10 MONTHS OLD TODAY!

Dear Nevaeh,

You are 10 months old today!  Wow!  Time keeps flying by!  You seem to be growing right on track, but no pediatrician's appointment to verify your weight and length this time.  You still weigh around 19 1/2 pounds....since you are growing and not gaining (which is normal at this stage) you have lost all of your baby fat....No more baby fat rolls on your arms and legs and your feet are not as chubby as they used to be....we can even get shoes on you now! Makes me a little sad because I know you will be a toddler and no longer a baby in a blink of an eye!  You can still wear 9 month clothes comfortably and size 3 diaper and size 3 or 4 shoe depending on the style.  You still only have two teeth (bottom), but we can see both upper front teeth ready to pop through any day now.  You have had a really tough time cutting these this past month with fevers and fussiness!  Hopefully your future teeth come in a bit easier for you!  As for food, you do well with finger foods like puffs, cheerios and mum mum cookies.  We've tried stage 3 baby food, but you spit it out or refuse to open your mouth....you even shake your head NO!  You will eat some food off of peoples' plates (mac-n-cheese, ravioli, veggies, bread and so on...) but put this in a bowl for you to eat and you may take a few bites and then refuse.....I think you like mooching off others' plates more!  Often I've gotten out the stage 2 baby food, mix it with rice to thicken it up and give it to you just to be sure you had enough to eat.  You still have a morning formula/rice bottle, lunch veggies and fruit, dinner veggies and fruit and then a bedtime bottle of formula/rice.  You can drink out of a sippy cup, but we find that you like dropping it on the floor from your highchair more than you actually drink from it.

We are amazed at what you have done this past month.  Just as you turned 9 months old, you decided it was time to "walk" with your push toys!  So far, you show no interest in standing by yourself and still have jello legs when practice walking with us....I think you dance around more than try to walk!  But it won't be long....I see you cruising the furniture with one hand on and one hand off with ease! You can even climb on and off the couch by yourself...which gives me a heart attack when you do this!  It is cute to watch you sit and play with your toys.  You love to sit on your knees with your feet tucked up under your butt!  You even "stand" on your knees with confidence and no swagger as you play!  You entertain yourself well with your toys, but you also like to be held a lot!

You are still watching the "Your Baby Can Read" videos, while sitting in your pink bouncy seat (which you have outgrown....but you don't care!).  Your vocabulary is growing by leaps and bounds....You have been saying dada, mama, and baba for quite some time with meaning.  This past month you added bye, hi, dg (dog), sht (shirt), sit, bite, nak (snack) and woof, woof.   You can point to a book and your stuffed doggy when asked!  Such a smartie!

I couldn't let this post end without mentioning your hair.  I love your hair.  It is long enough to pull up into a ponytail and curl with a curing iron.....just like your Mommy's hair when she was a baby!  Lucky you!  Also not to go unnoticed is your sleeping habits!  We are LUCKY to have a good little sleeper!  You will sleep anywhere between 10-11 hours each night.  Sometimes you whine here and there, but if we put your pacifier back in....you stay asleep!  When you wake up, you are in the best mood....you will play and talk to yourself for quite some time before standing up and wanting out of your crib.  Don't get me wrong, you do have a demanding side to you....if you don't want something or someone, you will let us know with your big teary eyed cry or stiff body....but the neat thing is that it is short lived and you are back to your happy content self!  We are LUCKY and BLESSED!


LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART!
Grandma Dason