At last a new update!

I have been so terrible at posting blogs since my little lady was born. I just don't have the time to get on my computer anymore. I usually just use my iPhone instead. I'll start with an update of what's been going on most recently.
Right now Rick is in Georgia for the month at school since he was promoted last year. Lani and I have been missing him so much. At least he doesn't have to deploy anymore. That's the best thing about recruiting - not having to go to Iraq & Afghanistan again! My Mother-in-Law has been coming down for a day on the weekends. It's nice to have the company and and it also allows me to get chores like laundry done! Unfortunately our apartment doesn't have its own washer & dryer, so we have to lug it over to the laundry room a few buildings down. I hate doing laundry in the winter! Last night the three of us went to La Roma's for dinner. Lani isn't a fan of sitting in high chairs, but she complied long enough for me to at least eat half of my tortellini.
Lani is getting so big, so quickly! She'll be 9 months old on the 10th! She learned to creep (army crawl) when she was seven months old. Now she is crawling super fast all over the place and climbing on anything she can get her hands on.
Lani says all kinds of "words" (babbling) - like da da, ma ma, ba ba, etc. She knows the meanings of so many words though. When I say "light" or "vent" she immediately tilts her head back to look for it on the ceiling. She can even point to pictures in her books when I say where's this or that. She always smiles when I teach her a new word.
In the mornings we watch the Disney channel for a while. Her favorite show is the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cartoon. She gets so excited when it comes on. She really likes the songs on it. Anytime she sees Mickey or Minnie in her books or her toys, she smiles.
Right now she has four cute little teeth. They are cute until she bites me from time to time during nursing! Although she nurses, she also has three little meals a day of her "solids". She currently likes her fruits the most.
She gives me the sweetest little hugs and does little pats when I'm holding her. She doesn't like to be kissed though!
Lani loves to take baths now and play with her duckies. She takes her baths in the regular tub now. Ever since her Daddy accidentally poured too much water when her hair was getting washed (and got in her eyes), she holds on to me for dear life when I tried to put her I'm the baby tub. So, it has been retired. Now that she's using the big tub, she tries to get in it herself and doesn't even want to get out!