The Lizzie Kat News: Update

Monday, March 23, 2009

Update

Hi there. It's been a while since I posted to the blog. Indeed, time is scarce these days.

The lizard had her 4 month checkup earlier today. The visit to the doctor was very much a routine visit: weigh-in, checkup, shots, screaming. She weighed in at 15 3/4 lbs and measured 25 1/2 inches. She is still a big girl. Beyond that, there isn't much to report from the doc.

For the next couple months, Lizzie's world should be "more of the same." She shouldn't start eating solid foods for another 2 months, and hopefully she won't start teething until well after then. Most kids start making ga- and ba- sounds around 6 months old as well. In the meantime, she still needs lots more tummy time, and practice sitting up. Hopefully she will soon learn to roll from front to back.

Cheers.

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Firsts

Laugh: 3.75 months

Hand to hand pass: 3.75 months

Rolling Over (btf): 3.5 months (ftb): 4.5 months

Sitting up unassisted: 6 months

Teeth: 6.5 months (bottom pair)

Peek-a-boo: 6.5 months

Solid food: 6 months

Push up to Sitting: 7 months

Crawling: 7.5 months

Undeniable babbling: 7.5 months

Pull to Standing: 8.5 months

Wave: 8.5 months

Clapping: 8.5 months

Standing in Crib: 9 months

Sharing: 9 months

Drinking from open cup (with mess): 9-10 months

Cruising: 9-10 months

Standing (no hands, indefinitely): 9-10 months

Words: 10-11 months "Kee Kah" (cat), "da da" (daddy), "Ah- dah" (all done), "Ma ma" (ambiguous), "Cocoa" (her bear)

Walking with minimal assistance: 10-11 months

Pointing: 11 months

Steps: 12 months (on the day!)

Signing update (15 months): All done, bye bye, hat, banana, sleep, eat, cereal, milk, more (constantly!), hot, wash hands/clean, book

More words (15 months): No/neh; "na na" (banana); uh-oh; hat; hot; "crah-kah" (cracker); cheese, peas, rice, shoes (all sort of sound the same "zeeeeshs"); Go! (another favorite); "Ga-ma" (grandma)

More spoken words (19 months, selected): juice, dog, monkey, gorilla, mouse, bear, bunny, duck, bird, fish, turtle, owl, chicken, cow, hummus, watermelon, nuts, nice, get up, sun, day, rain, wind, "I like" (very popular and remarkably clear), night night, girl, boy, balloon, doll, baby, bibi (her pacifier), me! (said with great enthusiasm), do (as in "I do", while nodding yes), bath, bubbles, outside, leaf, flower, bus, bike, boat, ball, water, avocado ("cado"), cous cous, pasta, bug, book, read, pee, poop, potty, tomato, olive, blocks, bucket, lego, cookie, ice cream ("icccce"), coat, pants, socks, diaper, wet, stuck, help, granola, crayons, cucumber, carrot, beans, "gaya bibbis" (granola with berries), bowl, bib, dirty, clean, hands, nose, ear, mouth, hair, chin, teeth, neck, belly button, feet, legs, toes, fingers, earrings, barette, glasses... and many many more

Object in Nose (mulch): 23 months, 1 week

Pigtails: 23 months, 3 weeks

Pee in potty (frequent): 23 months, 3 weeks

Poop in potty: 24 months

Words update (2 years): It's official -- no more updates necessary. Lizzie uses full sentences, some articles, possessives and plurals, some tenses (usually past tense). She has an enormous vocabulary and labels everything (for instance, in Go Dog Go, she points out "rollerskates, jackhammer, shovel, pick axe, baseball, cannon, trampoline, etc.) -- if we name something more than once or twice, she remembers the word. (So yeah, we need to watch what we say!) Lizzie also understands spelling in a fwe cases. c-double-o-k-i-e is no longer safe to spell! (nor is p-a-r-k).

Signing update (2years): Lizzie now knows all of the signs in Volumes 1-12 of Baby signing time. M guess is that she has about 200 signs. She still signs quite often, but since we're the only ones who sign with her, I'm guessing it'll taper off in time with school, friends, etc. We still find signing very useful for non-verbal communication.