slow down little girl!

I remember thinking when Abby was a newborn, "I can't wait for her to be older, it will be easier then." I don't know why I thought that Internet? I guess because I'm a first-time mom and I don't know any better huh? Back in the "good ole days" I could put her down in the bassinet or in her little bouncy chair and I could shower, pee, leave the room for a second to get laundry, etc...and she would be content for a little while to just lay and look up at some toys. Now if I leave her perimeter of vision she crys as if I've left her for an hour by herself! This is of course because she doesn't understand that when you can't see someone it doesn't mean they are gone forever, which I'm trying to remedy by lots of games of peekaboo. So having an almost 9 mo old(omg Internet! has it been 9 mos almost) is a whole new ball of wax. She is a crawling, pulling up machine! I can't leave her for a second because she is like a bolt of lightening across the room to follow me where ever I go. Abby also is developing quite the little personality, she protests when things are taken from her (loudly I might add), gets excited over her favourite foods, and has learned to scream. The screaming is funny, well, was funny at first. I was feeding her breakfast one day and she started to scream in delight about the dog I think so I laughed ands he kept doing it, then we were kind of having a squeal off back and forth. So now she screams for fun and it's LOUD, I mean like it makes your ears ring, hopefully it's a phase and will be stopping soon. Abby also has discovered Max's bowls, he's not too thrilled about that but Edgar put up a gate the other day which has hindered her from spilling his water (see photo). All in all I can't believe that it's almost been 9 mos! It has gone by way too fast, I've decided that all the baby things that can be rough to deal with like lack of sleep, clinginess, etc...I'm going to enjoy because one day I will be sad when she doesn't cling to me anymore or want to snuggle in bed with me.