10 Months Old

The baby of the family is 10 months old this week. She can do so many things on her own. In fact, she is ahead of the boys and their development at the same age. She is accomplishing gross motor skills about a month ahead of what they did. She can crawl on all fours, fast!

She is a girl on the go!

"I know my name."

"I make silly faces and stick my tongue out a lot."

"I LOVE my brothers."

"Just gorgeous."

"This week I started standing on my own for a few seconds.
Boy, do my brothers and sisters get excited when I do this.
They clap and cheer."

"I can stand for a few seconds....

...and then I go kerplop!"

"I wave hello and good-bye."

"Kind of busy here, did you want something?"

"Look Mom, only one hand."

We love her hair. Her curl down the middle is fun.

She can get just about everything she wants now.

Silly faces.

Lots of personality.

She can say "Mama" and sign "more." She says hi and waves bye-bye. She talks all the time which is a blessing since both her brothers have had speech delays. She likes to eat a variety of foods although right now she prefers to feed herself and uses a sippy cup nicely.

She has discovered that she can command 10 people's attention at the kitchen table and make them all laugh hysterically. She has the best belly laugh going.

Her favorite trick is to crawl to the couch, pull herself up and bite the toe of an unsuspecting family member. She's thinks that is hysterical. It hurts. Trust me, those two little baby teeth are razor sharp.

We love her and are blessed to be able to watch her grow and experience all the firsts this year has brought.