Ten Months

At 10 months, I have 2 words for Natalie - quick and busy.  She is into everything and moves from thing to thing to thing constantly.  And she is so fast.  I'm amazed at what she gets into the moment I turn my back.  I know the other two were just her, but how quickly I forget things like this.  She puts everything in her mouth, which the other two didn't do as much.  Any little speck of paper or food is in her mouth instantly.  She is definitely keeping my housekeeping skills honed.

Her sleep habits stink.  She's very restless most nights.  On a good night she's up once to eat then falls right back to sleep.  This has probably happened a handful of times this past month.  She's usually up twice before I even go to bed because she has to burp.  And most nights, one of us ends up sleeping on the couch with her.  It's probably time to make her cry-it-out, but we're too exhausted to even think about that right now.

She's been eating 3 square meals of solids now.  We're also introducing table foods.  Her favorite is bread, but will try anything.

Overall, she's pretty easy to read.  If she's fussing she has a dirty diaper, is hungry or tired.  And if it's not one of those three, she just wants to be held.  She is pretty content to play on the floor with toys and explore her surroundings.

She is always full of smiles and LOVES her Daddy.  It's so fun to watch her chase him around the house like a little puppy dog.  So cute!

Her tricks include clapping, waving and flushing the toilet.  She loves to flush the toilet which is so annoying and such a waste of water.  If the bathroom door is left open that's where she can be found.  She's starting to babble a bit more, but really isn't too vocal yet.  Two habits we could do away with are biting and pinching.  The biting has become quite regular and it hurts like crazy.  Our natural reaction is to yelp, which scares Natalie who then collapses in a puddle of tears.  Such drama!  It's so hard to get a 10 month old to understand that biting is NOT ok!  Her pinchers work quite well, too.  When she gets a grip on you it's hard to get her to release.  Ouch!  Basically, she's a pill.

And she's out....that's enough sitting still for this photo shoot.