Ten Months

Eliana turned 10 months yesterday.

There aren't many changes since her 9 month report. A few noteworthy are:

Teeth: Her two top teeth are showing more but are not all the way down yet. My, are they prominent!
Eating: Eliana has started feeding herself some foods. Blueberries have been great for practicing this skill. Banana is no good - she just squishes it between her hands!
Drinking: She has got the hang of her sippy cup now (thankfully because it is sooo hot here!). She needs us to hold it up for her to get water out but she guzzles water freely.
Movement: Still the same. I've noticed that she slouches when she sits, especially from her lower back. I thought babies were meant to have great posture? Any suggestions or tips from anyone on how to correct this?
Talking: I mentioned that at 9 months she may have called me mamma. It turns out it was just a coincidence because she's still not naming anything specifically. She loves to babble and squeal though, and calls to the eagles frequently :)

She is a true delight to us and we thank the Lord for such a joyful, bubbly girl.

Graduation

Eliana recently graduated from this bath....

To the big tub...

She was a bit unsure for approximately one second and then quickly began to take advantage of her new found freedom. It didn't take her long to learn what "sit down" means. She would climb the walls if I let her :)

She thought that it was so great that she asked her friend, Harper, to join her!

Standing?

Daddy told me that Eliana stood on her own for a few seconds today...twice! There is no photo evidence so we'll all have to take Nate's word for it. But to compensate, here are some crazy hair after bath pics:

Nine Months

On the 30th of June Eliana turned 9 months. To celebrate, we went to have her check up.

Weight - 16lb 7.5oz (10th - 25th %)

Height - 28" (50th - 75th %)

Head Circumference - 17" (25th %)

The doc was happy with how she is growing. So are we!

More growth news:

• Favourite foods: avocado, any fruit, egg yolk, chicken and peas, hommus
• Least favourite food: beef
• Favourite Activities: tackling mum, bath time, climbing on our bed, playing with other children, chewing on our lip balm, reading the animal sound book.
• Least favourite activities: nigh-night time, immunisations, losing the lip balm or finishing the animal sound book!
• Personal quirks: Eliana sounds like an eagle when she's excited. She still loves banging on the piano. She scrunches up her nose at Daddy whenever he puts her in the hot car. She lights up whenever Daddy gets home from work. Eliana gives amazing hugs. She likes to cuddle for a bit after nap time. Her smiles still melt hearts. She seems a very social baby. She takes a while to warm up to strangers, but once she's warmed up, she loves them!
• Movement: Eliana is a speedy crawler. She pulls up on things and scoots along. She will grab at anything within her reach, especially if it's unfamiliar. She is just learning how to grab finger foods with her pincer grip. She doesn't put food in her mouth yet, but she'll put anything else in there! She prefers drinking water out of a cup if we hold it, rather than using the sippy lid.
• Feeding and sleeping: She still prefers 3 naps during the day but she's slowly adjusting down to 2 naps. She sleeps great at night. I nurse her 5 times a day. I now wake her up for a feed at 10pm to try and help my milk supply. She eats solids 3 or 4 times a day.
• Teeth: She has her 2 middle bottom tooth and the other day, daddy discovered that her 2 top teeth are cutting through.
• Sounds: Along with her eagle call, she repeats the sounds babba, dadda, mamma. I think that she may have even said mama to me today - she was in someone else's arms, looked at me and said "mama" ... but it could have been a coincidence :).