10 months

10 months 

January 12th weight: 19 lb 10 oz back up to the 64th percentile!

Someone is on the verge of talking! There have been a few isolated incidents :) Once was when she was poking Finn in the eye and saying "eye", and the other time she said what sounded exactly like, "hi dada!" as Luke walked into the bathroom. It often sounds like she says Hi, so we will see if that's what it really is! Mostly, she points and says "Uhh! Uhh!" until we figure out what she wants. I also think she has said "mama" a couple times!

She identifies nose, mouth, and eyes on me while she's nursing. 

She pushes up to her hands and knees from her belly and look so close to crawling! She can also push backward from that position to her knees occasionally and can straighten her legs out. Once, she sat up from lying on her back by rolling to the side and pushing up like we practice! Time to drop the crib mattress! She is finally showing an interest in pulling herself up too. 

Favorite foods: cheese, broccoli, pomegranate seeds, chicken apple sausage, ravioli, beans

Dislikes: green beans, being spoonfed instead of finger foods 

She is starting to understand pretend play - she now pretends to talk on the phone using whatever is near her when someone says hello. Ahhhh-dorable. We had never introduced the concept before Christmas (when she received a few toys that included phones) and within a week she has mastered the concept. 

Over the week of New Years she is really gaining strength and working toward pulling up and standing unassisted. I'm actually a little worried, in a good way, she won't qualify for Early Interventions now! 

Her separation anxiety is improving as is her fear of loud noises and motors (blender, food processor, vacuum) but he nose blowing still puts her over the edge ;)

She shows so much more interested in her books during story time, but has also decided she loves chewing and eating her board books. 

Speaking of chewing, she has five teeth now - she got her second front tooth (December 28) and her fifth tooth overall (next to the left front tooth) on January 1st. I don't think I mentioned it last month but her 3rd tooth, left front, came in November 28. 

Christmas was incredible and deserves it's own post. This little girl was spoiled rotten and is so loved! 

Sleep. We have made huge strides! She sleeps through the night many nights now, but also still wakes on a regular basis. Bedtime is around 7, later if she had a late nap, and earlier if she didn't nap enough. She almost always wakes between 5 and 6 to nurse, and goes back to sleep until 730 or 8. She has been waking between 1030 and 1130 at night and there's a 50/50 chance she can go back to sleep on her own. Naps are 1-2 hours, usually around 10 and 230.