11th month

10 Months Old

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(I know it's the same outfit. I use to be so much better at coordinating this.)

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(Couldn't decide between the two 47 week pictures, so I put them both.)

Here's the highlights:

Two new teeth!  That makes 8 total.  

She is becoming more picky about what she eats.  She is not liking cereal any more.  If I had a dollar for every bowl she tried to kick, pull, push, flip out of my hand... I'm trying to find more new things to feed her.  Wish me luck.  She wants to eat what we are eating - for the most part (she didn't like the sweet and sour sauce on the rice).

She is beginning to play with purpose - she put a block on the window ledge, then picked up another and put it next to it and so forth and so on until she had a nice straight row.  Then she began to stack on top of the row.  She has started to organize the shape blocks by color.   She has even started to try and put things away - put toys back in my diaper bag or back in the container it came out of.  That's my girl! Mama's so proud!  

Her sleeping skills have made great headway.  But we as parents have learned a thing or two:
One binky in the crib at night is not as good as FOUR;
Rebekah's door should remain closed at night;
Front door opening will wake up baby; etc.
Oh, and we have also learned the difference in crying:

'cause she wants her binky: 

"wah, wah, moan, wah, WAH, wah, moan... sniff... 

(clink of the binky as she fumbles to put it in her mouth...) 

Zzzzz...." 

'cause something is wrong:

"WAAAAHHHHH!"(repeated several times and increases dramatically in volume 

until parent comes in and comforts, then it gradually decreases...).  

She is starting to take bigger more confident steps, but has not walked without having something to hold on to (coffee table, mama's pants, etc).  

And finally, she definitely knows what she wants.  If only I could understand her.  My amazing sister-in-law teaches signs to her babies.  I have been trying to do the same, however, despite my ability to confidently teach 90 middle school choir students at once, I find that one 10 month old is more than I can handle.  But I'm certainly having fun while I try.

I love to see her personality coming through.  And believe me, it is.

Oh, and a shout out to my amazing husband.  He always saves the day when I feel I'm gonna loose it.  What a sweet man I married!  And he's nice to look at too!