Our Well Baby!

Kaylee & Daddy being silly!

Today was Kaylee's 9 month checkup (postponed from June, when we had some stuff come up causing us to reschedule). She did not receive any vaccinations today, but they pricked her finger to check her hemoglobin which was good, and to take a small blood sample to check her for exposure to lead (standard in this state).

So our baby girl is growing by leaps and bounds! She has only gained one pound since her last checkup in April - she weighs 18 pounds 10 ounces now.... but she has grown FIVE INCHES!!! Today she was 30 inches tall!

Also, she has been very active lately, climbing and walking around on the furniture and pulling up on everything, not even needing a good grip any more. She can stand in her crib, her pack and play (play pen), on all the living room furniture, and against the walls, kitchen cabinets, and the bathtub. She doesn't like to be restrained at all, and is on the run anytime she is on the floor. She even demonstrated her amazing ability to get out of her walker yesterday by defiantly climbing out of it while we watched her. The walker is now put away, and the exersaucer is not far behind (we're currently using it to block off a set of electrical outlets we have the TV gear plugged into).

Good thing her baby gate arrived today. We are going to have the living room be a baby safe zone. :) It's currently where her toys, books and the TV are, so we'll use it as a play area. We'll have to get a doorknob cover and install a hook and eyeloop combo on the door on the exterior door, so she doesn't accidentally get the door open.

She is also paying more attention to TV shows, looking for toys when we hide them, playing pat-a-cake responsively, waving hello and goodbye, and trying to say different words. We're going to try more foods on her as well, including more proteins in her diet, and more self-feeding bite sized foods. Should be an interesting experience.

Can't believe how quickly she is growing and changing... better not blink!