Table Food

Katie is really enjoying her new food selections these days. We have tried scrambled eggs for the past two weekends and she has done really well with them. Mommy bought a few cookbooks for infant and toddler recipes and we tried out chicken and apple meatballs tonight. Katie seems to love everything!

Farm

Katie made Daddy and I laugh yesterday by deciding to climb over the farm door instead of pushing it open. When she decided that it was too difficult to climb over the door, she finally opened the door and crawled through it.

First Play Date

Katie had her first play date on Saturday. We went to Vicki's house to play with her 4 year old twins. Katie loved watching how much they could move!

Visit with Grandma & Pop-pop

Katie got to visit with Grandma and Pop-pop on Sunday. She enjoyed the new "purse" they brought her and having tea with Grandma.

Climbing in the Crib

This is how we find Katie in her crib these days.

Out on the Town

We went to dinner on Saturday night in town. Katie was very good at the restaurant. Daddy let Katie try out her "walking" skills as we walked to the car after dinner.

9 Months

Katie turned 9 months last week. She had her doctor's appointment yesterday. She is hitting all her milestones (crawling, pulling up to stand, "cruising," and babbling a lot with all kinds of noises)! She now weighs 19 lbs. 14 oz. (70th percentile) and is 29 in. (90th percentile). With all the movement these days, she is losing the baby fat and getting lots of muscle in her legs and arms. She is definitely growing up fast.

Crazy Hair

This is Katie's hair style after she fights us to get her diaper and clothes on after her bath.

Bath Time

Bath time has become a challenge for Mommy and Daddy these days. Katie wants to always be on the move and will barely stay still to get her diaper put on. Daddy has found that the only thing that will keep her still for a few seconds is to let her play with her lotion bottle!

Feeding Herself

Katie can now feed herself. She takes the pieces of food, puts them in the palm of her hand and then puts her palm in her mouth. It is amazing to watch how quickly she is growing up!

Teeth - Full Front Set!

Katie now has all four teeth on bottom and top that have cut through. It seems like they came one right after another (and there were a lot of rough nights), but she is just so cute with the full front smile!

Visit to South Jersey

Last weekend we took a day trip to South Jersey and visited Nanny & Pop and the Bryants. Katie did very well for the whole trip (loved all the attention, as always) except for the last 30 minutes of the ride home where she decided she was done with the car.

Matching Girls

Mommy got a new coat for Christmas and did not realize that Katie and her will match now. Daddy finds it very funny that his two girls are always in the same color! Now we just need a pink jacket for Camilla and all the girls will match!

Apple

Katie tries to grab everything that Mommy and Daddy are eating. Last weekend at lunch, Daddy decided to let Katie take a little bite of an apple. She is in love! She screams at you when you take the apple away.

Standing Up!

Katie used her rocking chairs to pull herself to standing today for the 1st time. Luckily Mommy had the camera with her to capture the big event. First she pulled herself to a kneeling position and then went all the way to standing! Even more exciting was that Katie then moved herself over to her little rocking chair and stood with one hand!

Mirror

Katie loves crawling up to the mirror and checking herself out!

Crawling

Katie gave us the best gift on Christmas by starting to crawl. She is currently doing the "stealth" crawl as Daddy calls it - close to the ground and looks like she is moving under bushes! It has been a lot fun watching her get better and faster at it. She also pulled herself up to standing with a chair on New Year's Day but I have not caught her with a camera yet. Pictures will hopefully be coming!

Happy New Year's Day!

Katie decided to start her New Year's Day by playing with her stationary entertainer from inside her crib! She is a smart little girl!

Glasses

Katie loves glasses. She is always pulling them off Daddy and Mommy if she is wearing them.