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September 7, 2003
So, it has been a nice week for us. Nothing too exciting. Emma is 9 months old now. She weighed 15 lbs 13oz at her check-up. Her weight gain has always been poor, but she is staying consistently in the 10th percentile. She is such a sweetheart. Ray and I are so smitten with her. I suppose everyone is with their baby. I guess I am because I've forgotten what Maddie was like as a baby and I want to savor every moment. She's just been such a sweet baby. Anyway, she continues to be laid back. She hasn't tried to pull-up, or cruise. She can get from sitting to crawling w/ some effort but it's like she relearns everytime. She can't get to sitting by herself. Is this normal? I know every baby is different and will do things in their own time but Maddie was talking and nearly walking at this age. I haven't made any connection with her that I think she knows what certain words mean. Usually I could care less, but sometimes I get a little worried. I don't know why, because I don't think anything is wrong with her. I didn't even mention it at her check-up. The Dr. seemed pleased that she could army crawl and sit up.
Anyway, Maddie is doing well. She seems to be scared of things this week. I left her at a friends house and she was scared of all the cars and bugs outside. She freaked out when she saw a tractor at this peach festival we went to. It broke my heart to see her so upset. But we had a great time there and she forgot all about it. She always seems to be in a phase of some sort so I am sure this too will pass. She wrote Emma tonight. I thought that was so exciting. I asked her to write E,M,M,A and she did. I thought she knew how to write only Q, T, O, and a small A.
We were thinking of sending her to pre-school now instead of waiting untill next year but decided not to. She won't be three until December. I am sending her to a Montessori pre-school in January but they told me they had an opening now and that she could come. I wasn't emotionally prepared to send her yet. It's 3 days a week. I want to enjoy the fall and winter with her and all the fun things to do. Then she can go. Most of my friends are sending their kids though, but we'll wait.
Well, I guess I 'll say I would love to hear from people on my TTM board. I would like to get to know everyone and see what you think. Or if anyone shares similar experiences with me. I will try to post on others as well. Maybe next time I'll write more about my pregnancy and birth experiences. I don't know if you're supposed to but it's nice to remember. I hope everyone has a nice week.
Take care,
Jess
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