Happy 10 months!

This is the first month that has really flown by. When people ask how old Sarah is, I still say 9 months, or maybe 9.5, but certainly not 10 yet! Alas, it is here, and every month seems to be more and more fun. I think Dave and I are growing as parents (read: relaxing) as much as Sarah is growing in wisdom and stature. The updates are as follows:

Weight: still big, but slimming, people tell us
Height: ?
Head: we have one shirt I can't get over her head!
Diaper: size 4
Clothes: 9 month still fit, 6 month are packed away, and 12 month are the new standard
Likes: crawling, playing with her fridge magnets, books (turning pages and chewing), feeding herself, being tickled, purses, Daddy's shoes

Dislikes: being corrected, going down the steps

Schedule: May is the Christmas of the spring, right?! We have had lots of special activities going on and have learned to be very flexible with our routine. It has been great though, and we are thankful that this structure has worked well.

7:30 Nurse and solid

9:00 Nap

11:30 Nurse and solid

1:00 Nap

3:30 Nurse and solid (with florid drops)

7:00 Nurse and off to bed

Solids: Earlier this month, Sarah declared that she was over purees and mom feeding her. After several days/weeks of Sarah perfecting her locked lips move, I discovered she really liked to feed herself. It took me a while to trust that she could really chew and swallow more than the Gerber puffs that melt in the mouth, but she is doing great. Much of the month was spent coming up with good finger foods and trying new recipes. Right now, her favorite foods are sweet potato chunks, sweet potato pancakes, banana, turkey loaf, and broccoli cheddar nuggets. We also feed her pears and squash and are trying to still include some cereals mixed with a variety of purees. She really struggles with green beans and asparagus. I just can't get them soft enough to really chew. We recently discovered that she will eat almost anything sandwiched between pieces of sweet potato pancake!

Movement: Sarah has really exploded this month! She crawls (still army, but it gets her everywhere she needs to go), sits, pulls up to standing, and takes little steps when you hold her fingers. We have a happy mobile baby!

Teething: A couple of nights ago she woke up a couple of times with what seemed to clearly be teething pain. We gave her Tylenol for the first time, she settled down, and woke up about 5 hours later. The next day she was sleepy, but fine. No tooth has popped through, but we know it is on the move!

Speech: The babbles continue. Her most recent and favorite sound is "gaagen." She is getting more conversational and really likes it if you talk with her.

Sickness: Sarah had the same "Cape Cod crud" at the end of April that I described in her 9 month post. This time we didn't take her in to see the doctor, and after a few long, sleepy, stuffy nosed days, she cleared right up. We were so glad to get out and about again. It was also nice to avoid the amoxicillin routine.

Discipline: I was told when I picked Sarah up from nursery yesterday that they told her "no no" and she frowned and backed away. Success!!!

just standing around

wearing our snow suit in May

bath time with her duckies!

standing at the fireplace

sleeping in her friend's arms during a concert at church last night. you know it has been a long day when she falls asleep in someones arms! her only nap was the drive from church to home. yikes!!!