9 Months!!

Yesterday, we got to go see Makaela's doctor for her 9 month well baby check up!! I also scheduled her 1 year appointment--1 year--C.R.A.Z.Y.!!! I can't believe that we are that close already! Anyway, so Makaela is growing--out, but not up much :) She was 17 pounds, 4.5 ounces taking her up to the 20th percentile for her weight! And she was 26 1/2 inches long, taking her down to the 10th percentile. The doctor said she is just small and everything is very proportionate so he is not concerned. It was fun to look through the list of activities they will do in the 9-12 month range and see that she is doing all but 2 of them (well 1 1/2 kindof). One said that she may try to take a first step or two which she has not tried to do. The other said that she may start to say "mama" and "dada". She is kindof doing that, although not actually associating it with us. But everything else she is doing--most recently cruising around furniture!

Going back to the whole "mama" and "dada" thing--most of what comes out of her mouth is "guh". Occasionally she does utter sounds that sound like "mama" and she will occasionally say "da" as part of "dada". Sometimes even after Nathan sas "say dada" she will say "da". But there is one thing she knows for sure--and thats the dog. We've talked before about how much Makaela loves Bella, but now she tries her hardest to say "dog". It still comes out "guh" buts its a VERY definitive "guh". When she see's Bella she says "guh". When we say "Makaela, say dog" she says "guh" with much excitement and gusto! She knows dog but she just has not put together the right consonants yet :)

She loves--all fruit except Bananas. She liked them at first, but not currently a huge fan. She loves all veggies except for Avocado--which she did enjoy at one point. I think she is just getting picky :) She obviously loves Bella :) She loves to follow us anywhere we go. She loves strangers (uh-oh). She loves everyone at church. She loves to play peek a boo. And she loves lots of other things too--mind is just drawing a blank at this point.

Anyway, just wanted to update you on her stats :) Video of our little cheerleader coming soon :)