Ten Months...Goes by in a flash!

Emma is ten months old now! She is developing more and more personality each day and is still as smiley as ever!
Here are some things we'd like to remember about Emma at this age:

• You got your 7th tooth during your tenth month. We were in Asheville for Chandler's birthday, and you are such a good baby, we didn't even notice! No fussing, no tylenol needed...you are the bomb! I just looked and saw the tip of a new tooth on the bottom.
• You began using the sign for "more." It's awesome when you use it, because otherwise you use this really high-pitched scream for food. The "more" sign is so much, well, quieter!
• More on the food topic: You are a great eater. You love to eat. You still nurse a couple times a day and in addition, you are all over your food. You are more and more interested in "big people" food and are doing really well chewing since you have so many teeth. You like pancakes, bread/bisuits, goldfish crackers, potatoes, and yogurt. We are still mainly doing baby foods, but are trying more table foods as we go. You like it all!
• You are saying more words all the time. Including: ma-ma, da-da, and ball! It's so cute...you have the sweetest little voice. At the same time, you also have a very BIG voice - you are quite the squealer/screamer! Must be a girl thing...we never really heard that from Connell :)
• You have tried to climb the stairs this month. You just wanna be wherever Connell is! Bless your heart...Mama isn't ready for the stairs yet! Slow down, speedy!
• You LOVE to dance! It's so funny! There are certain songs you automatically move to...John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (for those that don't know, traditional children's song that is on a cd we listen to ALL. THE. TIME. in my truck. Connell loves it as much as Emma. As soon as the first chord of the song comes on, Emma starts her little dance! Also, both my babies LOVE Imma Be...the clean version! They love the beat!
• You like to play with musical toys (no big surprise) and you like books and your doll. :) You really like to play with all of Connell's toys. We are working on the whole "sharing" thing (ha!). You will pass up every toy in a 5-mile radius to get your hands on a remote or a cellphone.
• You give kisses and it absolutely melts my heart (and your Daddy's)!
• You are the fastest crawler I have ever seen. You are a very determined little lady!
• We are trying to help you learn how to drink from a sippy cup, but you really just want to chew on it. You'll figure it out soon, I'm sure.
• You like to mock sounds...if we laugh, you laugh. If we cough, you cough. It's so funny! You even try to sing along at church.
• You don't like to wear a hat (but Mommy insists while we are swimming). You equally dislike hairbows. You don't have much hair, but I try to put a little bow in sometimes. You usually pull it right out, but then hold it up there on your head like you want it back in. Silly girl!
• You still get a bottle before bedtime and you can hold it by yourself.

Oh how I wish I had done this blog when Connell was a baby. It's so hard to remember the details, and I soooooo want to! I do remember, this baby boy pictured below, entered our world and it's NEVER been the same! Love our boy!