Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

What I love about you at 10 months....

Your first double digit month! It's been a really great month. The weather has gotten warmer so it's been nice to get outside more. You have really grown up a lot this past month. You respond to your names are even starting to grasp certain concepts like yes and no and when I have bottle it's time to eat. I'm a little sad that you're growing so fast, but I love that you're becoming such BIG little ladies. You are precious and I love seeing your smiling faces every single day. To know that I have 3 little girls makes me feel so blessed. I love you more each day and want nothing more than to see you happy. 

  • You had your first Easter, and even though we forgot to take you to see the Easter Bunny (#parentfail) you had a great time at church, at Mimi and Papaw's house where we also celebrated B's birthday and you tried icing from the cookie cake!, and at Susie and Eric's house. 
  • Well, like I mentioned in the last post, at 9 months we started sleep training... and it actually worked! After 5-6 nights of crying it out, you now sleep through the night 11-12 hours straight. (7pm - 6 or 7am) You have slept through the night completely for the last month! 
  • When you do wake up in the morning, sometimes you cry, but most of the time you are just "talking" to each other. When we open the door to get you out you stand up, get really happy and bounce up and down in your crib... Love it! 
  • And thanks to the wonderful sleep you're getting, your daytime routine has really fallen into place. Wake at 6:30 or 7, bottle at 7/7:30, breakfast solids at 8:30, nap around 9/9:30, bottle at 10:30, lunch solids at 11:30, nap at 1/1:30, bottle when you wake up, dinner solids at 5/5:30 and then a bottle before bed at 6:45/7. The only thing that will make it even better is when your solids are at the same time as your bottle and the day isn't so broken up.... soon!
  • You generally take naps at 9/9:30 and 1/1:30.
  • Sophie likes to sway when she hears music... but Sydnie never does, which I find REALLY interesting!
  • When we sit down on the floor, you love to crawl right for us, moaning and groaning the whole way (think zombies sounds)
  • You still don't have any teeth. :(
  • We are still introducing you to table food – you like oranges, grapes and crackers. But we are kind of lazy about it because you like mum-mums and puffs way too much!
  • After your 9 month check up, we were given the green light to introduce you to whole milk. We put 1-2 oz of whole milk in each bottle!
  • We have started using Aquafor on your face and it has helped your bumpy skin so much.
  • In the mornings, after we change diapers we put you in the floor, pull out the big rolling bin of you toys and you go to town pulling them all out. Keeps you content for a few minutes at least. 
  • You say two "words" - mama and dada, and even though dada came first, mama came right after. :) 
  • Now that you are pros at holding your own bottles, feeding time has gotten SO much easier. If there is just one of us, we usually just lay one of you down on a boppy so you can feed yourself and then we feed the other. This has been gamechanging!
  • You are pretty much over the exersaucer, but still enjoy the jenny jumper! You sometimes even push around a walker or the laundry basket. 
  • You cruise around furnitute like a breeze, sometimes getting from one end of a room to the other without ever crawling or sitting down. 
  • Most of the time you pull up on something to stand, but you're also able to stand up all on your own and let go! You only do it for 4-5 seconds at a time, but it's only a matter of time before you perfect your balance and realize you can take steps!
  • You hate being constrained... high chair, car seat, strollers, even being held in someone's lap for extended periods of time. You like to be on the go and moving around! However, there have been some times where you've been in your stroller for extended periods of time (Panoply and the Bloomin' Festival) and you actually did really well, even drinking your bottles on your own!
  • You shake your heads no and yes, usually in sync, and it's adorable. I *think* that you've even started shaking it no, when we tell you "no" - like when you are making a beeline for the dog bowl. It's hard to believe that you are starting to comprehend concepts like this.
  • Boy, if I thought you were wiggle worms last month, this month you are twice as bad. Changing and dressing you is impossible, I'm just thankful that onsies are easier to put on than the footies... and shorts and shirts, and dresses are even easier. Thank you warm weather! 
  • You hate shoes. Period.
  • You love playing with toys right now... balls, rattles, blocks, musical instruments, activity tables, the play kitchen, food and dishes... and anything of Sadie's. 
  • You had your first night away from home! (4/28/12) - you stayed with Mimi and Papaw. You slept so good and were on your best behavior! YAY!
  • You put EVERYTHING in your mouth! If there is anything on the floor that shouldn't be you put it in your mouth. Grass and rocks outside. And as much as I hate to admit it, even dog food. If you are in the kitchen you go straight for the dog bowl. 
  • You are intrigued by Rascal. You like to let him kiss you on the mouth, but as we learned with Sadie, there's really no way to prevent this.... and she turned out just fine. 
  • We have planned and are so excited about our beach trip this month... you are going to have so much fun!
  • You love it when Sadie plays with you. You get so tickled when she takes toys from you (and will hate the day when this actually makes you scream or cry). She can make you laugh just by looking at you, smiling at you or jumping up and down. These are some of the best moments right now. You also love being in her room... I think this is something that will continue for a long time. :) 
  • Daddy changed the car seats in his car from the infant/bucket seats to convertible seats.. what big girls! 
  • You love going to school and church, and so far we haven't really witnessed any separation anxiety. And you definitely love all of your family... you go to them easily!
  • While bath time is tricky with 3 girls, you all love it! You realize that you can move your arms around a lot and make big splashes... not so fun for mommy and daddy! :)