Kate - 9 Months

Kate had her 9 month appointment today, and I've just been so excited to share her growth! I know it's not a huge deal to many people, but we've had some serious growth! When Kate was born she was under the 2nd percentile for both length and weight. Well, as of today she's at 10th for length and 45th for weight! Yay!

Length: 26.5 inches

Weight: around 17 lbs 10 oz  

Clothes: 9 months-Pants are a little long, but overall she's fitting pretty well into 9 month clothes.

Sleep: Naps are still hit or miss. Nighttime sleep is usually pretty good, but I think she's getting to the stage where she realizes she's alone at night. Occasionally she rolls over to her tummy and won't roll herself back over. She'll just lay there and scream until we go roll her back over. It's pretty awful, but I know it'll get better! :(

Likes/Dislikes-

• Food: We're down to 3 meals (bottle & solids) a day, with an occasional bedtime snack if she does poorly with one meal. There's not much Kate doesn't like when it comes to food. She loves her fruit though! She also really likes chicken mixed with spinach. I make pretty much all of her food, so I've been able to play with different combinations. We're working on finger foods, but Kate doesn't have the pincer grasp yet.

• Toys/Games: Daddy is Kate's favorite toy/game! He can make her laugh all day long. She might be fussy and whining with me, but when he walks in the room she brightens up. She also loves stacking toys. That is, she loves to unstack/knock them over. She has a snail that has nested pieces on top. We can't get all the pieces stacked before she knocks them over. We finally has some nice weather this weekend. Kate got a car from her Aunt Maggie and Uncle Maggie, and we pulled it out and let her ride in it for the first time. She absolutely loved it! I can't wait to have more warm days.

• Other: Kate experienced her first snow day. I really didn't think she'd like it, because she does not like wind at all. We took her out though, and she actually liked it. She kept trying to get out of my arms and get down in the snow. Whether it's snowing or warm, Kate loves being outside. Music is another thing Kate really enjoys. She loves to "dance" to any music she hears.
   
  
  

Developmental Milestones: Kate has 2 teeth (both bottom), and today her doctor said her top 2 are moving down, so it won't be too much longer until we're cutting more teeth. We're still working on crawling. She's making very slow progress. I mentioned her growth earlier in my post; her head is 95th percentile, so it's hard work to keep that thing up and hold her body up too! Kate loves to talk/sing. She says "dada" all day long. Every now and then she'll throw in some different sounds. She talks and bounces pretty much all the time though. She's one busy little girl!