Well I am now a little over 10 months old!! Quite a bit has happened since my last post. I now have 6 teeth; 4 on top and 2 on the bottom. I am also working on 2 more teeth coming in on the bottom, so I will have my matching 4 on top and 4 on bottom. I am very much enjoying being able to use my teeth to much on things:) As of a couple of weeks ago I stopped eating my mom's food she mills for me. My mom thought it might be because I was sick, but no I just wanted to eat like a big girl. After the the second day or so my mom was so exasperated with me she decided to heat up some chicken and squash and rice and put it on my tray and I just went for it. I was very happy and focused and this is what I was trying to tell my mom; it just took a while for her to figure it out. This week I had my first BBQ experience at Rudy's and I ate turkey, brisket and baked beans. I was a happy, messy baby!
I am officially mobile...I was pulling up on all kinds of furniture before I started crawling. I started crawling at about 8 1/2 months and everyone thought it was very cute how cautious I was at first. Now I speed crawl and you can hear me coming. I keep my parents and family very busy. I crawl, pull up, cruise and stand and steady myself. Today I believe I probably wore my mom out. I either wanted to stand and be right beside mom or I wanted her to walk around with me. I started walking around quite well with help a couple of weeks ago at Playgroup and that is one of my new obsessions. Everyone thinks it is very cute that sometimes I look like I am marching because I really bring my knees up when taking steps. I have started to look slightly more graceful; at least I think so. My other obsession is the stairs; I crawled up with my mom following right behind me. Last week was a very busy week for mommy and daddy, but mostly mommy. That is all I wanted to do; mommy could distract me for about 10 minutes tops and then I was back at the stairs. Now miraculously there is a gate at the stairs and I was none too happy to realize I couldn't make a trip up the stairs. Mommy is much more relaxed now I have noticed.
I have also been saying "dada" and "mama", but I started saying "dada" first and still say that more often. I stared saying "mama" Easter Sunday! I have to say my mom acted a bit silly about the entire thing and still does. I also say "nana" and many other small words, but I am still keeping up conversation with anyone and everyone who will listen.
I have also enjoyed all of the attention I receive from the dogs while I eat. They sit/lay at my high chair hoping I miss my mouth; which I still do on a pretty regular basis. Speaking of animals our family also made their first trip to the zoo and Aunt Abigail joined us. It was a great time seeing all types of animals. My favorite was the black leopard; I watched it as it passed back and forth in front of the window. I also really enjoyed the fish and the monkeys. I was pointing and "talking" up a storm. So many new things to see. It was great and we were all pooped at the end of our visit. We are looking forward to more visits in the future!! This is a fun time for me because I am learning and exploring so much! I hope this blog finds everyone well!!
