10 Months Old

At her 9 month doctor visit, Kian weighed 19 lbs and was 29 inches tall. This puts her in the 56th percentile for her weight and the 92nd percentile for her height. The doctor says that she is doing fine and that her stomach problems should decrease within 3 months of when she starts walking. Kian remains on her 2 different medications 2 times a day each.

Some new things that Kian does...when you say 'hello' she holds her hand up to her ear like she is holding a cell phone. We did not think that we talk on the phone that much, but it is something we do fairly regularly. Also, Kian now makes kissing noises. When you make a kissing noise at her she will usually make them back at you. She especially likes to give her big sister lots of kisses when the are riding in the back seat of the car together. As a matter of fact, Kian gets mad when Skyla rides in the front of the car. When Mom picks Skyla up from school in the afternoon, Skyla has to climb in the back seat of the car so that Kian does not scream.

We posted a video last month of Kian walking, but she is doing even better than that now and we expect her to be walking independently soon. Kian already likes to scoot across the floor to pull herself up on the cabinets and open them. Therefore, we have been putting baby locks on all of the cabinets and in the bathrooms and kitchen.

Kian started Kindermusik last week, which is a music-focused learning group. She loves being around other babies and dancing to the music.

You might have noticed a new picture at the top of the blog. That, as well as the ones below, are Kian's 9 month photos...

9 Months Old

Tired news to report...the 6 nights in a row that we mentioned in the last posting only lasted one more night after that. We did get 7 nights in a row, but that was it. Kian has decided that she does not want to sleep through the night and likes to wake multiple times.

Kian had a busy 8th month...it started with a visit from Grandma Diann. Grandma Diann came to visit for Dad's birthday and we all went to the Big Texan. At the Big Texan, Kian (and Skyla) got a cowgirl hat as you can see in the picture below. However, Skyla will not wear hers and let us take a picture.















Grandma Diann also got to help feed Kian while she was here.















Kian has learned to move around quite well in her walker. She also manages to get herself into trouble, this time by pulling down the curtains.















Here is a cute picture of Kian playing with her dragon. She likes to put her pacifier in the holes instead of the balls that came with the toy.














Kian took her second big trip this month. We loaded up the car and took a trip to Denver for Kian to meet her new friend, Hansie, and their parents Desiree and Johan Pelser. While in Denver, Kian got to visit the Denver Childrens Museum, the Denver Zoo and we even did a picnic by the lake. Hansie was a perfect gentleman and let Kian ride in his Radio Flyer car at the zoo, which she loved. All of us had a great time in Denver with the Pelsers.

Another big milestone this month is that Kian loves to eat real food. She still eats baby food, but she prefers real food, especially fruit. Blueberries, plums and nectarines are her favorite. She also prefers to feed herself, as you can see below.

We have a couple of video treats for you...

This is a video of Kian showing off her new walking skills. She gets better and better every day and soon will not need to hold onto furniture to walk...

Here is another cute video of Kian playing one of her favorite games...Peek-a-Boo...