She crawled! (A ten month stats post)

When I picked Lucy up last night, her babysitter told me she had crawled two separate times during the day!! At first I was super sad that Lucy decided to show someone else (besides her mommy and daddy!) her new trick first and almost wished Tammy hadn't told me (so that we could think it was "new" and that we were the firsts to see it)...but then I got excited - how cool that she learned how to crawl on her 10 month birthday!!?
We weren't home long before Lucy decided to finally show us just what Tammy was talking about! She crawled a couple of "steps" and daddy even caught some on video! She crawled a short distance to her diaper bag and to retrieve her giraffe cup filled with water...she wanted to play her favorite game with it - sprinkler!

She continues to show us how brave, strong and adventurous she is...

And now she takes her baths in the big tub! She likes to have lots of toys in there with her and takes the time to catch up on her reading...

She has some rubber duckies she plays with in the tub and we've been pretty sure the last few nights that she has said "duck" (sounding more like "duh")!

So the ten month stats are:

Height - 26.5

Weight - 19lbs 15.5oz

Accomplishments:

She primarily eats "people food" (for lack of a better term). She hasn't come across much that she doesn't like but she really enjoys peas and peaches, her two current favs.

She likes spaghetti, strawberries if she's in the mood, pears, green beans, bread, turkey, cheese...pretty much anything...she loves her puffs and has recently figured out how to remove the lid herself...once she accomplishes this, she sticks her tiny arm down into the tube to pull out the snacks - funny stuff!

She can crawl!!

She can stand without holding onto anything for up to a minute or so! It's like the most amazing thing I've ever seen each and every time she does it!

She can say "duck!"

I think she can say dada and mean it...she's been making the sound forever but I'm starting to think she actually means Dave when she makes the sound sometimes (which sucks for me, ha! She made the mama sound - many variations such as mum, mumumum, maaaam, mum-uh - early on but has yet to mean me when she says it).

She now goes to bed around 9pm...it was closer to 10 but we've been inching up the bedtime routine and it's going well...she takes two naps during the day and has given up on her evening nap but the 9pm bedtime gives mommy and daddy time to watch things like American Idol!

Jumperoo-ing!

Adventures in toy town!

Lucy is so smart! She has this tractor above and she knows which animals go in it...and she knows how to turn it on to make the truck drive!

She knows how to put the shape "cookies" in the cookie jar! GranJan bought her this cookie jar for Christmas and it's a good thing...GranJan also bought one for Alex and he got his a few days earlier - but Lucy almost tried to steal it!

She loves this little camera from Uncle Jim and Aunt Peggy...daddy's being funny taking a picture of mommy taking a picture of Lucy...

Since she is such a big girl now, daddy went ahead and turned her exersaucer into the table and she's been enjoying walking around it...but maybe now we can bring the jumperoo back upstairs? We moved it to the basement to make room for the Christmas tree...she's jumped in it a few times since then downstairs while mom folds laundry but it might be nice to jump upstairs...

She always squats like this! It cracks us up...she's gotta have some seriously strong legs! She just can't give up on standing!

Climbing off the train after a trip to diaper down..

Eating adventures

This picture was taken this afternoon...enjoying strawberries and peas for lunch...she loves peas! Today she actually preferred them over the strawberries! When meal time is over, we fish out all the leftovers - usually on her left side, between the side of the chair and her leg. She's a left handed eater, after all! Sometimes, if there are still a few unwanted pieces of food on her tray, she "helps" us clean up by adding even more food to that special spot between her leg and chair...we may have to do some searching for a full body bib as she often requires a change of pants after meal time!

She's gotten very good at drinking water from her sippy cup with a straw! Being a "big girl" and getting to do it herself makes Lucy very happy!

She still eats oatmeal (or yogurt) in the mornings but eats very few pureéd foods anymore...but here she is after polishing off a bowl of pureéd sweet potatoes - she likes to help with the spoon, which results in a slightly messier face! This pic may have been taken on January 4th - Dave thinks it's funny for her to wear her "Baby's First 4th" bib (from the 4th of July) on the fourth of every month!

Here we are enjoying some spaghetti...Lucy eats a lot of the same things as mom and dad now, including spaghetti. I just cut it up and fed it to her but next time I may let her try it herself...she's had ravioli with us and she loves blueberry muffins! Last night she had mac & cheese and she eats almost all of the vegetables we eat (she hasn't tried corn yet).

Sometimes she'll let me feed her things and other times, she reaches for the spoon instead of opening her mouth - "I can do it myself!"

All done!

A few favorite photos

Here's little Lucy looking lovely in a top from her sugar momma, as I call her - mommy's friend Gina from work...she loves Lucy and showers her with cute new gifts! Lucy's about to be a dare-devil and hop down from this ottoman...

Silly little Lucy making cute faces for the camera...

Pretty baby...I'm sure you can see why these photos are favorites!

Sneaky, sneaky

I just love this picture...it looks like she's about to sneak up on someone!

Look at Lucy!

Since Lucy's such a big girl now and all she wants to do is walk around, daddy converted her exersuacer to this table! It's sort of sad for us to see her growing up so quickly...and to sacrifice even more living room space...but she seems to like it!

She likes walking around this table and the little ottomans in the middle of the room. She can pull herself up onto anything and is getting braver about holding on / letting go...

At least once a day, she gets herself from sitting to laying on her belly in such a way that has us convinced she's about to crawl - she doesn't seem to know just how close she is! But Dave thinks she'll be crawling before long.