My baby girl Kate!

I had so much fun writing about Ben that I decided to do the same for Kate. Even though she is only 9 months old she definitely has quite the personality and she is expressing it more and more every day. I am including a baby picture of David since most people that knew David as a baby claim Kate is a definite David baby. I would like to take sole credit for her cuteness, but even I must agree she looks like her daddy. It must be those chubby cheeks! :)

My 10 favorite things about Kate!

1. Kate still can not sit up for long periods of time by herself but she can do one good army crawl and does real push ups all day long. David says she must want to rival Rob when he returns from Iraq. She must have that competitive spirit David and I both share. I have attached a picture of her doing a push up today. She is very quick. Today I walked to my bedroom to put some clothes away. I heard Kate squawking and returned to find her stuck behind the couch under the drapes in a matter of seconds.
2. Whenever Kate wakes up in the morning or from a nap and I go into her room she gets SOOOO excited. She kicks her little legs and practically jumps out of your arms. You seriously have to be prepared or it would be very easy to drop her. She does it all over again when we round the corner of the hallway and she sees David or Ben.

3. I love Kate's big blue eyes and blonde hair. Everyone always asks where her blue eyes come from. The answer lies with both of her grandpas. We have been asked so many times that Ben now responds when people ask, "from Grandpa Gillett and Boo." The blonde hair comes from David. He was a toe head. If you look really close you will also notice that she inherited David's widow's peek hairline. Hopefully hers won't start to recede in her late 20's!

4. I can lay her down in her crib when she is ready for a nap or bed and 95% of the time she will happily just go to sleep all on her own. I love this about her. I like to sneak in later and see what position she ended up sleeping in.

5. I love Kate's chubby cheeks. Everyone always says how big Kate is. They think she is a chubby baby. In reality she is only in the 10th percentile. It all lies within her cheeks! I love it when they get rosy!

6. She is a wiggle worm! She is so busy all the time. It is getting very difficult to dress her and change her diaper. Most of the time I have to hold her down with my legs to get the job done. She loves to play on the floor.

7. She sucks in her cheeks and smacks her lips like a kiss when she is done eating. She will not allow any food in her mouth without her approval. She is beginning to want to feed herself. She hates to wear a bib and is capable of taking it off herself now. She loves vegetables and meat!

8. Out of the blue a couple of weeks ago Kate made "Ben's face." For those of you who remember when Ben was little he use to make a face where he tightened the muscles in his neck and squeezed his fists. It was so funny. Well his little sister has taken over. I am not sure where she learned this from, (maybe Ben when I wasn't looking or maybe its in the genes) but she has learned that it usually creates a response so she does it frequently for us now. She can also wave and say "Mama" and "Dada."

9. She is not interested in baby toys. Her favorite things to play with are sippy cups, diapers, lotion, balloons, remote controls, basically anything that was not created to play with. And of course she has started to always want what Ben is playing with. Ben is quickly learning what it is like to have a little sister. She gets very vocal and lets you know you have hurt her feelings if she doesn't get what she wants or it gets taken away.

10. She too is a definite Mama's girl. I can not walk in the room and exit without her letting me know she is not happy about me leaving. I have a feeling she too will become my shadow. I left her for an entire Saturday a few weeks ago (with David). She protested by not eating or sleeping the entire day. When she is tired and she knows I am going to nurse her she says, "Mum" over and over again until she starts to eat. For some reason this makes all the difficult parts about breastfeeding worth it.

Kate is such a sweet and content baby. We love her and as Ben says, "Nobody can take her."