"Free At Last . . . Thank God Almighty!"

Those would probably be Lily's words now that she is no longer nursing. :-)

This morning she woke up and and when I offered to nurse her she said, "No thanks. I think I'll pass." So, with that, weaning is over and she is no longer bound to my hip. "Freedom!" she cried. This will also liberate her from sleeping in Mommy and Daddy's bedroom and room in with Moriah which is soon to come, though no specific date has been set.

Lily will be nine months on October 4th! She has sprouted a new tooth at the top center. It's partner is appearing to take a little bit longer - I suppose as a result of her thumb-sucking.

She has graduated to sitting in the bathtub and is no longer lying down to bathe. She is very mobile, crawling backwards, rotating and rolling over to get to interesting places. She has also started to wave recognizably! Yesterday while Moriah and I were at the dinner table and Lily was occupied on the floor, I waved to her and she waved back several times! It was really cool!

Lily still has the best representative 'gentle and quiet spirit' out of all us Anderson ladies. She's still just as smiley and pleasant although she is more fussy at night before bedtime. She is picking up some defiant tendencies that usually exhibit themselves during meal times. But maybe that's because she prefers breastmilk over formula or any other food. She is getting more acclimated to 'normal' foods and textures. She's had mashed potatoes, eggs, oatmeal, rice and peas. She's not a big fan of peaches, which is ironic. :-)

She has very much made Moriah her best friend. I can tell when they sit and play together how much Lily adores spending time with Moriah. She especially loves to take baths with her older sister. She laughs the loudest when Moriah tickles her.

I'll be taking more pictures over the next week or so and post them in the right sidebar when I've got enough. She is looking more and more like a little girl and not a baby.