9 Months Old!

Hey All,

I thought I would do a general post of what we have been doing lately which has been mostly getting the house in order, acclimating to Hawaii, and spending some quality time with Alma. Matt had to make up for the month or so of her life when he was here and she was on the Mainland. Its been nice to relax and have some fun together before we both start teaching in January.

 It is hard to believe that Alma turned 9-months old on the 21st. It truly does seem like yesterday we brought her home from the hospital. I am amazed at how much I love this little girl more everyday. I am blessed that God has untrusted her to us and overjoyed that I get to be her Mommy. Alma is constantly on the move, and man is she fast. She is playing with the idea of walking more and more. We catch her often testing her balance and we are pretty sure once she figures it out there will be no stopping her.

Alma loves the animals and constantly tries to get her hands on them. Klaus tolerates her (barely) and Lili loves her to death.

I wonder why........

When Alma is really checking something out or if she is attempting to play peek-a-boo with you she will turn her head to the side. It gets me every time.

 

This was a preferred toy for about a week. I finally had to take it back to bake the Christmas turkey : )

 

But most of the time she is just being adorable. I know I am biased but I really think she gets more beautiful everyday. 

 

We also spend a lot of time at the beach. It really is winter here and that means the water is a bit too cold for Alma to swim but she loves to eat play in the sand. 

 

And for some live Alma action. Here's a quick video of us in Kailua a few days ago.