Bella is such a big girl! I found her earlier today playing in my room with my purses. She would put one on her arm and jabber to herself. Then she would get another and play with it. She also likes to brush her hair and my hair. I get whacked in the face mostly, but it's as cute as can be. 
Bella can eat and eat and eat.... but sometimes we actually get her full. She is eating basically all table foods now. Still no teeth but she can still manage crackers, cookies, ground beef, eggs, chicken breasts, pretty much anything we will let her get a hold of. She eats three or four meals a day. She doesn't have very many bottles anymore. The bedtime and nap bottles are still a must have. Those will be the hardest to get rid of. This morning Bella had some rice cereal and applesauce. Then we had some leftover Chili and crackers together for lunch. She is napping right now, but when she wakes up we might have a little bit of yogurt. She won't allow for anyone to be eating in front of her. She wants food too! She ate spinach with Brandon the other night and enjoyed it. I have yet to find something that she absolutely doesn't like.
Aunt Laura loves to put diapers on Bella's head. Sometimes I think that Bella has inherited a little of Laura's goofiness!
Bella can get anywhere she wants to go now. You can turn your head for only a moment and she is off and gone. Then you have to search for her. The places she ends up! Granny found Bella on the dishwasher. Bella climbed up all by herself. I can't believe how big she is getting. Almost 10 months. It's just crazy. 
To start off the new year Bella and I took a trip to Kansas City. We went and stayed with Nakisha and Lance. Taegan and Aedan are geting so big. We spent an entire day jut playing with the kids. We also went to visit Gene and Tony. These are pictures of Bella with Tony and Katrina. I can't wait until Anthony is born so Bella will have another cousin to play with. 
Bella wants to walk, but just can't quite get it all figured out. She did pretty well with this walking toy over at Aunt Starla's house.
So many presents! Bella ended up playing with some ribbons and then drinking a bottle in the middle of all of her presents. 
Dawson came over with Laura and Brandon the other night. We decided they wanted to take a bath together. They had so much fun playing.
My Silly Girl
We took Bella and Dawson to the mall to go see Santa. They were both very good. They just stared and stared at Santa. It took a couple of times to get them both looking and smiling but as you can see, the result was worth the effort! Bella's ears won't ever stay under the hat and she sort of resembles an elf in the picture. We have the picture on disk so anyone who would like a copy is more than welcome to have one. We can e-mail them or print them off at wal-mart.
Bella was so excited to be home and in her own space last night. She squealed for a long time in her crib. She played and played with her crib mirror and talked to her pals on the mobile. The she decided to pull up and just hang out in the crib. She stood there bouncing for almost ten minutes. Granny and Abbi showed up just in time to see it before she toppled down and smushed her face on the railing. What a big girl she is! 
For Abbi's Halloween Parade at school we dressed the babies up and took them up town. Bella got to be the Bumble Bee and Dawson was a Puppy Dog. Laura and I supported Abbi by wearing some bumble bee antenna's as well. We sure love to dress our babies up! 
Bumble Bee Dawson fast asleep
Bella the Flower so exhausted nothing could wake her up.
For a second she almost woke up, but then fell back asleep.
The two babies slept on the floor at Starla and Wes's house while we ate Chili.
It's been so much fun to see Momma interact with Dawson and Bella. Laura and I are quite thankful that we have her here with us to in involved. The babies just love her to death. They love her songs, her funny stories, and even chewing on her chin! Granny is their hero. 
I love this hat! I think Laura got it at the shower in Troy from Pauline and Cameron. It's too cute! But it would have to be cute because it is on the cutest little boy baby that there ever was. 
