My Little Tiny

Emma Kate just turned nine months old on the 19th! She is doing so great and of course, she's very happy. We have been enjoying the warmer weather and are trying to get outside a little each day. Sometimes it is hard with two kids to go anywhere. What makes that harder is that AB and EK usually have opposite nap schedules, so it seems like we are home a lot.

We've been having in-home physical therapy appointments once every other week and they seem to be helping Emma Kate a lot. As of Monday, she has met all of her original goals that the therapist, D, set for her and she now has a few more challenging goals to meet including getting into a seated position from her back or belly and belly crawling. D also said that she will probably be seeing EK until she is at least walking. After that, she likely won't need any more phys. therapy! Good news!

I took EK to see Dr. Stone, her pediatrician, today for her 9 month check up. He took her completely off the Reglan and she's now just on 4 meds: Lasix, Prevacid, Aspirin and Lisinopril. Much more manageable! Size-wise, Emma Kate is 26 inches tall/long (10th percentile) and weighs in at 14 pounds, 2.5 ounces (just under 3rd percentile). She's so little, but she has always stayed on this curve and hasn't dropped at all, which is good. I believe she is the average size of a 5 month old. I love having a tiny baby. I would love her to have chunk up a bit, of course, but if she is eating well and she's still tiny, then so be it. She will likely be my last baby, so I am all about keeping her small if she is going to be.

Emma Kate is hilarious, her personality has bloomed! She loves to watch sports on TV and claps and claps. She's our little cheerleader. She is saying ba-ba, da-da, and ooooh! She's got this killer smile that she's been working on for a little while now and I just love it! She loves the swings whenever we are at the park and she loves feeling the breeze on her face. If we have her in the double stroller, she wants to be in the front seat at all times, because she enjoys the view, I'm sure. She also loves books and an occasional Baby Einstein movie. Her favorite toys are probably the Exersaucer and anything with a tag she can chew on. She still hasn't gotten any teeth in yet. Her favorite foods are sweet potatoes and banana/strawberry/apple combo. She also loves yogurt and baby oatmeal. Of course, Emma Kate loves her big sister and laughs at her all day long. She will do anything for her attention. It is the sweetest thing!

Enjoy a few pics:

"Oooooh!"

I just need to know, what is this face, sassy pants?