Months Nine and Ten

Did you catch that? Months NINE and TEN? Where in the world has this year gone?

Month Nine brought lots of new sounds and lots of movement! 

Aubrey learned how to cruise around the furniture followed very quickly by crawling. She is Little Miss Independant! When she wants something, she goes for it. While we are on the subject of wanting something, it should probably be made very clear that this one knows what she wants and when she wants something she wanted it YESTERDAY! She has learned to make noise and use signs in order to get what she wants. Food is a huge motivator for this little one. 

She can recognize and point to Mommy, Daddy, Sister, Max and Stanley. She even pointed to Nonna on the computer. She will say "Mamamama" for me and "Dadada" for Jimmie. She says "Eh" for Ella. 

She loves her dogs and she loves her sister. All three are fairly tolerant of her, but I have a feeling those days are numbered :) We have had many a discussion on "soft touch". I may have to pull out the "Pat Them Gently" book given to me at one of Ella's baby showers by a good friend.

She is a delight most of the time and most people say "Isn't she the most easy going baby?" to which I reply, "Yes, she sure is now, we are very blessed!" It really is the truth. I had heard that colicky babies turn into the most pleasant little people. She sure fits that mold.

Month Ten

And we're off! This one NEVER.STOPS.MOVING. EVER!

You turn around and she is in another room, in the trashcan, pulling things out of the cabinets, scavenging for food or other treasures. She is FAST! She is so incredibly close to walking. She stands up on her own and will take some steps while you hold her fingers. She will almost take steps in between things, but gets scared and sits down.

Everything goes into her mouth, including that decal you see pictured above. In keeping with the theme of most of the months before, this girl loves her food. She will eat anything and is starting to have preferences about what she likes. We are pretty much giving her most everything that we eat these days (minus anything with nuts or honey in it). It is kind of nice not to have to make a lot of baby food, because with Jimmie working ALOT and me working a couple nights of week I haven't had as much time to make food this time around. When we go out I have started giving her applesauce and those Ella's Kitchen packets from Target, something I never did with Ella.

The most surprising thing about this girl is her sense of humor. She is really funny! I never remember Ella trying to be silly like Aubrey does. She really wants to make us smile and laugh. She really really wants to make Ella smile and laugh, which she usually does.

She LOVES her sister. It is so incredibly sweet. She loves to take baths with her. She gets really excited if you talk about taking a bath or take her clothes off in the bathroom. She splashes around and plays with Ella. She also really really likes standing up in the bathtub. That stresses me out.

She has become such a delight and I am so blessed to have both of my sweet girls in my life!