Happy 9 month birthday Kaylee! Happy New Years Eve!

Okay, so this poor doll got more brutal treatment. Jackson bit her hand and left two puncture marks. Oh well, shouldn't hurt Kaylee's ability to enjoy her new Christmas toy!

Sometimes Kaylee says things that seem like a fluke. I've recorded past instances of this but yesterday she wanted to stand next to the window and look outside. I knocked on the window and said "Knock, Knock." Then she said "Knock, Knock" right afterwards. We tried to get her to do it again but she couldn't / wouldn't. Eric heard it too and was like..."Did you just hear.... what I just heard?"

I was reading on a growth chart that most babies can say Mama by 8 months, but neither the word mama or dada would be directed at a person in particular. I'm sad she hasn't said it yet, but hopefully it's just around the corner. Eric's sister and I were talking during our vacation about those growth charts and how they can get parents pretty spooked about their babies development when kids do differ from each other so much. Eric's grandpa was telling a funny story about how Eric's Dad's first word was "Pocketbook." Boy that must have shocked them to hear. It evidently got such a reaction from family that he kept on repeating it, "pocketbook, pocketbook, pocketbook..."

Anyways, be well and safe today on New Years. The roads are much better here today. Yesterday Eric stayed at a coworkers house until 7 to avoid any traffic home from work because things were so bad. We were all so exhausted last night that we were all in bed by 9. This was particularly shocking for Eric. Kaylee slept about 12 hours with intermittent wakings to nurse. I think that's the longest she's ever gone. Hopefully we will be a more fun and active family tonight for New Year's Eve (but I highly doubt it, we'll probably just relax). You relax too!