10 Months Old

 Our Heidi-bug is 10 months old already!  Miss Leslie was here last weekend for the 10-month pictures!  She has been so much fun for us lately and is starting to entertain us with her antics and crazy expressions.  No check-ups this month so no stats to report but here are a few other tid-bits.

 Sleeping:  Heidi is a champ at night - sleeping 12+ hours!  She has learned to find her own pacifier and will be content in her crib until we come to get her, sometimes as late as 8 am.  Often when I go to get her on a week day she is curled up in the corner semi-awake with her pacifier and bunny blanket.  At daycare her naps are short.  Like 45 (sometimes 20!) minutes short.  A few times a week she'll surprise them all and sleep up to 2 hours.  At home, however, she naps very well (probably because she is tired from the week!).  In general they don't mind the short naps at daycare because her general demeanor is very cheerful.

 Eating:  The Heidi-bug is fully weaned (thanks to my trip to Ireland).  She is a great eater but wants to feed herself more and more.  Her favorites seem to be salmon and beans, peaches and apples and this month has developed an affinity for asparagus.  She generally likes real food and more complex flavors (soup, stir fry, etc.) over typical 'baby food' which we don't mind a bit.  Her breakfast is unsweetened yogurt - I'm quite proud of myself for getting her to eat that since I failed miserably with Allison!  She only has two teeth on the bottom still; we're hoping she gets more soon to make eating food a bit easier.

 Movement:  Heidi crawls all over the place and is capable of climbing but hasn't been interested in climbing our stairs.  She pulls up on furniture and anything else she can find.  She has recently started letting go and standing without assistance.  She also has started walking along furniture and transfer from one piece to another.  She loves her the little baby push-cart and can walk with it pretty well.  Oh, and she does not like sitting still.  Go figure!

Social:  Heidi loves going to daycare.  She seems to really enjoy both her teachers and the other babies.  As far as we have heard she is cheerful all day and likes to be in the middle of everything.  With that said, if she is unhappy about something she is not afraid to express her displeasure - you should not make a bottle in front of her and not feed it to her immediately! :) She is still a bit of a Mommy's girl but thanks to my trip to Ireland that has let up a bit.  She has a new favorite person, too, Allison.  She lights up and giggles just at the sight of her and she loves to follow her around or just watch her.  She does not, however, like to be held by her (see the picture above - my attempt at a picture of both of them - Heidi instantaneously arched her back to get away).  We are so thankful for our Heidi-bug, life would be so boring without her!