10 months

Mommy and Daddy measurements:

17 lbs. (10%)

28.5 inches (50%)...this was daddy's measurement not sure it's very accurate as you were only 26 inches last month

                                  

Where to even begin Nora?  You are such a delight and joy!

You have 5 teeth.

You wear size 3 diapers and 6-9 month clothes.

You wear size 3 or 4 shoes.

You mimic some sounds like Mama, Dada, Bob, and you will growl (you learned this one from your brother as he is always growling like a lion)

You give high fives.

You sleep through the night and only wake up in the morning when your brother climbs in bed with you.

You still struggle with eating.  We are trying to start the process of weaning you...it's not going so well. You have decided you won't take a bottle or sippy cup.  One night we decided I wouldn't nurse you for your supper feeding.  I would leave and Daddy would give you a sippy of milk.  We thought you would get desperate enough and just drink it.  Instead you held strong and cried for 2 solid hours.  When we finally caved around bedtime I nursed you and you promptly threw up all over me.  You were so worked up from crying you threw up everything.  And you threw up 2 more times before you got to sleep (I'm not talking spit up people, this was legitimate throw up).  So you sufficiently made mommy and daddy feel incredibly guilty and we will not be trying that method again.

You typically eat baby food twice a day (lunch and dinner).  Besides Cheerios you won't eat table food.  I tried giving you pasta and you wouldn't even put it in your mouth.  Then I tried to trick you by putting the pasta in with some pureed carrots.  You took a bite, but once you realized the pasta was in your mouth you were disgusted and immediately started spitting it out.  Then you wouldn't open your mouth for any more food :(

But besides your picky and stubborn eating habits you are the best natured baby.  You play very well independently.  You smile at everyone.

You are an exclusive walker.  You even try to run.  It's the cutest thing.  You hold both your arms straight out when you run. We always laugh and say you look like Frankenstein.  You typically run when Daddy is chasing you.  I've tried to get you to run when I chase you, but you always turn around and run towards me :)

When you get hot you get a heat rash.

You are a climber.  You have climbed stairs for several months, but this month you decided to try your hand objects such as slides, tables, and boxes.  It's not unusual for me to come downstairs and see you have climbed on top of the block box (probably 2 feet high) and are just standing there.  One time you even climbed up the slide and onto the table top before we noticed.  At this point you are fearless!