8 Months Old

Ok so i started this awhile ago, just have had no ambition to finish. 

8 months ago today Kylee was born.  It was definitely a day that i won't forget.  What was supposed to be a joyous and exciting time quickly turned into something devastating to us.  But as the initial shock of the down syndrome diagnosis wore off and despite the heart defects the devastation quickly subsided and she was just a sweet and precious baby.   Fast forward to today and although i am well aware of the fact that she has down syndrome, it doesn't define who she is.  She is such a sweet, happy baby.  Yes she has therapies every week and visits the dr's offices more often than not.  Yes there is worry about the future for her.  And yes there will always be worries about her heart even though it has been repaired.  But all this quickly goes to the back of my mind when she gives you one of her great big smiles.  As a friend and a heart mom to her son Nicholas who also has down syndrome, Lisa said the world would be a better place if everyone had a son like her Nicholas and i feel the same way about Kylee.

So Kylee has definitely changed since her surgery.  She has alot more energy, she has gained about 2 pounds and is now up to 16 lbs 12oz.  Her new favorite things to do are rolling from her back to her stomach, blowing raspberries, and babbling alot.  She is still working on getting her bottom tooth which is almost through.

Now she has been doing awesome with sitting.  She can sit for a few minutes at a time, sometimes a little wobbly and sometimes not all the way up, but nonetheless she is sitting!  Her therapist was thrilled with how well she is doing, she was expecting some regression from her surgery.  She has also tried scooting on her tummy a little which is a start to crawling.  Also, she is loving her feet.  She will get her feet up to her mouth sometimes both at the same time.

Kate had her birthday party at Chuckee Cheese this past weekend when Uncle Mike, Aunt Nicole, and cousin Austen were here.  Although that place was crazy, she had fun.  She definitely had fun with her cousin and was sad when he left.  Her teachers at school are really amazed at how well she can read.  She can not only read short words, but she can also read the bigger words as well.  It is so amazing at how much she can read.  She has been reading books to us at night instead of us reading to her.

Here are a few recent pics.

she chewed on her bib so much, she fell asleep

doesn't look like she has a problem with eating, does it?

looks like she is posing

i tried to get some shots of her sitting, this is the best i could do.

not sure what this face is

Kate reading to herself