Kate is such a little lady all of a sudden! Definitely no more baby even though I still think of her as my baby :) She loves to give hugs and kisses thoughout the day but is really only cuddly at bedtime now. She's much to busy during the day to cuddle :) Our nap time/bedtime routine is the biggest change in the last few weeks. We have been rocking her to sleep basically since birth and it was starting to take way too long. She wouldn't settle and just kept putting her fingers in my mouth and giggling or pulling my hair. It was time for her to put herself to sleep for sure. So I gave her a little bunny blanket lovie thing and she cuddles it by her cheek and lays right down with no crying at all (usually :)! The transition went super easy and we are very thankful! She sleeps from 7:30pm-7:30am and usually naps from 12:30-2:30ish.
Kate has developed some strong opinions and LOVES to tease us lately. She will act like she's coming to give us a hug or to actually listen when we tell her its time to get dressed or have her diaper changed but then she will quickly turn around and run the other way! Stinker! She understands absolutely everything that we say to her and its so interesting that she is so little but understands so much!
Kate LOVES to wear hats and really anything on her head or neck lately! She continually wants to wear her coat or sweatshirt just on her head like a cape, multiple hats at a time, Shane's usher name tag as a necklace, dish towels over her head, and this animal string we have thing draped over her shoulder and arm.
She was adamant that she wanted both of these hats on too :)
Kate-Kate is too cute! Her solid cheeks show that her appetite is quite good lately and she basically eats anything. There are sometimes when she decides she doesn't want something that she ate tons of the day before but thats pretty rare. She has FINALLY graduated from bottles (yikes that took a long time!) and now drinks from a special transition sippy cup that is supposed to help picky babies like her stop bottles. She drinks whole milk now (but it must be warmed) 4x/day. I weaned her morning nursing session a few weeks ago and stopped her bedtime nursing session this week. She didn't seem to care that much about it anymore and I was ready for a break. I'm a little bit disappointed that I didn't make it as long as I did with Erin because these times of nursing an older baby are so easy and relaxing and such a nice time with just my baby but I did a little math and figured out that I've either been pregnant or nursing for 51 of the last 53 months.... oh. my.
Trying to put it on herself :) Kate's favorite things to do are play baby dolls and carry them around, read books with flaps that she can flip open, jump on the bed, pretend to sleep on pillows, pet dogs and see bunnies in our backyard, and be up on the couch or chair. She has a large dislike for getting in the car seat, being told she has to come inside, and sharing with her sister....
So smiley and so drool-y :) Kate got her 2 top molars this past month and the drooling was crazy. She still loves to put everything in her mouth but I've fished so many things out of her mouth that when I ask her now "Kate do you have something in your mouth?!" She usually will open up her mouth and sticks out her tongue with whatever she has in her mouth :) She only says a few words right now- "Dada", "up", and "Bob" :) with a rare "mama" but most definitely gets her point across with a lot of pointing and grunting. I read Erin's 15 month update and Erin knew a ton of body parts but I can't say that Kate really knows any or at least won't point to them when we ask her. But I also wrote that Erin had just stopped crawling and now was walking everywhere at 15 months and Kate has been doing that for months already so clearly we have very different girls :) Kate definitely loves her sister though. If I forget to have her give Erin a kiss before her nap or bedtime she will grunt and point at the door until I do and as soon as she gives Erin a kiss she is happy :) And if Erin is upset and crying Kate will try to pat her back and give her a kiss too. I'm so glad they have each other!!
