10 Month Stats

How is it possible that our sweet baby is already 10 months old? She is so full of personality, and we have so much fun watching her learn and discover new things each and every day.  She definitely knows what she wants and her facial expressions constantly crack us up.  The best part of our girl turning 10 months old is that it is party planning time!  When we weren't at appointments or busy with playing, playing, and more playing during our first week of summer, I was scouring the Internet for ideas to make my vision of the Doodle's 1st Birthday Extravaganza come true!  Sorry,but I am going to have to keep you in suspense about the details for now.

Current stats:

• 15 pounds 7.5 ounces
• 25 1/2 inches long
• Size 6 month clothes
• Size 2 diaper (about to move to size 3)
• 0 teeth (I keep thinking one has to break through any day now)
• Eats four 5-6 ounce bottles a day, in addition to Stage 2 baby foods and rice cereal twice a day

 Happy 10 Months (7 Months Adjusted) Casey Elise!

 It wouldn't be a monthly photo op without a pink bear beat down!

 She was pretty thrilled with her antics

Most Recent Accomplishments:

• Turns at her name
• Rolls both ways consistently (she loves to roll onto her tummy these days)
• Cues when hungry (this is huge people, we have waited over 9 months for this!)
• Sits up almost unsupported
• Smiles and laughs ALL the time
• Constantly making clicking, babbling, and raspberry noises with her mouth (I really need to get this on video) and will often mimic sounds we make
• Waves (on rare occasions)

"Cheese!"

Giggles and grins

 Roly Poly

Loves:

• Mommy and Daddy!
• Her paci (especially her monkey Wubbanub)
• Being lifted up in the air above our heads (always brings on the giggles)
• Her swing (not sure what we are going to do when she outgrows this in the near future...when she gets fussy, it is the quickest way to calm her down)
• Grabbing faces (almost a guarantee that if you get close enough she will try to rearrange your facial features)
• Playing in her Excersaucer
• Taste testing everything (she does not discriminate whether it is edible and non-edible, if she gets her hands on it, it goes straight for the mouth)
• Pulling the cat's hair
• Her toes!
• Exploring and scratching at textures (pillows, my chair, the breathable bumper, and her newest favorite is scratching the paint on the wall next to her changing table - we now have to keep baby mittens on her dresser because the sound resembles nails on a chalkboard...and mommy doesn't do nails on a chalkboard)
• Sticking out her tongue
• Pushing buttons (especially on the remote control)
• Apples and Sweet Potatoes

 Caught the cat by his tail

Enjoying the yummy sun on her Excersaucer

Toes!

Hates: (Luckily this section is pretty short because our kiddo is pretty go with the flow most of the time)

• Sound of my hairdryer (makes her cry almost every time)
• Green Beans and Peas!
• Mornings (this girl rarely wakes up on her own in the morning. Not that I am complaining!)

Here are a few more cute pictures from the week:

 Doing a little light reading

 Trying on her shades (they promptly ended up in her mouth)

 Such a sweet babe

 

Ready for bed!

Enjoying the wrapping from Granddaddy's birthday present (and very red-cheeked from celebrating on the patio in the Texas heat)