Well Claire is actually 10 months and 7 days old but I am getting around to this late (as usual) so here are some pictures of her from last week.
The other day Sean said, "Mom, where is Claire?" We were looking all over the house for her and there she was in the other room playing. If the door is open she will walk right out of the house. When she is outside she walks right to the street or tries to pick up a leaf and put it in her mouth. She is fascinated with the curb for some reason??
Claire at 10 months:
-is walking everywhere.
-will go to a stand from the ground without holding on to things
-doesn't like to walk in her shoes much (trips over them sometimes)
-loves to take walks
-is now in the rear facing car seat (she was just too heavy to carry)
-eats everything in site (eats more than Sean)
-is totally a schedule girl when it comes to naps
-is going to bed earlier (around 7) - if Sean would only do that
-loves to pull all the books off the bookshelf
-likes to walk around with stuff in her mouth and tries to bite it (very unsafe)
-can crawl up our entire flight of stairs & if the gate is open - watch out - she is gone
-turns red or grunts when she is frustrated
-when she wakes up she is standing with a smile in her crib
-turns over in a flash when changing her diaper
-likes to drink from her sippy cup
-will play with things by herself (if Sean would leave her alone)
-gained some weight this month from eating so much
-says mama, dada
-like to say thank you and dog(resemblance of the words)
-gravitates towards the street when she is walking outside & likes to eat the rocks
-likes to clap her hands when she hears the song "This old man.."
-bounces up and down when music is on
-is not afraid to go head first off the bed or try to wiggle away when she is in the pool
-loves to sleep in her crib (will not fall asleep on you if she is tired)
-puts everything in her mouth
-has 2 bottom teeth and 4 on the top (yes they all came in recently)
-had another ear infection (this is #4) so was a bit fussy
-likes to get tickles and roll around on the ground
-can pucker her lips to make a sound when you tell her to give kisses
-loves to play with balls, carry them around, roll them (with help) Sean
-not much for the bath so we do them quickly
-if she wants something and can't get it she will make it know by babbling or screaming
-if you take something from her she turns red and starts to get upset
-opens some of the cabinets without locks to see what is in them
-very curious and loves to get into things
-likes to stand and look into the open frige (probably checking out her next meal)
-needs a barrette to hold her hair out of her face or she will be eating her hair
-had reddish/auburn hair (it is turning lighter and lighter)
What a great day to head over to the splash pad and cool off. Sean has said that he did not want to go in this summer so we went to the splash pad once at the beginning of the summer. Today he loved it, running and jumping around to his hearts content. He even spent some time playing on the playground and in the sand.
Claire was as happy as can be walking around but did not want to go into the water much. She gravitated towards the dirt and wanted to walk in the grass. So I spent most of the time chasing after her.
