10 Months!

In 2 days, Addy will be 10  months old... 10 MONTHS!  It seems like last week that I was writing about 9 months!  We went to the doctor today for her 9 month well visit... it was a little late since we rescheduled our appointment because of the beach trip.  Courtney went with us this time, thank goodness, because Addy didn't sit still or stop making noise the entire time :)  Last time, she was so quiet and serious I think the doctor thought there was something wrong with her so this time she made up for it!

She is 19 lbs, 10 oz (50th percentile) and 28 1/2 inches long (70th percentile).  Her head circumference is in the 55th percentile...it is still weird to me that they measure their head!  We talked about feeding, sleeping and discipline with the doctor and he answered all of our questions (Dr. Farmer).  Addy had to get two shots (Polio & Hepatitis) and she was not too happy about that part at all!

These are the things she is doing new these days or things I want to remember about this month...

• Says the following words (doesn't really know what they mean all of the time though):  da da, ma ma, bow, hi, bye-bye, good (Dad swears she said this but I am not too sure!), ba ba
• Stands without holding onto anything for several seconds on a regular basis now. 
• Cruises (walks holding onto furniture with one or both hands) and pushes her walking/push toys (stroller and pink walker)
• Eats lots of new finger foods now: pasta (bow tie pasta), carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, bananas, watermelon (loves!), peaches, blueberries, pancakes, rolls/bread, animal crackers.  Still loves her Cheerios in the morning while I'm getting her breakfast ready and loves Puffs too. 

Chowing down in her cute new bib with the plastic catcher flap thing... so glad Jennifer told us to get these!

• Knows the sign for "More" - can do it sometimes but isn't always consistent on it

More watermelon please!

Look at those cute little chubby fingers!

• If you compliment her bow in her hair, she will usually reach up and pull it out and say "Bow" and smile - it's a fun game for her, I guess!
• Is into EVERYTHING!  We regularly have to re-fold clothes when she's "helping" me with laundry and I have to watch her closely in the kitchen or she will try to unload all the cabinets.  She knows how to undo the cabinet latch in the kitchen and my bathroom.  If there is anything you don't want her to have, be sure that she will go right for it!  Courtney says she is like Curious George!

She has no modesty...booty in the air to get whatever out of the cabinet!

• Still loves to read/look at books by herself and will sit in your lap for you to read a book to her. 
• Drinks water out of her sippy cup but still needs help holding the cup.
• Plays peek-a-boo (will cover up her own face with a blanket or toy and then uncover and wants you to say "peek-a-boo")
• Likes the tub/bath time/swimming... anything with water
• Still have "Good Night Moon" ritual before naps and bedtime.  She gets so still and quiet when you start reading this!  It's like it puts her in a trance!
• Has 6 teeth - two on bottom and four on top... the middle two on top are kind of far apart!  I don't know if there are any more coming in between or if she just has a gap!  Courtney predicted there will be braces in her future.
• Wears mostly size 12 month clothes.  Some 12 month outfits are still too big for her but most 9 month clothes are too small.
• Eats 3 meals a day... with a snack in the afternoon.
• She has been having issues with sleeping - it's hard for her to settle at night and she wakes up in the night.  Courtney and I are trying to deal with the sleep deprivation and find a good solution for this!  She has always been a pretty good sleeper so this is new for us but the doctor said today that it is developmental and most kids start to have sleep issues somewhere between 6 - 12 months even if they haven't before.  We don't want to leave her to "cry it out"... we tried that one night and couldn't make it longer than 15 minutes.  But we want her to learn to fall asleep on her own and not have to be rocked to sleep every night.  I read The Baby Whisperer before Addy was born and felt like it helped us with a lot of things in the beginning so we are going to try the baby whisperer method of dealing with sleep problems at this age and see if it works!

Crazy hair after her nap yesterday afternoon... she is Courtney's daughter, you know?  He always has crazy hair when he wakes up!

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