It's Signing Time with Kate!

Once again, we've got lots of things to report. On Saturday Kate and I were in the kitchen making a sandwich. She was doing her usual crawling around, exploring the area and standing up on anything and everything. As I was finishing up, I noticed Kate sitting next to the refrigerator making what I knew was a sign but couldn't remember exactly which one it was (seeing as though we watch an episode of signing time every day). Anyway, she pointed with her right pointer-finger to the palm of her opened, left hand. Upon further investigation, we figured out she was signing the word "More" as in, more food. I can't begin to tell you how excited and proud I was of her. She's been watching that series for a long time now, and we were wondering when it was all of a sudden going to set in and now that she's figured it out, we can't wait to see what she signs next.

Kate Enjoying an Episode of Signing Time

Were also excited to report that some new teeth have come in. A day or so after our last blog post, Kate's top right tooth popped through. We could tell it was coming because her gum was just sheer white and harder then her other gums. Well, sure enough it popped through and then a day later the one on the left followed. She now has both her top and bottom right and left teeth. See looks so cute!

Kate's Day with Lombardi

Once the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Donald Driver, Charles Woodsen and Clay Matthews had their day with the trophy, it finally became Peanut's turn. Enjoy!

Food, Food, Food

As I mentioned in our previous post, we received approval from Kate's doctor to start feeding her real food. She stated that we could start her on watermelon, Kraft singles, bananas and more! We thought we'd ease Kate into the process by starting her on watermelon and cheese. At first she wasn't too fond of the watermelon, but liked it more as the week went on. Like a true Wisconsinite though, she loved the cheese right off the bat!

She continues to be a great eater for us, having the right portions of fruits and vegetables for lunch and dinner in addition to either watermelon or cheese. She has also been doing great with her sippy cup and we've found that since she's been having such nutritious meals, she's been drinking less formula before her naps and when she goes down for the night. It's great to see her making such progress! Enjoy the following pictures of our little Cheesehead during her mealtime adventures!

Have You Seen My Carrots?

You Want Me To Eat This?

I'm Not So Sure About This

Showing How Well I Use My Sippy Cup

And We're Back!

Sorry for the long absence - we were having computer issues which didn't allow us to post anything.

As I write this, I can’t help but think that Kate will be 10 months old tomorrow. Everyone told John and I that time flies even faster when you have kids and boy they weren’t kidding. It felt like we were just at the hospital yesterday as I can still hear my doctor say, “It’s a girl!” and vividly see my hospital bed surrounded by John, my parents and his parents.

Given how fast the past 10 months have gone by, it’s no wonder that February felt like it was here and gone with a snap of a finger. We experienced so many wonderful and exciting things this month. Kate has kept us rather busy and on our toes as she learned to pull herself up on the furniture and anything just slightly within her reach. She also continues to chew on everything since another tooth popped up right next to her first one. Needless to say, her kisses are turning into opportunities to utilize those chompers.

Given that she’s in her 9^th month, she had her routine check-up with Dr. Schacht. She definitely gets her height from her daddy as she is in the 82^nd percentile at 28.75 inches long. She now weighs 21 pounds, 10 ounces which is in the 86^th percentile and her head is in the 42^nd percentile. We were thrilled to hear that she’s thriving and thoroughly enjoyed this appointment since there were no shots. Hooray! We also got Dr. Schacht’s approval to start Kate on real foods. We attempted that this week and will talk about it in our next post so stay tuned! Until then, enjoy some pictures of Miss K.

Check Out My Cute Legs as I Stand On My Own!

I Like To Chew On My Blocks....

My Hand...

The Page On My Musical Table...
And the Remote Control. Are You Sensing A Theme Here?
But I'm Still A Happy Baby Even When I'm Teething!