Getting Stronger...

Kay is really getting the hang of moving where she wants to go. I still don't think we can say she "crawls", but she is on the move. She does this funny little thrust thing. She will move her legs as far as she can and then thrust forward with her hands. We are working on getting her to pull up at therapy. We help her through the motions of pulling up, and she is really starting to do a lot of it on her own. Now to get her to "crawl"....Sorry for the funny noise in this video. You can hear the construction on the porch.

Kay is finally getting the concept of putting food in her mouth. Over the past few meals she has been feeding herself for a large portion of it. She now loves all kinds of foods. Some favorites are: chicken, cheese, strawberries, asparagus, pears, and apples. We are going to try yogurt soon.

I think I finally got a picture of her tiny little tooth coming in. You can see it just peeking through the gum in her bath picture. She really has been protecting her tooth and won't let us anywhere near it. I keep trying to get a toothbrush or washcloth in there and she wants nothing to do with it.

1st Weekend Away...

I had my first weekend away from Kay this past weekend. Craig did an excellent job taking care of her while I was away for one of my friend Lindsay's bachelorette party. We had a great time seeing the city and of course, embarrassing her a little...

I want it...

soooo bad...

Kay is so close to crawling. She just can't quite do it and it is very frustrating to her.

Splish Splash...

Craig is determined to make Kay not be afraid of the water. We always rinse her with a big dump of water and she actually enjoys it. She usually gives a big smile and often a giggle after.

Cousins & Hugs...

Nana and Pops came to visit this weekend. We put pops to work helping with the porch on Saturday morning and then all headed to visit cousin Will and Charlotte. The girls were so cute. They are really starting to interact with each other. Charlotte kept giving Kay hugs and kisses.

10 Months...

Kay is 10 months old! We have been busy this month. Over the past week she has transitioned from doing a backwards scoot to getting up on her hands and knees and rocking. It is only a matter of time before she will be on the move. She is getting much better at standing with support as well. Kay is also finally big enough to take out the infant insert (head support) in the carseat.

She is currently working on cutting a tooth. I can see it just starting to poke through the surface. It looks like there might be a second one ready to come out too. This has made for some long days and nights since she is uncomfortable with the teething.

Kay is now eating in her booster seat and riding in the grocery cart. She is loving both. She gets to sit with mom and dad at the table now and watch the people go by at the store.

Kay got her first goose egg last week. She fell right into the corner of the baseboard when she decided she was done sitting up. You can see the remnants of it on her 10 month teddy bear pictures. Of course, it happened right when we were about to walk out the door to take her to the church nursery for the first time. I held ice on it in the car and the nursery staff said they would keep ice on it as well. She did great and will be returning again soon!

Earth Day...

We celebrated Earth Day with some friends downtown. There was a festival going on as well as a BBQ and Bluegrass event. We had a lot of fun and Kay really liked watching everything. She wore her Mother Earth shirt in support of "going green". Thanks to cousin Will and Charlotte for the cute shirt!