NINE months of Kate Brielle!

This little lady turned nine months old yesterday..

This month our little Kate:

-started clapping!  She usually does it when music is on, but will always do it if you clap first.  I always thought little milestones like this wouldn't be as big of a deal with your second kid, but it's SO not true. It's just as exciting & even more fun because Aubrey loves to "celebrate" her little milestones too :)

-pretends to drink out of cups.  She makes a sluuurp noise when she holds any kind of cup & then looks at us & giggles because she knows we think it's hilarious.  

-eats everything we eat now!  It's nice to just give her whatever we're eating & cut it up now.  I still give her some pureed fruits & vegetables sometimes, but for the most part her diet goes something like this:

Breakfast - Fruit, yogurt, & pieces of a whole grain waffle

Lunch: Cheese quesadilla pieces & diced avocado

Dinner: (whatever we eat), last night we had turkey chili so she had ground turkey, mashed kidney beans, & some pureed pumpkin

-Calls me "Mamamamama."  Doesn't just blabber it randomly now.

-Still not awesome at sleeping.  As much as I can't wait for the day where I can say, "She sleeps all night!", I've pretty much accepted that I'll be getting up a couple times a night for a while.

-LOVES: sips of our water, music/dancing, when daddy comes home, climbing all over the couch, walks, her big sister, nursing, & being read to.

-HATES: diaper changes, getting on/off clothes, being set in her crib, if you walk out of the room without her, & getting her hair washed.

-wears size 3 diapers, just packed away all her summer clothes & stocked her dressers with 9-12 month fall/winter clothes!  I do not like the sound of "twelve month" at all. :(

-Mimics us when we give kisses.


Simply put, Kate is quickly growing out of the baby stage & will be walking & talking sooner than I will ever be ready for.  I sure love her sweet spirit & am proud to call her mine.