Avery ~ 10 months

Okay, so about a week and a half ago Avery turned 10 months!!

Things that have happened/changed in the past months are:

• she's a little speed crawler now
• pulls herself up to standing position and maneuvers herself around things
• climbs stairs (doesn't know how to come down them yet)
• puts EVERYTHING in her mouth (makes things easier for dinner time, but way harder for everything else)
• her favorite finger foods are: bread, cereal, puffs, goldfish crackers, graham crackers, and any soft fruit
• she's drinking formula only now and some juice/water every now and then
• shakes her head no if she doesn't want something
• says mama ALL of the time! ( I really like this)
• doesn't like bath time anymore ... used to LOVE it

It's been a lot of fun watching her learn new things. She's very curious..wants to touch and feel everything (and of course now taste everything). She is so close to walking. When she is standing she will turn and let go to go to something else that's really close. She also will let go completely and just stand there until she realizes that she's not holding onto anything and then she'll get scared and fall. She loves it when we hold her hands and walk with her, but she gets really carried away and tries to go faster than she really should! Ever since she's started the finger foods she definitely prefers them over her "baby food." We usually have to almost force her to eat that now. She started shaking her head no while we were on vacation and it was the cutest thing ever. She also got brave enough to start her sitting down after standing while we were on vacation. I got a cute video of her doing that.....it was like it was a game to her. She's so fun to be around.....has the cutest, most infectious little smile. Love you Avery Bug!