Big news this month- Magnolia said her first word just 2 weeks after turning 9 months!!! At 9 months, I was getting worried that she hadn't babbled at all yet. She made ALL kinds of sounds, but no vowel sounds. Just days after her 9 month appointment she started babbling, and soon after that the first word was said: Dada. I'm only slightly disappointed that it wasn't Mama. ;) I'm so proud of my girl for starting to talk! She loves to visit David in his office during the day, and she said Dada as she was happily crawling down the hall and realized that's where we were headed. Adorable. She has less need to say Mama since I rarely leave her side! Other milestones this month include clapping (she LOVES to do this and will do it on command if I say 'yay'), roaring when seeing animal pictures in books, taking steps while holding onto something, and HUGGING. Tiny Magnolia coming towards me for a hug is the best thing in life. My full-time job now is following this...