This month has gone by very fast.
The Zerker is changing every day. Her top two front teeth finally cut through.

Also, she figured out how to use the Walk portion of her Walk n Ride so that she can push herself across the room:

She is sleeping much better, which tells me she was having ear issues before when she was waking up at all hours of the night. Or maybe it is just that I am used to it now, so it doesn’t seem as often. Last night I actually went into her room and brought her into our room. Partly because I had been up for an hour and I knew she would be waking up just as I was falling asleep, the other aprt was because I just wanted her close. As my friend Jess said, there is only so much time we have to snuggle with her. And pretty soon it will be hard for me to roll over in bed, let alone deal with a little kid kicking me in the stomach. LOL

A few weekends ago we went to the Feast of the Hunter’s Moon in Lafayette, IN. It was extremely muddy, but we had nice time seeing all the old costumes and eating buffalo stew. Nadie got to visit with some of his good friends, so that is always a plus.

The next weekend we had a memorial concert for my college choir director, Sister Sue. It was good to see my friends and have time to grieve with others for a while. There was an alumnae concert and singing with those beautiful voices is always a treat. I miss Sue. It is hard to know that the Zerker will never meet her. It is so unfair.

I got the h1n1 vaccine at my OB.

This week I am 12 weeks pg with the blobbles. It is starting to be more of a reality. And, I am not so nervous about having two young kids anymore, more just excited and ready for these next months to speed up so we can meet a new person.

I have a doctor appointment on Friday. I wish it was Friday. I want this appt to be over with. I am worried things will go bad. I will always worry. I hate infertility. I will never be able to enjoy pregnancy. I will always be worried that things will all fall apart.

I am sure I will post after the appointment. With the Zerker at this appt we couldn’t find the heartbeat with the doppler and they did an ultrasound to check. I hope that doesn’t happen. I feel like I would have some inclination if something was wrong. I have are different symptoms than I had with the Zerker. I feel different. I am starting to come out of the fog of exhaustion. And my face is erupting like it never has before. I have never had a lot of breakouts. Now I am getting a new pimple a week. Ugh. I sort of feel my belly growing. My pants seem a little tighter. I haven’t had any spotting. I don’t know if that matters. You know, I don’t know what in the heck to expect. Please keep your fingers crossed.

Happy Halloween!

Age: 9 Months

Physical Output:
Crawling all over the place
Pulls herself up to standing using anything she can find
Will stand on her own for a few seconds until she realizes she is doing it, then promptly sits down

Verbal Output:
says ‘Dada’ to everything
has also said ‘Mama’ and ‘baba’ but usually responds with ‘Dada’ when I try to get her to say ‘Mamma’
loves to babble and tell you what is what

Notable Events:
Went to GenCon
Went to the Zoo with her cousins DeLainey and Dillon
Spent the weekend at the Woods
Went to the Colts Training camp

Sleep Progression:
She sleeps in her crib at the beginning of the night
on a good night she will sleep from 7pm to 5-6am
has had a few ear issues, and doc thinks that is causing her to wake up
when her ears are bothering her she ends up with mommy
is refusing to take naps at daycare

Edible Input:
She just started eating cheerios and other snacks
she eats some jars of baby food, but also likes to try what mommy and daddy are eating
she had her first meal at a restaurant where we ordered mac – n -cheese for her , she ate it without incident (except for the noodles all over the floor)

Diaper Size: 3 – we have found that huggies fit her best

Length: 28 inches
Weight: 19 lbs 12 ozs
# Teeth – still only two – but ponds and streams of drool to show the top four teeth will be here any day….