10 Months Old!

Our adorable little girl is 10 months old today! Bailey was weighed Thursday on the traveling scale at 10lbs 6.5oz which would be 10lbs 14oz on the Doc's scale (her scale is more accurate but she is only weighed on it during office visits which have been basically non-existent in the winter)! I thought she would be just under 11lbs so we were right on track!

The theme I heard this month from everyone that saw Bailey was that she was acting like a 9-10 month old should be acting! I agree and think there has been a big change in the Pants this month. She looks bigger and just acts differently, in a good way. I keep telling her she is acting like a big girl and I'm torn again while wanting to keep her a baby forever but having her grow and get rid of all this medical equipment!

Her sitting has gotten much better this month. She can stay up as long as she wants and mostly uses her stomach muscles to keep her up. She has finally started putting her hands down to catch her but more often then not she just falls over. She has put herself in a sitting position from laying down twice - both times on our bed. She is standing really well. We got her a new toy last week to encourage her to stand and her eyes light up when we get it out. She can keep her legs straight for a minute or more at a time. We still have to stop her from falling backwards, but she bears all 10+lbs of herself. Bailey with Grandma H. and her new toy:

She is not signing anything new but seems to be trying to sign 'yes'. My mom told her 'no' the other day and she signed 'yes' but I don't think she meant to do it! She is still shaking her head 'yes' and 'no' and definitely knows what the word 'no' means. Sometimes she will get very upset when we tell her 'no'.We are working on connecting the shaking of the head + plus the saying the word + the sign, on 'yes' and 'no'. She knows that 'doggy' and 'Trebek' are the same thing and will look for him when I ask her is she can find him. She does the same thing for 'daddy', 'mommy', and 'grandma'. She gets really excited when I tell her we are going to see grandma!

We are still dealing with the separation anxiety but it seems like it may be just with me. Blaine can put her down and be gone for 30 minutes and she doesn't make a sound. She has seemed like she wants to be down on the floor more often this month, which was ok with me (more on that another day). She is cool on the floor for an hour or so but is not cool with me leaving. She will roll from side to side but HATES being on her stomach. So until she is walking, I don't have to worry about her getting into things she shouldn't be!

Last month, Bailey mickey button got pulled out on accident by Blaine. This month, it got pulled out by Bailey. Luckily, it was a night we had a nurse and she got a new one in without a problem. She is not eating or drinking anything by mouth (we have not been given the go to try that out) but we are supposed to let her taste and feel different textures so we deal with as little sensitivity as possible when she is able to eat normally. She has tasted apple, cantaloupe, Frito's, wheat thins, and bacon this month. She didn't seem to be a fan of any of them but the cantaloupe gave us the least offensive face!

Bailey also got a new car seat this month! We got a really good deal (we saved 40%!) on a highly rated convertible car seat and used part of our tax refund to pay for it. She will stay in this seat until she is 50lbs...so we have some time. I'm still figuring out how to get her out of the car seat and out of the car without bumping her head! Look how long her legs are! Happy 10 months, Bailey!