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The Sandersons

The Sandersons


What I love about you at 10 months...

It's so hard to believe that you are 10 months old... only 2 months shy of a year! My little girl is growing up so fast.

Here's what I love about you at 10 months:

  • You're still taking 2 naps a day, which is a blessing. It lets us to get stuff down around the house like cleaning bottles, laundry, and taking our own naps.
  • That your initials are the same as your Aunt Joann that passed away this month - before she passed, she gave you her monogram broach and you wore it to her funeral.
  • Your two bottom teeth came in this month and they are so cute. You use them to bite of bites of crackers and puffs.
  • You play really well with other kids, like the kids at daycare, your cousins Zoe, Elisabeth, and Olivia, and friends Bella and Shelley.
  • We went to the beach again and you LOVED it! You loved sitting in your "recliner in the ocean",  splashing around in your pool on the beach, and playing with shells that Grandpa and Dad found for you.
  • The "ooh" sound you make when you get excited or see something you like.
  • While we were at the beach you started saying "ducky" and "uh-oh" after I said them. This blew me away - you are so smart!
  • You mastered how to pick up food between your thumb and finger and then put it in your mouth.
  • You're getting lots of table food, and when we sit down to eat, you're worse than Rascal at begging for food. :)
  • You love to wave, clap, and flail your arms around when you're excited.
  • Hearing you babble in your crib after you wake up from your nap.
  • You get so excited when you see us making your bottle or bringing your plate of food to you. You are such a good eater and usually drink all your bottle and eat all your solid food.
  • The look on your face when I pick you up from daycare - it makes it all worth it.
  • When you snuggle up with me and watch cartoons (this is very rare so I soak it up when it happens)
  • When you bottle makes a gurgling noise and it makes you laugh.
  • You are so good for babysitters - this comforts us on the off chance we decide to have a date night.
  • When I'm not in the same room as you and I call your name - you crawl and come find me.
  • I love when you come visit me at work - all my coworkers just fawn all over you!
  • We've had to start telling you "no" when you do something that might hurt you (tugging on power cords or unstable furniture) and you've started mocking us... "nah-nah-nah"
  • You babble all the time: dadada, mama, uh-oh, baba, nah-nah, bop, bob, and papa
  • You love being in the swimming pool. You like the balls, rings, shell, and the turtle themometer. Sometimes you lean back in your float and you look so relaxed!
  • You've gotten brave enough to let go when you stand up - and sometimes you stand up on your own for 10-15 seconds.
  • You made a card for dad for Father's Day. It had your handprint, footprint, and a picture of you on it.
  • You have your own little toy and play area in our living room and you like to take every toy out of the drawers.
  • You still love bathtime but sometimes it tough getting you to stay seated. :)
  • That everyday I'm more and more amazed by your love, your beauty, and thinking about the next month to come.