Payton has now hit the double digit range! I cannot believe that she is 10 months old. This last month has been full of new discoveries! Everyday seems like something new.
I don't even know where to start with this month, I think will begin with her sleeping habits. She still takes two naps a day, however, it seems that when Eric or I are home she decides that she wants to stay up! She sleeps for everyone that watches her during the week, but the weekend is a bit of a struggle. She will scream and cry and then decide that is not working, so she decides to talk and try each paci. Eventually she falls asleep, but it's not for long. Now bed time is great! She goes down around 7:30 or 8:00 and she goes right to sleep. Sometimes I will even try to stand and just hold her before I put her in, but she reaches for the crib and tries to lean into it! Cant complain there :)
She is now eating a lot more foods. Her favorite, or should I say our because it keeps her busy while we eat, is rice. Pretty much anything that is on the table is her favorite even if she has already eaten 20 min before. I would sit here and name everything she loves, but basically if you can think of it, she likes it or wants it off your plate. Haha!
She has lost her army crawl! She has been crawling all over the place and now knows where she wants to go in the house ( especially her room) it is so cute. I followed her around once and she went right to her room and pulled out the magnetic letters that are on the bottom shelf in her room and sat there and played happily by herself. While playing by herself and find her toys she's discovered that if you throw them on the floor they make a really loud noise, or someone will pick it up for her, so down everything goes as soon as it's in her hand. Along with that all she wants to do is pull sup on the furniture and throw anything that's in her way on the floor or put it in her mouth. She is also walking along the couch and coffee table, attempting to stand on her own, she can do it for a couple seconds then plops on her tush. She loves her new baby stroller, but she would rather be the one in it than the baby doll. She can tell you what an elephant says, she can wave hi and bye, if you ask her" Can I have some?" she will share whatever she has with you, we get kisses all the time now, point to our eyes and stick her finger in them trying to figure them out, she loves to make funny noises, still cracks her up to bonk heads with people, dance whenever music comes on, and look at herself in the mirror. She says "Dada" and "Mama" all the time, but I'm not sure if she has made the connection to us or if it's just babble. The bed is her favorite place to play! She loves to face plant into the pillows and for you to say " I'm gonna get you!" so she can crawl away really fast. She is climbing into her little chair all the time, which has made her want to climb into everything. She LOVES to look at books! She even has a favorite part in each one, but the one Eric and I like the most is from Love you Forever. There is a part in the book, I'm sure everyone knows, that says "she rocked him back and forth, back forth back and forth..." We don't even have to be reading the book and she'll stop and rock back and forth then smile really big and when we actually are reading the book she stares at me when I read that part on every page that it's on! It's so funny!
The most exciting event this month was her very first Christmas. It was so much fun to watch her expressions while opening presents! She wasn't quite sure what to think about it all... She is a lucky girl with lots of people who love her, and showered her with lots of gifts! Our living room is now a playroom.
Growing up your parents say " What goes around comes around, I can't wait until you have your own kids!" Well apparently it came around to Eric. Ever since I met him I have heard these stories of how he was a screamer, he would scream if he had to put a shirt and shoes on he would basically scream at anything he didn't like. Well, guess what Payton has started? Screaming. If she does not want a diaper change or to have her clothes put on her at a certain time, she screams and will tug on the sleeves of her shirt because shes mad. If there is food on the table and you give her a bite, she screams for more....See in my eyes this is not fair because I wasn't a screamer.... I love her anyway, and watching her personality develop is the most amazing thing. It blows my mind that she is becoming so independent already and has her opinions and makes them known. I love that when I look at her and give her a silly face she smiles or chuckles, and sometimes will give one back to me. I can't imagine our life without her.
Playing in her car seat
Hanging out with mommy
Climbing in her chair
She made it!
She peeks under everything! It's too cute!
Happy 10 Months my little peanut! I love you!
