10 Months Old

10 months old & still not a hippo! I am amazed at how big babies are nowadays. I keep hearing about all these bigger babies & here I have little miss petite. My sister told me about a coworker whose 3 weeks old weighs over 11 lbs. My 6 month old was just under 12 lbs. I love my itty bitty beautiful daughter & can't imagine her being so much bigger than she is.

What our 10 month can do or does:
Still not pulling up or perfectly crawling but she can get where ever she wants when she wants, usually faster than mommy or anyone sees. Her crawling is still her pulling with her arms, quite well actually, & she has started adding knees or I should say a knee. :) She rolls EVERYWHERE. She gets around amazingly. I think she prefers rolling because leg warmers/leg rolls/whatever you want to call them don't stay on her legs so her knees get irritated on the rough carpet. She does the out of water swimming a lot, kicking her arms & legs out while on her belly. It's so silly. She can stand with assistance for quite a long time & we're working on her walking with assistance but not really there yet. I'm ok with that. She loves being outside & mommy loves her cuddle times. Katie eats exceptionally well. So while she might be behind on standing/walking, she's doing amazing on eating. She eats her baby puffs & cheerios without any problem & she feeds herself really well. She takes bites & I'm not talking itty bitty bites, my girl knows what she wants & she takes good bites. She gets her yogurt, fruits, veggies, & meat during the day but I've also started feeding her what we have at dinner. She has no problem with rice, smashed beans, & pasta. She loves to eat what we're having. Having mexican she eats beans & rice from my plate (or if at home her own bowl), having fries- she gets small pieces. She has choked a few times but that's part of growing up & learning. Just like a few bumps & bruises, or a dent in your forehead. No worries, the dent didn't stay. :) She's also really good with a sippy cup & can even drink from a small/thin (coffee) straw. She gets excited to drink from a straw & eat big people food. :)

We had a doctor's appt because she was concerned about her lack of weight gain before. I won't go into my thoughts, other than I think they're complete idiots. They entered her 9 months weight wrong into the computer & didn't listen as I repeatedly corrected that. According to them she only gained 3 oz in a month when in fact it was 13. I know what the scale said, I'm always so anxious to see it. She's fine though & doesn't have to go back until a year. I finally got some help for the constipation issue. I learned Mike's brother had the same issue & unfortunately my daughter got that stupid gene from her father's side. Doctor told me one thing & I've been doing that but yesterday she told me "oh no, don't do that". So now I have a real solution or at least what I hope will be a solution for that issue. Poor baby girl!

Lucky for Bug she's gotten to see both sides of our family in May. Mike's mom & grandma arrived May 3rd & stayed for 5 days & my parents arrived this Wednesday(29th) & will stay a week.

So, for pictures I suppose!

Us @ The Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, May 4th

Mother's Day 2013

10 Months Old!

Stats: 14 lbs 2 oz & 26 inches

9 Months Old

My how time is flying. Our mini munchkin is 9 months old, 3/4 to 1! What?! Crazy! Today she had her 9 months appt. Her head size is fine & her height is now within the spectrum, 25.75inches(5%), but her weight of course is not. I'm sorry I don't have a heffer baby. She's just not gaining. I've had issues with her pediatrician before & I continue too. I was basically told to force feed my daughter because she's not gaining & not eating enough food. My daughter controls how much she eats, not me! She only eats about half of what she's suppose too but once again, it's not because I'm not feeding her. "If you stretch her stomach she'll eat more". Because it's so easy to make a baby eat more than she wants too. Trust me I've tried. I've tried to make her finish her bottle or finish the last bites of food. A baby will not do what she/he doesn't want to do! So now Miss Tiny is on a newborn eating schedule. 6 times a day, every 2.5 hrs. My daughter may be tiny & not gaining much weight but she's thriving. She's nearly to crawling, she rolls everywhere, she can feed herself snacks & drink from a sippy cup. She smiles all the time & loves games. She's tiny & she'll be that way for a long time, I wish people would accept it. I can understand why the pediatrician would be worried about her not gaining a lot, IF my daughter was falling way behind. She's not. She may not be advanced on motor skills but she's thriving & growing everyday. Anyways,

My munchkin!!
Loves solid foods. Yogurt, Oatmeal, Fruits, & Veggies. Especially when in chunk form so she can chew it. She loves chewing foods. Drinks from a sippy. Jabbers all the time! Has said MAMA!!! And not just jabbering "mamamamamama" & pretending that's "mama". She's actually repeated "Mama" to me. :) Sleeps 10 hours a night (hooray!). Just moved her up to 6-9 month clothes last week & she wears size 2 diapers. :)  A happy healthy tiny baby!

13 lbs 5 oz & 25.75 inches

My 3 Babies

Hershey, Katie, & Cinnamon

8 Months

My sweet 2/3 of a year baby girl! I can't believe it. She went through a major growth spurt. She went from wearing 3-6 to 6m being a little big but good in a week & to 6m fitting perfectly the next week. WOAH! Stop growing! :) She looks chunky but she's still petite. 13.2 lbs on her 8 month birthday. I keep seeing/reading/hearing about these 2 month olds who weigh what she did at 5. They'll probably be her size by 4 months. Her 8 month size! Oh yup, 2 Jehovah Witnesses just came to the door & thought she was 4 months old. :) My extremely petite baby girl!

She's still just rolling around. She'll get up on her knees & try to push but that just knocks her over. The last 2 weeks she's started sitting up better. I typically put her down on her butt & if she falls over she falls over. I think she likes to be flat so she can roll to whatever toy she wants or roll where ever she wants. Her feet touch the ground now in her exersaucer & walker and she's moved the walker a little. She pulls herself around in a circle in the exersaucer. She'll be a late crawler & walker but oh well. Why crawl when you can roll? She wants to eat like a crawler though. I've been giving her the yogurt melts for about a month now. She has no problem eating those and she's munched on my banana before. I'm going to start giving her small chunks of veggies to see how she does. Sometimes she's great about getting the yogurt melts in her mouth & sometimes not great. She's learning. She's been sleeping through the night lately, without needing a binkie replace or diaper change. Well, that's about all. My cute petite little barely over 13 pounds baby girl.

Picture Time!

8 Months Old/Easter

Picture Palooza

How else do I carry a baby & her laundry?

Her First Valentine's Day

 How mommy is bribing me to sit up

  7 Month Shoot Outtakes

 



7 Months Old

Our little miracle is 7 months old & I can't believe it. It's not ok. Everything up to 6 months was ok but she can't be closer to 1 year old!!! *sobbing* I can't believe how she's grown, both in size & strength. Our munchkin is still not a self sitter but she does good with the boppy helping. :) She rolls like a champ & is constantly rolling here & there to get toys or whatever. She enjoys her exersaucer & we just got her a walker. Her legs are still too short to reach the ground in almost everything. Hahaha! She's so petite which is cute but funny. She sleeps usually about 10 hrs a night which is SO nice. She eats really well too. She seems to like carrots, sweet potatoes, peas, green beans, apples, pears, & yogurt. She seems to not care for banana, spinach, & peaches. She has 2 teeth now, her 2 front bottom! Our big growing girl! This is more for me than everyone else but she's still wearing 3-6 & can fit into some 3m clothes. Her legs are starting to be too long for some of those pants. She's also still in size 1 diapers but will be moving up once I am out of them. I'm guessing she's about 12.5 lbs. Well, that's about it so here's her 7 month picture!

6 Months Old

Katie's First Snowy Day

January 29th, 2013

6 Months Old

So our munchkin is 6 months old, I can't believe it! She's a little behind on a few things but not rolling or eating. She eats really good. Soon she'll be moving into her crib at nights. She already sleeps by herself in the pack n play on her belly. She loves her belly sleep. The older she gets the more exhausting it is being a mom. I can't imagine when she starts crawling, I'm in trouble. Well, that's about it. I'll leave you with her stats.

11 lbs 12 oz & 23.5 inches

Updates on Katie

My last post was just pictures so I guess I shall write a little about life currently/recently. Our bug a boo is 5.5 months old & I can't believe it. Please stop! I want to experience my bug as a newborn, hours old! I think about what I'd do differently but you can't go back. She is getting so fun. I am her mom & that fact is amazing. I think people would call me a laid-back mom. I didn't mind letting family calm her when she cried, if fact I usually laughed. She's very stubborn & knows what she wants when she wants. There were times when she just wanted me, no one else, & that truly was amazing! Being the person who as soon as she was in my arms she was calm & went right to sleep. I can't say that I've never taken her for granted because there are times I have. But there are also times when I'm in complete awe of what is. I thank God every night for her, Every Single Night! But enough with the gush!

Our girl can roll over front to back & back to front. I don't know if she has the hang of it but she can do it. :) She is starting to enjoy tummy time & I am more confident letting her sit more upright in her swing. She actually plays with toys now & can grab things quite well. Her little grasp can hurt! My face or hands have bared the scratches. She is fasinated by our dogs. If they're really close she'll grab at them or touch them. Cinnamon still prefers her space from Katie but once in a while she'll come close & has even kissed her. I think she's definitely accepted by them, even if it's stubbornly. :) Our girl is now eating! What?!?! My baby can't be moving onto foods yet! But she is! She's had rice cereal & oatmeal and she has tried broccoli, avocado, & carrots. She's also gotten tastes of foods from family members but I'm talking about sitting in her seat or bumbo & eating. Like a big girl! She's getting the hang of eating finally & eats pretty well. I don't know if it's just because carrots were the last new taste for her but she seems to love carrots. Of course we'll try avocado again & she may love that too. I think corn is the next new veggie she'll try. I make my own baby food & I actually love it. It's a bit of a pain in the butt but I also really enjoy it. I like knowing her food is fresh & it's really easy. I smashed bananas today & also made applesauce. So weird it is to be making baby food when there are times I can't believe we have a baby. Or that she's nearly 6 months old! EEK!

Well, that's about it. The creature is stirring & it's eating time. Have a great day/week!