Big Girl

Today was Kelsey's 9 month check-up. She weighs 18 1/2 pounds and is 28 inches long. The doctor was asking me about all the things she can do and I was taken back by answering yes to so many questions. She can now pull herself up to a standing position and shimmy along the couch, pick up small food items and put them in her mouth, drink from a sippy cup, bring two objects together including her own hands, respond to her name, crawl like a mad woman, express stranger anxiety and sadness about separation, wave bye-bye, give kisses, and say mama, dada and baba. She is getting so big! She has pajamas that are separate tops and bottoms and I feel like she looks like a little lady when she wears them. The baby phase is fading fast! On a funny note, on Sunday in church we were standing for the opening song and Kelsey lets out this long, extended babble as if she is singing with the choir. We all cracked up. Maybe I can add singing to her list of things she can do soon!
She is getting so good at standing on her own.

Always a smile for the camera!

She loves to grab this frame from our bottom shelf. It of course melts my heart. We talk about Grandma Sandy all the time. I couldn't resist taking this picture.