Wow, I can't believe I missed an entire month of photos and posts. Woops. I knew my list of things I wanted to write about was getting long but didn't realize just how long I was putting them off for.
Well, Cate's still not crawling and despite the pediatrician's reassurances that the window for crawling is typically between 9 to 11 months, I still have some strong misgivings that Cate won't even be crawling by her first birthday. I'm sure I'll look back on this one day and think what a silly worry wart of a mother I was but I just can't help it. I know a couple other babies her age that aren't crawling either so maybe they were just born under a lazy sign or something. I do have to give her credit it though since her mobility has increased a lot in the past few weeks-- she spins on her belly and is excellant and scooting backwards (which frustrates her to no end) and when she's sitting she maneuvers herself around and is reaching really far for things so she sort of ends up on her hands and knees (supposed to be a good precursor to crawling). She will also walk when we hold her up by her arms.
She clearly says "mama" and "dada" now and also makes a "juh" sound for James. And several weeks ago she started saying "uh oh" whenever she dropped a toy-- and when you pick it up for her and give it back she will promptly throw it on the ground, peer down to look at it, and declare "uh oh". So cute! She will also mimic me when we play with a stuffed cow as I make mooing sounds she looks at me and then says "mmmmm" or sometimes "muh".
Cate absolutely adores music! Her favorite toys are the ones that play melodies when you press buttons and she'll clap her hands, smile, and rock her body back and forth. She also loves the theme song to Go Diego Go (big brother James' favorite show these days).
And poor baby girl had 5 teeth come in within a 2 week span for a total of 7 teeth now. Started with the upper left front tooth, followed by the upper right front tooth the next day, the tooth next to that, then a bottom tooth, and finally another upper tooth-- so she has her 4 front top teeth in and 3 on the bottom right now. She's learning to chew and crunch and certainly is enjoying her new foods.
She's also starting to wave bye-bye. A couple weeks ago I dropped the kids off at Donna's house (daycare) and as I waved bye to Cate, her hand started to wave open and close just like mine. She looked down at it curiously as if to say "huh, that's a peculiar thing my hand is doing right now". She's also getting pretty good at signing "all done" (both hands in the air waving) but to say she wants to eat more she still just opens her mouth and waits expectantly.
Her hair is getting long! And it curls at the nape of her neck! For someone who has stick straight hair, the prospects of having a daughter with curly/wavy hair is so exciting! I can't wait to see what it looks like as it grows in more-- so fun!
She also had her 10 month check up last week and her official stats are:
Height: 29.5 inches (80th percentile)
Weight: 21 lbs. 8 oz. (85th percentile)
Head: 45 cm (70th percentile)
Well, Cate's still not crawling and despite the pediatrician's reassurances that the window for crawling is typically between 9 to 11 months, I still have some strong misgivings that Cate won't even be crawling by her first birthday. I'm sure I'll look back on this one day and think what a silly worry wart of a mother I was but I just can't help it. I know a couple other babies her age that aren't crawling either so maybe they were just born under a lazy sign or something. I do have to give her credit it though since her mobility has increased a lot in the past few weeks-- she spins on her belly and is excellant and scooting backwards (which frustrates her to no end) and when she's sitting she maneuvers herself around and is reaching really far for things so she sort of ends up on her hands and knees (supposed to be a good precursor to crawling). She will also walk when we hold her up by her arms.
She clearly says "mama" and "dada" now and also makes a "juh" sound for James. And several weeks ago she started saying "uh oh" whenever she dropped a toy-- and when you pick it up for her and give it back she will promptly throw it on the ground, peer down to look at it, and declare "uh oh". So cute! She will also mimic me when we play with a stuffed cow as I make mooing sounds she looks at me and then says "mmmmm" or sometimes "muh".
Cate absolutely adores music! Her favorite toys are the ones that play melodies when you press buttons and she'll clap her hands, smile, and rock her body back and forth. She also loves the theme song to Go Diego Go (big brother James' favorite show these days).
And poor baby girl had 5 teeth come in within a 2 week span for a total of 7 teeth now. Started with the upper left front tooth, followed by the upper right front tooth the next day, the tooth next to that, then a bottom tooth, and finally another upper tooth-- so she has her 4 front top teeth in and 3 on the bottom right now. She's learning to chew and crunch and certainly is enjoying her new foods.
She's also starting to wave bye-bye. A couple weeks ago I dropped the kids off at Donna's house (daycare) and as I waved bye to Cate, her hand started to wave open and close just like mine. She looked down at it curiously as if to say "huh, that's a peculiar thing my hand is doing right now". She's also getting pretty good at signing "all done" (both hands in the air waving) but to say she wants to eat more she still just opens her mouth and waits expectantly.
Her hair is getting long! And it curls at the nape of her neck! For someone who has stick straight hair, the prospects of having a daughter with curly/wavy hair is so exciting! I can't wait to see what it looks like as it grows in more-- so fun!
She also had her 10 month check up last week and her official stats are:
Height: 29.5 inches (80th percentile)
Weight: 21 lbs. 8 oz. (85th percentile)
Head: 45 cm (70th percentile)
2 comments:
She's so cute! She looks so much like you, Ellen! Don't worry about the crawling. Paul didn't crawl until he was 10 1/2 months old. He just loved to hang out watching his brother. I don't remember when you crawled, you were more interesting in flying (lying on your belly with your arms and legs in the air.) Then you never really walked, you tiptoed everywhere!!! Love you!
Eileen
Yeah, an update! She is getting so big so fast. The curls are the best for a girl, Porter has the girls in the back also and I am always so thankful they weren't on Thatcher (because they would have been cut off). She looks super happy! Thanks for the update. Aimee
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