People Food...

I don't know that we have really talked about this, but now a days I got to eat real people food - not just that mashed up stuff, but real pieces of food. Today I had bananas... Mmmmm, I love banana! It was a little tricky trying to figure out how to get them in my mouth though, they're kind of slippery! It was a lot of fun and I didn't do too bad. Mom and dad always think it's so funny to watch me try to eat. I'm not sure what they are laughing at, but as long as they keep giving me bananas, I don't really care.  I'm looking forward to have more people food soon!

Chillin with Dad...

I get to spend a lot of time with my Dad. He's so much fun, he's always taking me on walks and out to playgrounds and the bars. Today was an especially beautiful day so we went to the park for a while and then Jack and his Dad Matt and then my Dad's other friend Kam came over and we went to Lottie's, the bar across the street. We sat outside and all had drinks (I had my bottle) and Dad had tater tots... which I wasn't allowed to have, but they looked really good! Later mom came home from work and met us there too! It was a perfect day!

It's a party

To celebrate turning 9, Jack and his mom and dad (Angie & Matt) came into town again for a visit. We went over to Joey's house and had a big party. I can't believe how big Jack is getting! He's becoming quite the looker... although Joey's red hair is hard to beat.

Here we are all playing and hanging out...

And here I am getting up close and personal with Jack... look at him check out my behind! Watch out buddy! My dad could beat up your dad!

9 Months Old

Today I'm 9 months old. That's pretty old. I'm not really a baby anymore and I'm starting to feel like big things are just around the corner for me. We'll see! I'm so excited to be 9 months old! Here's some new Kate stats:

• Height:     27 inches      25th percentile
• Weight:    17 lbs 4 oz    25th percentile

• Head Circumference:    17.5 inches     50th - 75th percentile

• I sleep 12 hours at night - usually from 8 - 8 (that's right - till 8am!)
• I take naps from 11 - 1 and 4 - 5, typically. That second nap is a little less scheduled. 

• I still have 4 6 oz bottles a day but I also have 3 "meals" a day too! 
• In the morning I eat rice cereal or oat cereal with some mashed up fruit - I love the prunes and the banana/peach/raspberry combo. Next month I'm going to try Yogurt!  
• At lunch I get a snack of cut up fruit, peaches, bananas, pears, blueberries, watermelon, or more recently avocado! (which is amazing),  so that I can work on my pincher motion. Currently I just rake everything off the tray and into my mouth. Get in my belly! 
• For dinner I have a mashed up veggie - sweet potatoes and squash are my favorites, but I also like peas and beans. I still don't have a taste for carrots though. Oh well!

• I crawl around like crazy and like to stand up on everything. I can even walk along the tables in our family room. Sometimes they call me the bulldozer because I will crawl over anything in my way when I'm on the move. 

• I am pretty good at waving bye-bye and hi to people and sometimes, if I feel like it, I'll give out high-fives

• I still only have the one tooth - my bottom right front tooth. 

• I don't say any real words yet, but I babble a lot, saying mamamama or dadadada or babababa, or just scream in delight! I really like to just scream! 

Sounds like I'm already a pretty busy baby huh? I can't wait to learn to do even more!!! 

Bubbles

During the summer I went to a class at Bubbles every week. I love being at bubbles. We play with all sorts of fun musical instruments - like clappers and eggs. This was our last week at bubbles so Betsy took pictures and video of me so that I could always remember it.

Queen of the Castle

We had a jam-packed weekend. First I hung out with my friend Joey again. He's funny and made me a crown and dubbed me Queen of the Castle. I like the title. I think I'll try to make it stick and have Mom and Dad try calling me the Queen too.

The next day we headed to the pool for a little fun in the sun. The Bucktown Country Club (really it's just the local park district pool, but we like to pretend) is really close to our house so we walked over there and played in the kiddy pool for a while. I love to splash around! On the way home I got a sweet treat too - frozen watermelon! I love sucking out the juice through my cool fruit holder.

Finally, we ended the weekend with a Movie in the Park... they played Despicable Me in the park right in front of our building! So Mom and Dad's friends, Katie & Derek came over and we all played outside in the park and then had dinner and watched the movie. I got a little borred in the middle, but didn't do too bad overall. It was a great weekend!!

Grandma & Grandpa Stoltz!

Daddy went to this place called Vegas this weekend - some place out west I'm apparently not allowed to go to till I'm 30. It's okay though because Grandma & Grandpa Stoltz came to visit! We had so much fun! They arrived early on Friday and babysat me while mom was at work. We went to the park and played a lot! Then we had a nice quite dinner at their friends house, Jim & Marie's. Jim and Marie are so nice, they made this amazing risotto and sang funny italian songs to me.

Then on Saturday we went to visit Charley! She's a bit older than me and already running around like crazy! She taught me a few things, like how to play the piano (I'm quite good). Her parents, Michelle and Dave, and her grand parents mimi and pop pop and friends with my mom and dad and my grandma & grandpa. Thats a lot of friends. Anyway, we went over there for lunch and a play date. It was great! Did I mention they have a dog too!!! Maddie! She was so nice and I loved playing with her too!

Finally, grandma & grandpa had to leave. I was really sad to see them go, but I know I'll get to see them again soon! I love you both soooo much!!!