Saturday, October 18, 2008

9 months and counting


just for the sake of record keeping, we thought we would post that dottie turned 9 months this past monday! we had her 9 month check up on wednesday and everything went great... dottie is officially 18 lbs. 8 ounces (she has more than doubled her birth weight now!), 28" long, and her head is a whopping 46.4 centimeters (a huge noggin like her parents...in the 97th percentile, whoa). time has certainly flown and we are loving each and every second of it. dottie is an absolute joy to be around!

some fun things about dottie at 9 months
dottie is...
-playing even more with milo and loving it. she gives him his toys and for some reason loves watching him eat his meals
-has learned how to put things into containers and take them out again. when she empties anything out, she usually looks like she is drinking from the container even if it is huge which means that she ends up getting bonked in the face
-is going down slides now on her back and squeals with excitement while doing it!
-waves at anyone and everyone passing by us on our walks, especially dogs she sees
-loves being around other kids and seems to be really social so far
-is very interested in what is going on around her
-says "mamamama" when she sees me
-has one of those walkers that you insert her into and chases milo around the house in it. also plays a funny kind of hide and go seek with us by going back and forth to each side of our counter in our kitchen to find us. when she finds us, she squeals with excitement
-loves her swim class. she goes under water now with no problem and splashes like crazy in the water
-happy to eat almost anything we give. she is getting really good at feeding herself little pieces of cheese, tofu, peas, and best of all, cheerios!
-loves books like crazy and usually prefers them to most other toys when presented with the option. her favorites are still peek a boo books.
-is able to walk around while pushing her duckie walker or holding onto our hands.

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