10 Months Old!

Naomi, you are 10 months old today! Here's what you've been up to:

- You started waving bye-bye, yesterday! It was very obvious! You stuck out your hand, high in the air, and waved your fingers up and down, bending at your wrist. So cute!

You played in the pool almost an hour this very hot afternoon! 

You pick up these strings (the fringe from the pillows) all the time. Unfortunately, they come off very easily, so they're constantly on the floor! You've stopped trying to eat them as often though! 

Moving up to some 12 month onesies!

- You're getting so close to having your first tooth! At your last check-up the doctor said it looked like you're currently working on 3! I'm expecting one to pop up any day now!

You love to have your feet up (even if it's on sister) when you're sleeping! 

- You're transitioning to 2 naps a day, sometimes sleeping for a 3 hour stretch! You usually go to sleep between 8-9 pm and wake up between 6-7 am.

Playing in the jumper at Mimi's house

- You crawl all over the place these days! And you're pretty loud :) Your hands slap against the floor as you move quickly across to catch up to me. You can get everywhere you need to go and we have to keep a close eye on you so you don't fall down the stairs or put your hands in Dora's water bowl or eat her food or whatever mischief you find! You pull up on the couch and at the glass door and on me and the edge of the bed. I try to keep you seated in the tub, but you love your new trick so much it's hard to keep up! You enjoy bath time, especially when your brothers or sister are in there with you.

Parkville Days Parade -- waiting for Zeke and Daddy to march through! 

- You like to sit in your high chair and watch the dog out the window. This will keep you entertained for 30-45 minutes sometimes, especially if we put some cheerios on your tray. You also watch us go out to check on the chickens and make dinner and all kinds of activities.

Kansas City Zoo with cousin Miriam 

Naomi Irene, you are such a sweet girl. You're practically sprinting through your first year of life! Your personality is shining more each day as you participate with your family. The other evening while we were eating dinner and talking you just let out a big scream and everyone stopped and looked at you. I think that's exactly what you wanted :-) Your hair is starting to get ever-so-slightly curly as it's beginning to grow out a bit. It's much thicker than Zoë's and has stayed dark brown. I'd love to have two curly haired girls with different colors! You like making noises with your tongue as you play and think it's funny when I move my fingers across your lips to make silly noises. You're nursing 4-5 times a day which I am thankful for and eating all your foods very well. I still feed you some, but you seem to prefer doing it yourself, at your own pace. Another independent child. You like to reach up and pull my hair and sometimes my earrings too, the reason I've worn small earrings for the past 6 years! Your family is enamored with you and we look forward to this journey of our lives, all together! Love, Mommy