I made the official call to skip her 9 month check up so I don't have any stats. Unofficially she is about 24 lbs. and growing everyday. She's had her shots but this household has been so busy and we have been blessed with incredibly healthy kids...that the extra money I would be shelling out for co pays was put to better use. After one has five children you learn it's not always necessary to make all those appointments. It's also easier to drive 4 blocks to the health dept. to get a couple shots. I can gage she's growing just fine. At 10 months I had to pull out size 18-24 month clothing!
She has been saying recognizable words for some time now...dada, madi, bye bye, ucky...etc. BUT after my 6 day trip to Florida last weekend her vocab has already expanded! Now she not only has some of her own core words that she uses but has begun to repeat words! I squealed with delight (and scared her in the process) after she got her dinner plate and said "hot dog" ;) I just love this age where they are learning every second and trying out their new skills in different ways. She picks up her cellphone and says "hello" and often calls for "oh-ah" aka Noah. She claps, waddles and laughs most of the day away.
One big development last month was that she began taking her first steps. Now she will get up all by herself in the middle of the floor and walk a few feet before she remembers it would be much quicker to crawl;) One day last week I saw Dylan pretending to eat her play food and minutes later she was pretending to do the same! I just love this age of discovery and 'Monkey see Monkey do'. We call her "Kenzie bug" because for months now she has made a bee sound to one of her toys. So, her birthday party theme is going to be lady bugs.
Hard to believe next month we will be celebrating Mackenzie's 1st birthday. What an exciting year we've had. She is the just the sweetest little blessing and has added even more joy to our family.
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