She's growing like a weed

I have been so blessed the past few weeks to see Anne start to turn into her own little person. I love every second of it, and of course, am saddened that each day she is farther and farther away from being my little baby. Here are some of the awesome and fun things she is doing lately:

1. Crawling towards me, while making excited grunts when I come to pick her up from the babysitter after work.
2. Crying when I walk away from her and John's holding her (this is usually right after work when I haven't gotten to see her much.)
3. Crying when a stranger smiles too animatedly or tries to hold her and looking at me with fright, reaching her arms back out to me.
4. Spinning around in her exersaucer 15x, smiling at John, then doing it all again.
5. Biting me, me saying "No Biting!" in a stern voice and her face just breaking in sadness. (Although that one's not fun, it's still a sign she's growing up and understanding and thus I treasure it.)
6. Crawling after a 2 year old as the 2 year old crawls away. Anne all smiles and excitement.
7. More cuddling Mama as scary things happen to her, or if she's tired.
8. Crawling to the edge of her crib and pulling herself up to a stand when I walk in to get her first thing in the morning.

I love this little person so much my heart aches. What did I do to deserve this blessing?