Kiki in the 9's

Kiki is now 9 months old. It's so hard to believe, but she's come a long way in 9 months. She had her 9 month well baby visit yesterday, and we got nothing but good news.

She is currently 19 pounds 5.5. ounces, 29 inches long. The Dr. was pleased with how she looked in every way, and was very happy on the motor progress that she has made, as well.

Kiki is all over the place these days. She started the army crawl several weeks ago, with the occasional on-the-knees crawl thrown in for kicks. She also started pulling herself up on furniture about 2 weeks ago. She is now cruising around the room with some significant speed. She walks along furniture to move about the room as much as she can, and otherwise uses the on-the-knees crawl. She will occasionally take the daring step away from the furniture. Terrifying for us, and often painful for her, but I think she is well on her way to taking the plunge into walking. As her school said, we will probably begin to see an increasing amount of "Ouch Reports" coming home.

Poor Squirt is terrorized. Kiki LOVES to pet him, and advances upon him whenever possible. He, on the other hand, misses the days when she could only look from afar.

The most exciting news to come out of Kiki's appointment was the info on new foods. She is now encouraged to start having dinner with Mom and Dad. For the most part, she will be able to have a smooshed version of our dinner. The meal that the Dr. specifically mentioned was pot roast and veggies. I was super surprised to hear this, but it is also very exciting. We are anxious to start trying her with some real foods, but it will also be a bit of adjustment for us, as we have grown accustomed to not even starting preparations for dinner until she is in bed.

Overall, she is a happy, growing girl. She recently discovered the joys of clapping, and clapped the entire way home from school on Friday. She has also taken an extreme interest in her books lately, especially the Touch and Feel Baby Animals Book with the soft bunny she can kiss (read slobber on). She is growing out of her clothes like crazy, largely due to her length. We even had to retire one 12 month outfit yesterday!!