10 Months Old

Our little sweetie turned 10 months old at the beginning of January. Unfortunately, Adley had an up and down month with her first extended sickness (runny nose, ear infection, fever). But, we are thankful for her precious, contagious smiles that continue even on days when she feels rotten. This girl is such a treasure to us!

Some 10-month stats about our Adley Grace:

PHYSICAL

• Can confidently stand on her own
• Can quickly cruise along furniture to get across the room
• Has taken a few shaky steps back and forth between adults when we encourage her to try, but she overall still prefers to crawl
• Started to wave backwards (by clenching fingers into a fist towards herself)

EATING HABITS

• Loves to feed herself and no longer enjoys being spoon-fed
• Favorite foods are fruits, cheese, Cheerios, and puffs
• Likes signing "all done" with big arm motions when she is finished with her meal

PLAYTIME/OTHER

• Says "ba, ba, ba" while waving good-bye
• Loves giving open-mouthed kisses and often gives them freely without being asked
• Enjoys playing with lift-the-flap books
• Likes finding and playing with remotes when Mommy and Daddy aren't watching
• We are regularly fishing things out of her mouth (scraps of paper, small toys or Legos, dried food from the floor... YUCK!). Thankfully, Adley rarely tries to swallow these items, but just likes playing with them in her mouth.
• Doesn't like to be held for long periods of time and will stiff-arm Mommy or Daddy (often in the neck!) or will grunt until we put her down
• Loves giggling at her brothers and enjoys when they run around near her or play peek-a-boo with her
• Enjoys splashing and playing with toys in the bath

First pig-tails!