10 months

I've been putting off writing MG's 10 month update because we have been so busy we have had no time to take her 10 month pictures.

I decided that since she has now been 10 months for a week, it's time to update, so bear with me as I have no pictures. I'm relying solely on my words, hoepfully you'll forgive me. :)


What the little bear has been up to:

Well, you know how I've been saying that she is so close to walking?! Well, now she is even closer! Last Thursday, on her 10 month "birthday" she took her first step!! I was in awe. It was the funniest thing. She stood up, looked over at me, gave me the biggest grin and giggle and then stepped her right foot out in front of her, looked at me and smiled real big, and stepped her left foot out to her right and let out the biggest squeal and then just sat down. She didn't fall, she just sat. It was if she was saying I just want you to know that I can do it, even though I'm not going to do it all the time. It definitely surprised me. I was just thinking that same day on the way to pick her up that it would probably be awhile before she took her first step because she has been crawling for so long and is so good (and fast!) at it! I had read someone's blog about their baby walking and that baby waited until 10 months to crawl and then walking shortly followed. I had convinced myself that since MG had become a master crawler at 6 months that she would just stick with it. Boy did she prove me wrong. MG, I won't doubt your ability anymore!! She didn't take another step until last night in which she took almost FIVE steps! Leading me to a saying that us mommies say so often, "they just grow so fast!" She has definitely chosen to keep crawling as her method of transportation to one thing she can't have to another, but she is definitely practicing her walking skills and I couldn't be prouder.

On to the pretty much the cutest thing she has ever done to date...she learned how to wave. Y'all it is so darn cute. She waves and says "bye bye". Its adorable. for real. Hopefully soon I will catch it on video. Every time I get the camera out she totally shuts down and I can't get her to do anything! I'm going to have to set up a hidden camera to catch her in the action of walking and talking!

She has started to eat a little table food. It is definitely going to be a challenge for me with the transition from baby food to table food, being that I don't cook that often or eat very healthy. Luckily for me, she eats just about anything you put in front of her! I'm going to work on cooking more and eating better. I just know you guys reading this want to send me some of your fabulous and easy receipes right?!?

She got her 8th tooth. She has so many teeth. I feel so blessed that teething hasn't been to terribly awful for me and MG. She pretty much just gets super clingy and won't sleep by herself, which I don't mind, any excuse to cuddle with my bear girl!

The most annoying endearing thing she has started doing is throwing stuff. She will take out her pacifier (even when she wants it!) and throw it on the ground then pitch a fit for me to pick it up. It was cute the first couple of times, now, not so much, though I still love her just as much! The most dramatic example of this new hobby she's picked up occurred when we took a boat out on Lake Lanier last weekend. She decided she wanted to throw her pacifier out the boat while I was holding her. Yeah, that pacifier is never coming back. She then proceeded to throw a FULL bottle of Dr. Pepper out the boat. Doesn't she know Dr. Pepper is like crack to me?! Nevertheless, we all got a kick out of it.

The sweetest thing she has learned how to do is give kisses. It melts me everytime y'all. She gives the best slobbery, open mouth kisses! She is a mess but I love every minute I spend with her.

More of what she is up to:
She loves drinking out a straw, she loves bath time, she won't watch Baby Einstein (she can't sit still that long!), she loves her big pink ball I got her and chases it around the house, she loves trying to put things back together and put things inside of other things, she doesn't like cold water, she loves smiling, and she loves her Mom and I love her too.

I promise to have pictures soon. I can't believe in 2 months we will be celebrating her first birthday!