that 4:30 a.m. is not as exciting as it once was and has given up waking up at that ghastly hour (Jay has yet to discover this truth and is up by this time every day.  Craziness.)
• she is happy most of the time and makes us happy all of the time
• likes her mama, too