Ruthie - you are 10 months old and I'm guessing still 23 pounds! You wear 18 month size clothing and size 4 shoes.
You have learned to hold your balance standing up for at least 10 minutes at a time or longer by holding on to my finger, the coffee table and the side of your pack and play.
At dinner time with us you sit in your high chair with a bib around your neck. Since you were 10 months old, you have tried; mini bunny shaped macaroni, cheddar cheese, Cheerios, cream cheese, chicken and Yo Baby Yogurt. You aren't a fan of the jarred baby food so much, freshly prepared foods are yummy! We have tried feeding you expressed milk with a bottle, but you don't know what to make of it. Drinking out of a cup will be the next thing we try this week! You still like to nurse and keep cozy with your mommy.
Since you were four months old, we have had the same "going to bed" routine which consists of Daddy reading you two or three books and getting your diaper changed by Daddy. He dresses you in a light weight t-shirt and then helps you put on your cream and brown butterfly sleep bag before kissing you Good Night and handing you over to me for nursing time. Afterward, I swaddle you and hold you before you drift off to sleep. You still wake up around sometime between 11-12am but go right back to sleep with some binky time.
At the end of December/beginning of January, you got sick with Bronchiolitis/RSV and it took two weeks for you to get well again. Listening to your rattling lungs and praying for you to breathe was not fun for us!
You have learned to turn off light switches when given the opportunity and enjoy "kissing" the air by puckering up your lips and making kissing noises at people.
Whenever mommy leaves the room, you cry wishing mommy would stay. When distracted with a favorite toy, person or book, mommy can get some things accomplished while you are busy!
When you are asked; "Where is the duck?" you are able to find a duck on a page and point to it with your finger. You know that wet wipes are used to wipe your bottom, you have shown us with a wet wipe where it is used!
Given a blanket, you love raising it up and down to play, "Where is Mommy?"
In the area of "crawling" we have noticed that you make it from place to place by rolling and scooting. At this time it does not seem like you are going to crawl. Rolling and scooting seems to be an acceptable method for you to be mobile. Unfortunately, the "Crawlers" class at church will not accept you as a "roller and scooter" since you have not met the definition of a "crawler" but that is fine with us. You will be skipping classes and moving on to the "Walkers" class when ready!
You have gained two middle bottom teeth and four upper teeth look like they are about to come through soon!
You say "Da"for Daddy and say this word to mean mommy too. Whenever daddy comes home through the back door, you look up at him with a big grin on your face and say; "Da!" and giggle! You know the words for Dog and Book and say; "Do" with the long short O sound and say; "Boo" with the long O sounds.
On February 19th, you will turn 11 months old and will embark on your first trip "out of the country" the very next day!
