Growing Up Sprout: No more baby food for us.

Let me back track for just one minute and tell everyone Sprout's 9 month stats. Weight is 14 lbs 8 oz. Height is 25 in. And her head is 48 cm. She lost 3 oz in just a week from being sick and she is on her 3rd ear infection in 4 months. If she has one more in the next two months we will be sent to the ENT (Ears, Throat, Nose Dr.) The worse part about Sprout having an ear infection is that she shows NONE of the normal signs! No pulling at her ears, crying when laying down, no red ears. The only sign I have had each time is a fever over 100 degrees. So besides the ear infection she is a happy, healthy, little peanut!

Ok, now on to the topic Sprout has been refusing all baby food! I am not ready for this! My one saving grace is that she will still let me feed her yogurt and applesauce, but besides those she wants to feed herself. I can't believe we are at this point already! On one hand I am excited to let her feed herself but then my brain also is telling me that 9 months seems a bit too young to me to be going to just table food. We are pretty lucky that is such a huge eater! For example a few days ago she had a whole pork quesadilla (just a regular taco shell) 3 baby carrots, some banana, and some corn! Where does she put it all?? She also ate about 80% of it! The one bad thing about her feeding herself isn't that she makes a complete mess of her self which requires a bath right away (or a wipe bath first), it is that she take FOREVER to eat! LOL I believe last night it took her an hour to eat. So this is now affecting when I have to feed her and when she goes to bed. Sometimes we are after her normal bed time and then she is a terror to get to sleep.

This past week we lost power in a pretty bad storm. So I took Spout out to my dad's house to keep warm and to save all of our food! After I got there and put away all of the food I then called up my Aunt to see if she would like to see Sprout. She of course said yes and that another one of my Aunts was over as well. So off we went! Sprout had a blast! As did my Aunts. Sprout is the first Great Niece/Nephew. As the second youngest out of all of my cousins I am the first to have a child. So of course my Aunt's and Uncles had to tease my dad (the baby out of 8) that he was the first Grandparent.

Oh did I mention she Loves the cat??

My crazy child decided to give me a heart attack yesterday. She decided she was ready to climb the stairs like she has been doing it since day one! Before now she has been too short to get both of her legs up to climb up to our landing to even go up the stairs. She climbed up that thing like it was nothing! I'm really happy Cody was home and downstairs to see this HUGE milestone! Ill try to get a video of it and put it up.

Lastly, I may have to stage an intervention here soon. Ginny is an electronic junkie! She LOVES anything electronic weather it be my phone to the computer and even the Ipad. She can already send e-mails on the Ipad! Now while I know electronics are the normal and she will be using them in school, But I want her playing with TOYS. Just like I did. I remember playing barbies for the longest time or My Little Pony. I want her to use her imagination. Go outside and play. I spent most of my days outside playing or playing with some friends around the neighborhood. Anyway, Sprout gets so mad st me when I take her hands off my computer or the Ipad.

Want to know the best part???? She KNOWS better!!!! She knows she is not supposed to touch my computer or the phone or Ipad.

Here are some pictures just because!