10 Months Old!

I love these pictures with these little signs but, as you can imagine, it's been increasingly difficult to snap a good shot with our increasingly mobile, curious little girl! To illustrate, here's what I have to work with.

And now the sign has fallen and Presley's being silly.

Then Daddy says "touchdown" and we get this.

Now she's totally aware of the sign and refusing to cooperate. But, still looking mighty cute.

And now she's totally over it. Come on Momma, let's just go to church all ready so that I can play in the foyer for 3 hours. *Sigh*

We can hardly believe that our little Sweet P is growing up so fast. This month went by so quickly and was filled with many fun new accomplishments!

• I taught P to point this month so that she can show us what she wants and where she wants to go. She caught on pretty quick and now enjoys directing us with the point of her little finger and a little "ugh" noise.
• For some reason it took a little longer for her to learn how to clap but, she finally got it this month! Yeah (clap, clap, clap)!
• Presley has abandoned her little lizard/army crawl and now crawls. But, what she really likes to do is walk! She is a proficient furniture/wall surfer, is good at walking while holding your hands (one or two) and stands without holding onto anything. She is very anxious to start walking and is fearless. I'm sure she'll be toddling around very, very soon!
• P's third tooth broke through this month. The top tooth on the right side finally broke through the skin. She was a little crabby as it came through but, I'm sure she's going to enjoy having more teeth to chew her big girl food with.
• I didn't keep track of specific new foods this month, P pretty much eats anything! She loves to eat what ever the big people are eating and seems increasingly dissatisfied with her baby food (especially her oatmeal). Her favorite things to eat are bananas (biting off a whole banana by herself) and cheese puffs. Seriously, we go through 3 cans of Gerber cheese puffs a week.We discovered those little squeezable fruit pouches this month and we all love those. She can feed herself and they are so convenient when we are on the go!
• Presley is so smart (of course)! She can show you where your eyes, nose, mouth, ear and hair are. And she knows where her belly is. She can also tell you what the lion and cow say. She seems to understand just about everything we say.
• P loves bath time! I say "are you ready for bath time?" and she makes a beeline to the bathroom to get in the tub. She loves splashing and crawling around, laying back so I can wash her bottom, and throwing all of her toys out of the tub for me to pick up and throw back in (its a really fun game!).
• She still sleeps like a champ. Usually she sleeps 10-11 hours over night and only seems to wake up and need some attention when she's teething. She takes two naps a day, a short one in the morning and a longer one in the afternoon. She loves her little lamby and giraffe (stuffed animals) that hang out in her crib with her. She just lays there and cuddles and talks to them before she falls asleep and when she wakes up. We find her sleeping in all sorts of funny positions. She likes to be on her stomach with her knees underneath her and her little bottom in the air. Silly girl.
• Presley made a special friend this month at playgroup. She latches on to my friend, Irene, at a playgroup and didn't want to let her go! She loves being around other kids of all ages. There are several little girls about the same age as her at church and it's fun to watch them get so excited about seeing each other, crawl together and sit and swat at each others hair bows.

Every day Jeff and I are amazed at our little girl and just love getting to see her little personality. She loves to have a good time and be silly, doesn't seem to be afraid of much (except my hair dryer and the vacuum), and loves to cuddle with Momma (not so much with Daddy yet..he's here for a good time!). We are so blessed to have her in our family and are grateful every day for the joy she's brought to our lives. Every day as I rock her to sleep I am overwhelmed with love for her and gratitude to my Heavenly Father for sending us one of His sweetest daughters.