Watch Me Grow...10 months!

It's official...the whole Tigger posing pictures are done. We can no longer lay her down to get a picture without tears, blurry pictures, or happy baby and Mommy. I think this was also about the same time we stopped with Greg! Crazy. I cannot believe my sweet girl is already 10 months old. I have started planning the first birthday party, and it just seems as if yesterday we were brining her home for the first time. Time flies...

So what is Miss Maria up to lately?

*Not sure what she weights or how tall she is...I will guess 21 pounds and around 29 inches.

*Maria wears size 9 months clothes.

*She is in size 3 diapers, but we will move her into the size 4s when we finish the 3s we have.

*Maria eats only table food now and her bottle. She has a bottle in the afternoon (6-8 ounces) and one in the evening with oatmeal in it (8 ounces). She no longer eats/wants baby food. She is all about table food and has loved everything she has tried. Some of her favorites: grilled cheese, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, bananas, applesauce, chicken nuggets...she really has not had anything she did not like!

*Maria still naps 3 times a day! :-) One morning nap for 45 min-90min, an afternoon nap for about 2 hours, and a later afternoon nap for about an hour! She sleeps through the night like a champ! We have never had issues with sleep! PRAISE GOD!

*Maria is a great crawler.

*Maria stands on her own. She pulls up on everything.

*Maria has taken 1-2 steps several times, but no more than that! She is soooo close to walking on her own. She can hold onto anything and walk very well. She can even push Greg's toy lawnmower and walk with it without a problem!

*Maria waves hi and bye! Whenever she hears the phrase bye bye, she starts to wave.

*Maria is getting more interested in books!

*She loves to play with Greg, and is beginning to show more frustration when Greg takes things from her.

*She also is very good at making Greg angry by taking things from him.

*She falls asleep to her dog Violet playing lullabies.

*Maria smiles all of the time.

*Maria does not really get it when we tell her no. We really have to move her away from the situation. When we just say no, she looks back and smiles.

*She is beginning to understands object permanence.

*Maria says and uses mama and dada with the correct person!

*Maria also says no, no, no....but does not always use it in the correct context!

*Maria has two bottom teeth...others must be coming soon, though!

*Maria had her first cold this month. She was all congested in her chest and coughing, but really never lost her sweet disposition...she just would not let you put her down. at all.

*She loves to have her teeth brushed.

*She gets excited and kicks when she gets into her high chair and we put her bib on.

*Maria is a climber.

(she pushed the chair over on her own, climbed on it, stood in it, and reached...all on her own!)

It has been a joy to be a part of these milestones. I can hardly believe it has been 10 months already! She is such a sweet, easy, laid back baby! We are so blessed to have her in our lives!