9 Months

My little miracle is 9 months old....I can't believe how fast time has just flown right by.  She's absolutely beautiful and perfect and she's doing so amazingly well.  I look at her everyday and am just amazed at how far she's come.  She's amazing!

Here's her stats at 9 months old:

She is such a good, calm, easy-going baby

She weighs 16 pounds

She is 27.5 inches long

wears size 2 diapers

still wears size 3-6 month clothes

drinks 7 ounces of Neosure at a time, and she liked baby food until we smashed up real food and gave it to her, now she won't eat baby food at all.  LOL.  smart girl.

still needs the steriod flowvent two times twice daily...and it helps her so much!

excellent sleeper, sleeps 8-10 hours every night

lays on her back and grabs her feet

sucks on her toes, fingers and hands all the time

rolls from back to both sides, and just started rolling from her stomach to her back

she kicks her feet really fast, her brothers always tease her that she can't run away while she's laying on her back. LOL

hates tummy time, but is getting better at holding her head up

she has a long way to go to strengthen her core so she can balance herself, she's still pretty wobbly

she doesn't grab for things yet, like toys that are hanging in front of her....that's just one of the motor skills we're working on with her early intervention therapist

but, if we put something in her hand she'll grab on to it tight and put it straight in her mouth

she can't sit up yet either

loves to eat and gets mad when she sees other people eating when she's not

she doesn't cry, like hardly ever....she does however, get really really mad and screams in a very high pitched scream until her face goes red while stretching her body out and tightening her muscles until she gets what she wants (which is usually food)......can we say drama queen already!  LOL

she loves me.......I constantly find her just stareing at me and when I notice and look at her she gives me the biggest smile

she LOVES reggae music!  When she's being fussy, all I have to do is turn on the J Boog channel on IheartRadio and she quiets right down.

she loves going around with me and I love taking her everywhere

she has 2 teeth on the bottom

she smiles a lot and all the time...unless I try to take a picture of her...little stinker...lol

she has really BIG eyes...she has my eyes...lol

she's made so much progress in the 9 months she's been alive, but here are two of the biggest:

1- she has gone without oxygen, both day and night, for almost a full month now!  :)  (She needed it for a few nights while she was sleeping a couple weeks ago, but her pediatrician is attributing that to the poor air quality because of all the fires around...because it was only a few days then  she went back to not needing it)  Her pediatrician, Dr Templeman didn't clear her from the need of oxygen just yet, because of those incidences... but I think she did it....I think she doesn't need it anymore. :)  Yay!

2- her head is rounding out on it's own and she will NOT need a helmet!  Yay!

Baby Katea, you are amazing and I knew it from the moment you were born.  From 1 pound to 16 pounds in 9 months is awesome!  From stressing about whether you would live or not, to watching you progress and reach milestones everyday.  Thank you so much for your fight, your example, the lessons you've taught me of faith, patience and mostly love.....and thank you for just being you.  Mostly, thank you for choosing me to be your mommy.  What a lucky lady am I!  I love you my little miracle!

Big eyes...lol

Playing with your older sister Lautala

At her 9 month check-up....no shots YAY!

Yummy toes!