Katelyn at 9 Months

We went to the doctor for Katelyn's 9 month check up on March 24th and (spoiler alert), she's still a goober (my words) and kind of a stinker (doctor's words).

Here are her stats at 9 months

HEIGHT: 26.75" 14%
WEIGHT: 14 lbs 1%
HEAD SIZE: 17.75" 80%
SHE CAN: Crawl, wave, play pat-a-cake, stand with support, shake, bang and throw things, babble consonant sounds, get to a sitting position from hand and knees, play peek-a-boo, sit alone
PASSPORT: PASSED

So there were a couple of things that were not checked off on her passport. She can not say "mama" or "dada" or clap yet. We have been working with her but I have a feeling that she will do it when she wants to. That seems to be the theme with everything she does.

She full out crawls now. To me it seemed like she realized it took a lot more effort to get to a sitting position from the ground that it did from all fours so she might as well just crawl on all fours. As if she wasn't enough of a trouble maker before, regular crawling has made her even faster (and that's saying a lot). She's completely unstoppable now. Everything is set on the time schedule of "before she gets to it". Whether I am trying to get ready in the morning or cleaning something (or whatever really) I will sit her down on a corner of the playroom, run back to wherever I was and try to get as much done as fast as I can before she gets back. Then the process starts again

The doctor said no more with her waking up in the middle of the night. There is no reason for her to still be nursing at night time and she needs to sleep. So we are supposed to just let her cry when she wakes up and soothe herself back to sleep (can you feel my enthusiasm leaping through the text?). Yeah, it's been terrible. For a while she was crying for over half an hour, and by "crying" I mean screaming and sobbing. She seems to be doing a little bit better now but it still sucks. When she's crying, I'm not sleeping and all I can think about is how if I just went and got her she would go to sleep much faster which in turn would let me fall asleep much faster. All in all, my sleeping situation so far is unchanged, but here's hoping for the future. Doctor McBride has not led us astray in almost five years that we have been going to him, I'm sure he's not going to start now.

I don't know if I have mentioned this before but she will not drink milk unless she is nursing. Whether it is from a sippy cup or bottle, whether it is breast milk or formula, she refuses to drink it.  We are not worry about it since she will be able to drink regular milk in a couple of months and at that point we are going to be done nursing. She will drink water, or apple juice with a sippy cup, however, and can even drink through a straw

 It goes without saying but she still loves her big brother more than anything

No teeth still, although we are not worried, the Little Guy was one before he got his first tooth.

Her hair for the last couple of months has been a little too long for headbands and it sticks out in funny places but it's still too short for clips. It is also a very rich, strawberry blonde color.

Everything is still going in her mouth, a problem that has now gotten even worse due to her advance mobility

Still is the happiest girl ever. She really is such a joy to have around. Always smiling and laughing.

Still has everyone wrapped around her finger

Yeah.., we'll keep her still