10 Months Old

Macyn is now 10 months old and is learning new skills and getting bigger everyday! I'm not sure how much she weighs (haven't stood on the scale with her) but, all I know is, she loves to eat! She has 5 1/2 teeth now (I say that because the one on the bottom keeps on coming through, and going back down), and loves to eat anything you give her! She eats table food with us along with 2nd and 3rd stage baby foods. She is not a fan of 3rd foods Mac & Cheese but loves spirals (see previous post). She likes bananas, watermelon, crackers, and carrot-apple juice. However, she has made up her mind she no longer likes her sippy cup. You put it in her mouth once and boy does she throw a fit!

This past month she has also figured out crawling. She is quite the speed crawler now. Sometimes when you act like you are going to chase her she tries to crawl away as fast as possible. There isn't anywhere she hasn't gone. Buddy's water dish? check. The dishwasher? check. Sitting herself behind the bathroom door and not move so mom can't get in? check. Since she can get around pretty well crawling, she now pulls up on everything. She cruises around the furniture, table and chairs, and even on the cabinets in the kitchen. There is no stopping her now. Every morning she greets me by standing up in her crib with her arms out to be picked up. (makes mommy's heart melt). One thing that has been nice, is she has figured out how to get into a sitting position from standing. Her new found trick, however, is standing up in the bathtub and plopping back down. She is either going to slip one of these days or hurt her little bottom. I suppose she will get a "smart" bump one of these times.

She can now wave "bye bye", even though it usually comes when your out the door. When I put her into her car seat I wave before I close the door, and sure enough, once the door closes I can see her through the window waving.

She also likes blocks and balls . She likes her dinosaur and tries to put blocks into the ball sections (but that doesn't work so well). She also tries to put books into it, and sometimes her pacifier. Another classic toy she loves are good old stacking cups. (buy them at a dollar store).Besides playing with toys, she also likes to make a mess. How come no one ever told me that a clean house will never last? Case and point:Another thing we have been working on is a bedtime routine, and she pretty much has it down (knock on wood). It consists of turning on her music, cuddling with her blankie, reading Goodnight Moon, drinking a bottle, then laying down in her crib with her teddy bear (the one in her monthly pics) and shes out...for anywhere between 12-13 hours. Super nice! Lets hope she stays on this schedule.