Between moving and the National Stationery Show, these past few months have raced by in a complete blur – and this week Sophie turned 9 months old! In my last real update, Sophie had just developed head and neck control, and now she’s getting ready to crawl! She’s sitting up, grabbing everything in sight (including the cats when they get close enough), and has a new tooth with a couple more on the way. She’s an incredibly social little baby: all smiles, giggles, and happy babbling sounds everywhere she goes. She loves food of any and all variety, bath time, animals, and – most of all – other babies. I don’t know if I have the words to express how much joy she brings us on a daily basis, so instead I’ll just share a few of my favorite photos from the past few months!

Meeting the sheep at Mount Vernon for the first time in March

Making funny faces, especially when there’s a camera pointed in her direction

All smiles on Mother’s Day

Visiting the Bronx Zoo last month

Dinner at Terrain on the trip home from the National Stationery Show

Her first birthday is barreling towards us, which makes me want to squeeze her tight and hope that time slows down just a smidge. Good thing she’s such a snuggly baby.

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper