At Ten Months Blakely is such a fun little ball of energy to have in our home. It seems like she keeps us pretty busy all day long and we are all ready for bed at night! It is so fun to see her little personality develop and see her personal preferences start to show through more.
She is a busy little bee and keeps us on our toes. She is constantly on the move and is everywhere and into everything all day. She has become a fast little crawler and can get from "A" to "B" in an instant and is drawn to the "no no" places in the house. (I think she thinks it's a fun game because Mom and Dad come chasing after her. She laughs and spazes when we get to her). She follows us around the house or will go looking for us if we leave the room. Often times she will wander the house whining looking for Dad when he leaves for work in the morning. Or she'll crawl to the front door and cry when he leaves. It's sad but annoying too because I can't console her because she just doesn't want ME! She is also getting very strong and stable when she stands. She moves from one thing to the other pretty independently and can walk back and forth between mom and dad with just a pinch of help. She can stand for a relatively long time and then she can just sit down or tip over. She loves to have us walk her around the house and will direct us into the path she desires. I really think she just lacks the confidence to walk but I presume it will come over the next several weeks and she will be ready to start taking some unassisted steps.
Along with being super mobile she is super chatty. Seriously...seriously....this baby does not stop with her sweet babbling! It is really the most adorable thing ever! I just absolutely love to listen to her talk and make noise. She has so many different sounds that she makes, she is so creative! She loves to growl, gurgle, suck air in so much that it makes a high pitch squeal, she "sings" lightly, jabbers, grunts and says "mama" and "dada". I love hearing her sweet little voice talking and playing in her crib in the moring, it's precious!
She is sleeping consistently through the night and typically sleeping in until 6-6:30 which is a thousand times better than 5:00am! She is still taking two naps that are typically 1.5-2hours long. So I am feeling A LOT better about my own personal rest these days.
She just had her lower right lateral incisor come in over the last couple weeks and so now she has a grand total of eight teeth! WOWSERS! She doesn't bite...yet... but she probably will have an advantage over all the other babies because she has so many teeth. She hates to have her teeth brushed but that's only because he hasn't developed an appreciation of proper dental care yet.
Food is a big part of Blakely's life at ten months. She loves to eat and drink! Seriously, this baby is a bottomless pit when it comes to food. She is still grubbing on cereal, baby foods, formula and she loves to eat off of our plates. She is eating more and more finger foods and is pretty good at self-feeding. She eats a variety of foods and she loves to try new things. She is 100% weaned, which I'm not too happy about but she basically quit nursing over the last couple days. She has slowly quit wanting to nurse and has even turned me down lately for her morning feedings. I'm a little disappointed because I wanted to nurse until she was one but I guess she decided that she is "too mature" for that.
Blakely has loved the warm weather and really enjoys spending time outside. She loves to crawl on the grass and pick it along with the dandelions. She will crawl to the front door or the back door and whine until we take her outside for a walk or to play. Brock lets her play in the sprinklers and she loves it even though the water is FREEZING! We've also had fun going on walks, bike rides, hikes and spending time on the slides at the park.
The last ten months have been such a growing experience for all of us. It is so fun to be experience new things as a family. I'm so grateful to be able to spend this time with Blakely and to watch her grow and learn. She is such a bright spot in our family and in my soul.
Ten Month Basics
8 Teeth
Sleeping 10-11 hours straight at night! Hallelujah!
16 pounder & 25.5 inches tall ( 20% for weight and 11% for height)
Crawls like a professional
Best friend is Addy
Loves the dogs. Laughs hysterically at the dogs when they run & jump
Jabbers 24/7!
Says "Mama" & "Dada"
Mimics noises-her favorite is fake coughing and growling
Responds when we say "come here" and she knows what "no No" means and sometimes she will listen
Loves to play "barn"- has a barn with farm animals and shapes.
Loves to roll and bounce balls-she laughs hysterically
Stands in the tub and shopping carts....argh!
Is super loud in church and starting to be harder to contain
Her favorite book is "Baby Animals Touch and Feel"
She is shy-she kind of clams up when she is around unfamiliar people or crowds. She has started recognizing people and with make a loud wheezy, gasping noise when she's excited about seeing people she knows.
She crawls to the kitchen when she wants food
Loves her bottles and is attached to her binky
Favorite show is Super Why! (only show she kinda watches)
Loves to be outside
Loves Daddy
