I was at my parents house in Cle Elum on Sunday and had put Kate down for a nap in the back bedroom. We were out on the deck enjoying the sunshine and some iced tea, and were keeping an ear out for baby Kate noises. After an hour or so, I started to hear some noises, so I went inside to go get her. I opened the door, and there she was! She'd pushed the door open from the bedroom, crawled out and down the hall, and was in the entryway, looking around for the action! It was so funny!
She's been really into dogs lately too. If we're out for a walk and she sees a dog (even a block or two away), her whole little body starts shaking with excitement. "ooh, ooh, ooh!" she exclaims. We saw Sue & Ryan's 2 dogs on Sunday and Kate was so very excited. She was chasing them around the house and was so happy when they gave her kisses. At first when they kissed her, she had this look like, "what in the world was that?!" and then it quickly turned into, "I loved it!". The only time she wasn't sure about them, was when doggie Mackenzie found Kate's binky and had it in her mouth as she was walking around the house. So funny, but Kate was feeling a little jealous that she didn't have the binky! :)
And now some exciting news...although technically this should belong in the 9-10 month post...Kate has 2 teeth! She got her first one a week ago Monday, and then the second one popped through this past Sunday. So 2 in one week. Both bottoms. She's been doing pretty good with them; not too fussy, but definitely a drool monster. Sleep was a little tough this week, and Todd and I caved and let her come into bed with us a little too often. It started when she was waking at 5am, but over the week she slowly inched that time up earlier and earlier. It's so nice to cuddle in bed, but she's a bit of a roller/tosser in bed and none of us were getting good sleep. So last night we had our first cry-it-out session. It wasn't too bad...it ended up being about 45 minutes of crying including the times when I would go into the room to lay her back down and try to calm her down. She finally fell asleep and slept until the morning. Needless to say her eyes are a bit puffy today, but hopefully we're on the right track. Since I'm working tomorrow, Todd's on duty with it tonight.
Eating is getting fun. She's really not that into the pureed foods, or maybe it's just that she doesn't like to be spoon-fed anymore, but she's doing great with finger foods. She's addicted to the cheerios, and enjoys bits of pork, chicken, fruits, and some veggies. At her nine month dr appt she weighed 17 lbs 1 oz, which follows the her growth curve nicely.
She's been such a fun, happy baby. Lots of smiles and laughs, waving, bouncing, crawling. We've gone to the wading pool a couple times this week and she adores it. She loves to see the other kids and play and splash in the water. She is such a great kid!
More pictures to enjoy:
Visiting with Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa
Kate checking out baby Josie!
What's so exciting with babies? I've got my cheerios, and that's all that I need.
Fun at the wading pool
