10 Months Old

I missed posting these when Lucy was 9 months.  So, this is a 9 and 10 (almost 11) month update.  Lucy is such a happy little baby.  I often get comments about her easy going nature.  She is happy to just go along with whatever we are doing.  She rides in her stroller happily as long as we are moving.      

She can stand up in the middle of the floor all by herself.  But, she is not taking any steps by herself.  She is getting more and more interested in walking while we hold her hands.  But, she would much rather just crawl wherever she wants.  She also cruises around all the furniture and likes to get into whatever the big kids are getting into.  She has also started walking on her knees.  It makes me laugh to see her shuffling across the floor on her knees.
(Sorry about the fussiness, I think she was a sleepy little girl who went to bed shortly after.)

She can climb up the stairs in about 2 seconds.  I try to keep a gate up at the bottom of the stairs.  But, if I haven't and all of a sudden things seem pretty quiet downstairs, then I will check the top of the stairs.  And sure enough, she is sitting right at the top with a big grin on her face.  She doesn't ever try to come down on her own.  She only likes to be carried down the stairs.  So, I don't worry too much about her falling down.     

She gets so excited to see Oliver and Madeline when she wakes up.  She loves playing near them.  And they love her too.  But, her favorite person right now is Andrew.  She will cry if he hands her back to me.  She hears when he gets home in the evenings and goes straight towards him and cries when he leaves in the mornings if she is awake.  

She has started using signs.  She does the sign for "baby" and "fish" very clearly.  The rest of her signs seem to look the same.  But, she is trying "butterfly" and "more".

She has 8 teeth and has had them for a long time.  I just felt one of her top molars popping through.  So, that will make 9 very soon.  She eats food like she has had all of her teeth for years.  She still loves to eat anything she can put in her mouth.  Crocs are a favorite.  As well as sticks, mulch and carpet fibers.  

She's got this great laugh right now.  It is kind of a evil belly laugh.  I need to try to get a video of it.  

She is such a big copy cat.  When ever the kids make noises, she copies them.  She clicks her tongue like them.  Laughs like them.  Claps with them.  Tonight while I was putting Oliver to bed, I would snuggle my head on his belly and then told Lucy to snuggle.  She would lay her head on Oliver's belly too.  It was sweet and made Oliver giggle hysterically.  

It is fun to have a conversation with her because she shakes her head, "yes" and "no" a lot.  So, she is kind of like a magic 8 ball.  You can ask her lots of questions and she will give you different answers by shaking her head.  "Lucy, did you go poopy in your pants?"  Shakes head "no".  "Lucy, is mommy so pretty?"  Shakes head "yes".   See, it could be great entertainment.   

She really enjoys books now.  She likes to eat them.  But, she also likes us to read them to her and flip through the pictures.  

She is sleeping and eating great.  For the most part, she sleeps through the night.  She still wakes up occasionally.  She is still nursing great.  But, she also eats solid food really well.    

Lulu, I can't believe you are almost a year old.  This year is flying by.  You are such a joy to our family.  You make us smile and laugh.  And everyone just adores you.