10 Months & a BIG SCARE

Two bottom teeth in full-effect, with 4 more coming in on the top

Sadie is now 10 months old...and with that we got the hugest scare of our lives.  The three of us were driving home from the Damien fundraiser car wash (for Eddie K) and going to make a stop at Sam's Club to buy Sadie's soy formula, when all of a sudden we both heard a strange noise coming from the back seat.  We turned, and Sadie seemed to be CHOKING.  The whole incident is quite a blur because it all happened so fast. But basically Vail pulled over, and as he was pulling over I jumped into the back and took her out of her car seat.  As I was taking her out, I could see her hair pin in her mouth so I pulled it out, and as I did that she simultaneously vomited.  I'm actually not sure if she really was choking, or she was gagging from the pin hitting her throat, but either way.....it's a lesson learned (that should have been avoided) but will never happen again.  RULE #1 for riding in the car: NO eating or playing with any small objects (or having any objects that are accessible to baby)!  Needless to say, we skipped the trip to Sam's and went straight home to clean up / change clothes.  On the drive home, Sadie was still sobbing a bit and while I was telling her "mommy shouldn't leave the pin in your hair, mommy won't do that anymore," she kept turning her head side to side saying "no, no, no, no"....so hopefully she's learned her lesson as well  :]

GRINDER

A few days ago, I freaked out when I heard the sound of rocks clanging together....coming from Sadie's mouth!  I checked out her mouth throughly and was puzzled when I did not find any foreign objects, so I concluded that it was my imagination playing tricks on me.  Fast forward to two days later...I heard the sounds again, and then realized that she is sprouting new teeth from her upper gums, and she was GRINDING her teeth!  AIYA!

Just to be sure it wasn't a problem, I gave our dentist's office a call and according to Aunty Shari, the grinding is nothing to be concerned about, it is "just Sadie's way of releasing stress and tension"....what stress and tension?....she gives US stress and tension!  LOL.  This whole grinding thing just reinforces what we all know about her....she is very inTENSE!   :)

Update: there are FOUR teeth coming out on the top!...that's a lot of grinding!

Big girl stuff...

A few weekends ago we were at Bryce's first birthday party where there was no shortage of babies and toddlers.  There was so much to catch up on with all of our friends...some of whom have also recently made the extreme life change of becoming parents.  While you try not to compare your child to others, it's hard not to notice developmental differences in them.  Well....there was one baby there (Kanoe's daughter, Kaimi)  that was only 7 months old....and she....was drinking from a cup w/ a straw!  OMG / LOL, I felt like Sadie was so "behind."  But low and behold....Sadie can do it, she just hadn't tried it until now!!

Trickster

Can't believe she actually did some of her tricks for me, although you can tell she is somewhat reluctant to!  She must have REALLY appreciated her dinner tonight!  (Thanks to tech-savvy Aunty Jenn....I now have a trick of my own to get these videos to come out nicer!)

9 Month Physical

Wearing 18 month clothes!

Sadie had a great visit with her pediatrician today....she gave the doctor a BIG smile and got really excited when she came into the exam room.  She grew to 28.25 inches ~70% (crazy when you think about it.....almost 10 inches since she was born!!), and weighed in at 17 lb 13.5 oz (not sure what percentile this was, but a little on the light side).

Health wise everything checked out fine.  Dr. Tim Sing also observed her for awhile and noted her doing a few things, including: sitting up steady, clasping her hands together, standing while holding onto something, using index finger and thumb to grab a small object, and babbling a bit.   After the exam, she had her first blood test and her first TB test, which wasn't too traumatic.

Just a few notes on Sadie at 9 months old:
- crawls all over, and pulls up on everything (can you say fingerprints?....everywhere!)
- sleep: goes to bed at around 7 pm and sleeps till 7 am and takes 2 naps per day (1-2 hours each)...but will NOT fall asleep if there's "action" around her (why couldn't we have one of those babies that fall asleep during parties, LOL)
- hates to be carried when she's tired (just wants to be put down to soothe herself....can't complain there)
- starting to "dance" to music (Uncle Corey claims she likes reggae like her daddy)
- described as "intense" by several people (definitely not a cruiser)
- can do dram-dram, konji-konji, dori-dori, high five, wave hi and bye-bye, & say mum-mum....when she feels like it (which is hardly ever)
- hums along when you sing "pearly shells"
- 3 words to describe her:
      stubborn, fun/funny, nuts (mommy)
      happy, energetic, stubborn (daddy)
      perceptive, strong (mind & body), lovable (grandpa)
      stubborn, energetic, sassy (grammie)
      mohawk, Minn, easy (gramps)
      friendly, smart, pretty (aunty shanti)
      lil vail, fearless, sweetie (uncle corey)
      happy, cute, observant (aunty jenn)

And her first WORD is....

Not MAMA, and not DADA either!  Already being politically correct, and fair to both parents, Sadie decided her first word will be MUM-MUM!  So cute, she starts saying "mum-mum-mum-mum" when she's hungry, especially when she wants her milk!

Grandma Minn

Today is the 2nd anniversary since mom's passing.  While she is no longer here physically, her memory lives on with us.  Sadie loves looking at grandma's picture...and as she grows up, she will learn about grandma and how she would have LOVED her.