Lucy Kate- month 10

Well, if I thought month 9 was full of change, this month has brought even more.  You are oh so quickly moving from that tiny baby to a full blown toddler and I don't like it one little bit.  Actually, I really do love this stage.  You are so much fun and I'm seeing more of your little personality each day.

You have officially let go and started taking steps around the room without holding onto things.  I wouldn't by any means say you are "walking" but you're well on the way.  Typically if you're distracted by something (a toy you want, your brother, something tiny on the floor only you see...) you'll take quite a few steps.  This has resulted in quite a few bumps and bruises, since you frequently crash into things.  You definitely keep the poor nursery workers on their toes!

This month also brought your first words... "Dada" was first, quickly followed by "Bubba."  This has motivated me to start referring to myself in third person more... :) You babble all the time- dadadada, babababa, nananana and mmmmmmmmmm are some of your favorite sounds.  You've got a gap in your teeth (we'll get there in a second) so you also love to stick your tongue between the two teeth you have and make a "whistling lisp" sound.  Cracks me up every time.

Speaking of teeth- those pesky top teeth are STILL giving you trouble.  Your eye teeth are out, but not the middle ones.  I love that you have fangs and I call  you my tiny baby vampire.  The middle teeth are right there and I can feel them when I put my finger in your mouth, but for some reason they just do not want to come on out.  This has lead to some fussy nights for you, which is no fun.

You love to play peek-a-boo.  You mastered putting a blanket up over your head and pulling it down this month.  Now you do this with EVERYTHING- small toys, blankets, burp rags, cups... even if they don't come close to covering your eyes.  You hold them up over your head and wait for me to say "Where's Lucy?  Peek-a-boo!"  This gets the biggest smiles and giggles.  Other favorite toys are: your walking push toy, shape sorter and a little drum.

You also love pacifiers.  Not because you actually LIKE them for their intended use- no ma'am, it's still all thumb all the time for you- but you like to steal them from your friends.  Your cousin Elijah is your most frequent target.  As soon as I set him down, you crawl over and promptly take his binky and crawl away.  Apparently you've tried this on some bigger kids in the nursery too, only without as much success.  I'm working on getting you to stop, and I suppose you'll figure it out soon.

I've had so much fun buying your fall wardrobe this month.  Most of your clothes are size 12 month.  They're a little big, but you're long and I'm sure you'll grow this winter.  From leggings, dresses, tights and jeggings- girls clothes are a whole new ballgame for me.  It's more complicated than your brother, but oh so fun!

You are still such a good little eater.  I should do a post someday about all the food you eat, because the list is too long for this already long post.  You've started to nurse every 4 hours vs. 3 and MAN- what a difference that extra hour makes for our days!  And I guess it's also time to start thinking about the weaning process since you'll be a year before I know it...

You are the light of our lives, sugar goose!  We love you to pieces and can't wait to see what fun this next month holds.

Forever, Mommy