Big Firsts

Lilly has been making great progress in her overall development in the last few weeks.  She turns 9 months old on Sunday and I am not sure that I am ready for that yet.  Here is a list of some of her big "firsts" from recent days:

• pulling herself up to standing in her crib (which she did just days after we lowered it down, thank goodness!)
• getting 2 teeth in
• climbing up the stairs (at least the two that we have)
• eating a banana whole (she gets the cutest big cheeks!)
• dancing and singing when music turns on
• drinking from a "big" cup
• eating most things with her own fingers
• noticing similar things (for instance, I have buttons on my shirt like Mommy has on her shirt)
• waving (whole-armed)
• turning pages is the book while Mom reads 
• reading to herself
• pulling herself up on the couch
• exploring cupboards and drawers and emptying them of their contents
• jabbering with great intention
• sing into the microphone (she's playing with that right now...)
• giving a cheesy grin
• following us around the house