10 Months Old

The countdown is on to a year! Mary Lee is 10 months old! Boy, have I enjoyed being home with my sweet girl all summer! We have PLAYED, PLAYED, and PLAYED some more! We have thoroughly enjoyed all of the time we have gotten to spend with Amy and Livi! This summer, we have swam in the pool, strolled in the stroller and wagon, taken a couple of beach trips, gone to the lake, visited friends and family, and enjoyed time together as a family.

Mary Lee is such a blessing. She is such a good baby that often our family tells us that we are in for it with the next one! Mary Lee, here are some things to remember about you, our precious blessing at 10 months old:

• You are now a crawling machine! You are literally all over the place.
• Since you started crawling, you can now pull up, and you LOVE it!
• You don't eat much baby food anymore. You mostly eat big girl food. Some of your favorites are cheese sandwiches, blueberries, strawberries, Nutragrain bars, cheese grits, yogurt, and pudding.
• You still LOVE your bottle and take about 3 a day. I'm not quite sure how we will get you off of it by a year!
• You take 2 naps a day (about 2 hours in the morning and about 45 minutes in the afternoon).
• You wake up so happy from naps and in the morning!
• Your preferred method of mobility is walking, but this requires Mommy and Daddy to have sore backs because you still need our help!
• You LOVE your grandparents, and they LOVE you!
• You have started clapping a lot, but you stop and watch when someone else starts clapping.
• You LOVE to read books with Mommy and Daddy!

Beach Baby!

Having fun in the ocean with Daddy! (Mommy was a nervous wreck and kept waving Daddy in because I thought he was going out too far.)

Getting a bath in the BIG sink at the beach!

Pulling up in your crib and waiting for Mommy to get you after your nap!

Pulling up on your toys!

Making Mommy proud...READING!