June Slideshow

As you can see, Kana is learning to "cruise" now... hitting her head on every piece of furniture she can find as she pulls herself to a stand. She also likes to scoot into the corner of the crib and bang her head, waking herself up in the night.
She's enjoying the summer, with weekly play dates and trips to the park. ;o)
Tooth #7 is trying to break through.
We can't believe she's 10 months old this week!

Crawling

I am a girl in motion and I can't get enough. I love to crawl. Looooove it. the freedom is incredible. I don't have to roll any more and I can see where I am going. I seem to be getting into more trouble these days though. Suddenly things are off limits. Hey, I don't mean to break or destroy things. Hah hah hah! I can't believe I said that with a straight face. I love to rip and tear and knock things over. It is soooooooo much fun. I can entertain myself with a magazine for hours and the confetti I make is so beautiful but mommy and daddy won't let me eat it. I just love the way the paper feels in my mouth. Don't get the idea that I'm an unenlightened cretin who doesn't appreciate good literature. I stare in awe at the pages when Daddy reads "Oh the Wonderful Sounds Mr. Brown can Do" or "Olivia" or "Snuggle Puppy." Literary classics. I am almost 10 months old and I think I'm going on 4. I am a sophisticated toddler not a little baby anymore.

Feeding Time at the Zoo

Peekaboo

I'm back

It is amazing how busy a nine month old can be. I've just been going nonstop. I got to spend the Memorial weekend in Newport Beach with Papa and Gramma. As you can see, I spent some time in the swimming pool there. We went in the "Quiet Pool" and I was on my best behavior so I kept my screeching to a minimum. We ended up in there because I didn't want to hang out with all the big kids. When Papa and Gramma stopped by to see me on their way home I was so excited that I scooted across the room on my back to see both of them. I scooted about 10 feet over to Gramma, turned 90 degrees to my left and scooted about 4 feet over to Papa. Everyone was laughing at me but in a good way.

This past Saturday Mommy was at a group exercise seminar so it was a daddy/daughter day. We did all those exciting things that dads and daughters do; eat, go to Costco, nap, take Kiwi for a walk and .... Oh did I mention napping? We both had a good time and mommy got to have a day of working out. My Nana and great grandma Gloria are in town right now so it's a full house but the cool thing is I have my room all to myself. The guest bed was moved into daddy's den. So much room! I hope the move is permanent but I know daddy doesn't.

I love this crawling stuff. I have improved tremendously since mommy posted the video of me last week. I'm like The Flash crawling across the floor. With this added mobility, I have become the terror everyone expected. Nothing is safe from my wrath. If it's paper, I'll tear it or eat it or both. If it is anything and I mean anything else I will taste it. I enjoy testing my new teeth so I bite too. Ask mommy to see her bruises where I have tested my mastication abilities. I hope everyone is having a great start to their week.

I'm crawling!

Kana had her 9 month well baby check today. She is 23lbs,7oz (still just off the charts for height and weight). She's allergic to dairy, so we'll keep her on soy for awhile. She tried meat for the first time. She loved it! No surprise really, she doesn't dislike any food. She grabbed the ground turkey meat by the handful and shoved it into her mouth. She also loves tofu and every veggie and fruit we've given her. She's over that mashed stuff, she only wants finger foods!

She just started crawling yesterday. She is very exited about it! She laughs and babbles all day. This is a really fun age! She's getting lots of new teeth coming in.
Check out the fancy footwork in her crawling video...