9 Months Old

Wow!  Can you believe it?  McKenzie is 9 Months Old!  In three short months she will be ONE YEAR OLD!  I honestly can't believe how big she has gotten and all the things she can do now!  Here are some highlights of McKenzie's new tricks:

• She has mastered standing up on her own from sitting.
• She loves to point, especially at duckies in books
• She is starting to wave bye-bye.  Sometimes she won't stop other times she looks at me like, what is waving bye-bye?
• Sometimes she babbles "dadadadadda" we are working on cutting that down to just "dada"
• She loves to give big wet open mouth kisses..haha
• She LOVES to dance.  Her favorite song to dance to?  Single Ladies by Beyonce
• McKenzie has taken her first few steps.  We have witnessed her take 3 steps on her own, but most of the time it's one or two.  Anddddddd sometimes she just stands and then DIVES to what she wants.
• She is starting to try and feed herself.  She grabs the spoon when we try to feed her
• She uses sippy cups mostly now.  Only drinks from a bottle at her nighttime feeding.
• She walks if you hold both her hands
• She is very vocal and her auntie has taught her to say "oooooo bbbbooooooo" and grab her head.
• She does not like to be told "no" unless Mommy or Daddy say it then she laughs
• She is definitely entering the separation anxiety stage.  She does not like when I leave the room.

McKenzie will start up daycare again in a week or so.  With her separation anxiety peaking right now, I'm nervous about how her first week will go.  I'm guessing a lot of tears...mostly from me ;-)

Since McKenzie has taken a couple steps, we bought her first pair of shoes for going back to school!  She is a size 3, but we bought 4's since she won't start wearing them until September.

 McKenzie went on her FIRST vacation to Old Orchard Beach Maine this month.  We all had a blast and she did a very good job at all the schedule changes she had to endure.

At her 9 Month Check Up McKenzie

• Weighed 20lbs 2.2oz (73%ile)
• Length was 28.5in (81%ile)
• Head circum:  44.5cm (65%ile)

We were given the go ahead to start trying some dairy products, such as cheese and yogurt.  She also was suppose to be shot free, but when offered the FLU vaccine...we took it!

McKenzie's reflux issues have resurfaced a bit.  She swallows constantly after eating, making it difficult to breathe.  It only stops when she burps or vomits.  If it continues she will have to have a swallow test.

Plans are underway for McKenzie's FIRST Birthday party...stay tuned!

Diapers: Size 3 (size 3 overnights at night)

Clothes: 9-12 Months

Sleeping: Well McKenzie was sleeping so great, until we went on vacation!  She is starting to get back on schedule...I'm sure until daycare starts.  She goes to bed after her bedtime routine by herself in her crib around 8PM.  She wakes up between 8 and 9AM.
Food: Breakfast:  oatmeal and 1/2 jar of fruit in the morning.  Lunch:  Jar of fruit/veggie mix with puffs or mum mums.  Dinner: whole jar of veggie with a variety of finger foods (puffs, cut up fruit, veggies, crunchies, arrowroot cookie).

Feeding: Between 21 and 26 ounces a day in her sippy cup :-)

Formula: Enfamil Nutramigen