Katelyn 9 months - a year

Wow - It has been WAY too long since I've blogged!

Katelyn - Almost 12 months!

The last few months have been amazing! Katie has grown up SO MUCH!

Eating - Katelyn eats very well. It took her awhile to catch on, but by 11 months, she had mastered picking up food to feed herself and now she pretty much only wants to self feed. She drinks water from sippy cups, too,, and occasionally drinks milk, but she pretty much prefers to wait for Mommy to get her milk calories. She is such a busy nurser, too - sometimes she will "do yoga" while nursing - standing on her feet and sticking her butt in the air like down-face dog. So cute! In a few days, she will be one, and we will switch her to cows milk on days that I am at work.

 

Sleep - WELL... ahem... Katelyn got a cold... I started feeding her again in the middle of the night, and we are right back to the same old thing (waking up to eat at least once between 1 - 3). I had planned to sleep train her over winter break but that hasn't happened either - I was sick for the first few days and now she is. Sigh... to be continued!

Katelyn is still crawling EVERYWHERE and really enjoys her mobility. She is also cruising - she loves to stand and play with things, "walk" while holding on to things like her walking toys, and she even stands for a few seconds on her own when she doesn't think about it!

She has six teeth now!

Katelyn is really getting ready to talk. Her favorite phrase to repeat is "Oh Wow!" And she will happily have an "oh wow" conversation with anyone who will engage her! She is also busily practicing all sorts of other sounds and volumes.

She is also quite the couch potato - she will sometimes sit and STARE at the TV. Its actually sort of disconcerting - but compared to Geoffrey, she is more exposed to kids shows so I guess it makes sense. However,, she is also quite capable of tuning it out and playing busily. (All those studies of TV time rush through my head...)

She still loves to hold on to and play with little things - especially balls. She is also quite keen on playing with Geoffrey's toys as well - which sometimes goes over well with big brother - but usually, not so much.

Katelyn will be one on Friday. Wow.