Divya is 9 Months Old!!!

It's hard to believe that Divya has now spent more time in the outside world than in my tummy.  It seems like she has grown up so quickly!  I think the last time I did a Divya update was when she was 4 months old, so it's amazing to think how much she has changed since then.  Here are some of the highlights:

• She is becoming more mobile on her feet.  She gets around on furniture (or whatever she can hold onto) pretty easily now.  She can also walk pretty well holding one hand--though she prefers to hold both hands because she is much faster!  She has gotten better at dropping down to her butt from standing (as opposed to going timber!).  In the last couple days she has gotten good at holding onto furniture and reaching down to pick up something off the floor again, and then return to standing.  
• She is a great eater.  She loves all and every kind of vegetable.  She even loves eating onions and garlic!  It is so great to have her sitting at the table with us and eating what we eat.  It was really important to me instill a family tradition of sitting around the dinner table while enjoying each other's company and enjoying food.  Right now, our schedules allows us to sit together for breakfast and dinner, which is awesome!
• When she eats something she really likes, she says, 'mmmmm!'  She also does a happy food dance when she's eating something she really loves...must have gotten that from her mommy ;)
• She is very generous.  She is happy to share her food with the dog.  I think she takes pity on Khairie and want to share her food with her.  It's sweet, but still makes me cringe! 
• She is learning more words everyday.  She is starting to understand phrases in both Nepali and English, and I'm hoping she will become equally comfortable with both languages.
• She just started to shake her head.  A couple weeks ago at dinner, Arie was being his usual goofy self, so I shook my head at him and said, 'daddy's silly!'  She immediately started shaking her head as well!  So now, I say 'daddy's silly!' and we both shake our head at him.  She also shakes her head when she eats something she doesn't like.  Yesterday it was avocado and today it was yogurt.  She makes a face after tasting, so I ask, 'you don't like it?' and she shakes her head no!
• She has also learned 'No'.  Well, sort of...I don't actually say no.  I read somewhere once that a child hears no like a billion times, and only hears yes about thirty times or something like that.  So when Divya puts something in her mouth that she's not supposed to (such as paper, the cat ball, or a computer cord), I'll say, 'that's yucky!' and she will remove the object from her mouth and say, 'ugh' as if to say, yes that IS yucky! 

It's so amazing how quickly the time has gone.  We love her so much and she is such a blessing to us.  She makes us laugh every single day!

I no pics on this post, but I will upload some recent pics soon...stay tuned! :)