9 months!

Another month has come and gone. When I was pregnant, 9 months seemed to drag but now that Oaklie is here, the first 9 months flew by. Oaklie is crawling everywhere. She likes to be on the move constantly. She likes to follow us from room to room. I like to call her my little shadow because she is always right behind me. Oaklie isn't walking yet but she uses about anything she can to pull herself up and walk along. Oak is starting to talk, it is not just screaming anymore. She can say "dada" for Daddy, "papa" for grandpa, and "baba" for.... well we don't really know what that means. She will not say mom. I try to get her to but she doesn't want to say it just yet.

Just recently Oaklie's first two bottom teeth broke through. I thought teething would be a nightmare but she took it like a champ. She never got a fever and she was never grumpy. Just the other day we notice two little white teeth barely poking through. So I hope the rest of her teething goes just as smoothly.

Every month I notice little changes in Oaklie's personality.  She is becoming more and more aware of her surroundings and she knows exactly what she wants. Overall Oak is a happy girl but every once in awhile she shows us her attitude. If you take something away from her or a toy does something she didn't want it to do, she has a scowl on her face and sometimes she will let out a little scream like shes telling us or the toy not to do that. It is so cute now but lets hope in the future she is not as stubborn and outspoken like her parents.

We've had a few exciting things happen this past month. We recently got our plane tickets to fly home for Christmas. It has been 3 years since I've been home for the holidays and I cant wait to see the snow and be with my family for the holidays. We will also be spending Oaklie's first birthday at home. I'm excited everyone will be able to celebrate with us. Oaklie and I will be home for another month. We are flying out the week after Thanksgiving and Andrew will be flying in the weekend before Christmas and we will be staying until the 7th of January. I know I said I would never fly with Oaklie alone unless I had to but I think coming home for another month is worth it. Only 2 more months and we will be home again. Cross our fingers they go by quick. :)