Things We’ve Learned at 10 1/2 Months
25 Jan 2012 15 Comments
It just doesn’t seem real that Baby Girl is closing in on a year. Time has fast-forwarded – just at the most amazing time, when I most want to savor every minute. It’s amazing how much she has learned – and taught us – in just 10 short months. Here are just a few things we’ve learned:
If you teach a ten month old to point to her eye and nose, she’s going to stick her finger in your eye and nose.
Ten-month-old fingers are very small and can fit really far up mom’s nose.
The more you really want your ten-month-old to go to sleep, the more likely she is to suddenly develop a case of restless legs syndrome.
Ten-month-olds do not like to be swaddled.
Ten-month-olds LOVE cats, dogs and car keys, especially the remote car door opener.
I knew I should've sprung for something bigger than the smart car
Taking your car keys back from a ten-month-old will result in a complete meltdown. And no, those Fisher Price keys will not suffice.
Ten-month-old baby spit shorts out remote car door openers.
Remote car door openers are expensive to replace.
Dogs love ten-month-olds right back. Food falls from them like manna from heaven.
Cats do NOT like ten-month-olds back. Just hearing a hollered “Kee! Kee!” strikes fear in the heart of the cat, who will probably live the next two years on top of your cabinets and refridgerator.
Even the fastest and savviest kee will sometimes lose a fist full of fur.
Check it out! The fur comes off!
Cartoons for 10-month-olds are weirdly mezmerizing. You can get a “stoned” effect if you watch them for too long.
It’s amazing how much you can get done during a 45 minute nap – and how little you’ll get done the rest of the day.
If you leave an Oreo unattended, your ten-month-old with only two teeth will find it, gum it to paste, and paint the carpet and the living room furniture with it. All in the span of time it took you to pee – even though you had the door open and could see the back of her head the whole time.
You've been holding out on me, mom! Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum!!!
The car seat is the mortal enemy of the ten-month-old. No matter how amusing or creative you might think you are, there’s nothing you can do to distract the ten-month-old from the fact that they are imprisoned in the car seat. All items offered to soothe and amuse the ten-month-old will be promptly flung into the space between the car door and the seat.
Don't let the smile fool ya. I'm about to hurl this bottle at yo head if you don't let me outta here.
The ten-month-old will get their revenge on you for imprisoning them in the car seat. You’ll forget all about the items they’ve thrown between the car door and the seat – until you open the door and they all pour out and promptly roll under the car. Or even better – down the driveway and into the street.
Ten-month-olds are masters of velcro. Just give up and buy the shoes with buckles.
That velcro baby shoe you’re missing? It’s between the car door and the seat.
Ten-month-olds are the most fastinating and adorable people in the whole world.
Happy New Year!
02 Jan 2012 11 Comments
Happy New Year, everyone!
Christmas with Troy’s family was wonderful! They spoiled baby girl rotten.
Guess whose stocking is in the middle?
Check out my new wheels!
Check out all the bells and whistles on this baby
My party animal
there's some wild bed head goin' on there!
hopefully she'll never find out
Sunday we had to head home ’cause Troy had to work Monday.
Monkey is Awesome!
Finally asleep ... moments from home
We start 'em early in Texas 
mmmm, pretzels
For the rest of the week, Davie, Cayle and Andon went home with Mom & Dad. They went to the Children’s Museum in Waco and spent the rest of the time building forts in the living room and playing war. Davie was even promoted to sargent - Sargeant Baby Cakes! All went well until an unfortunate incident where she stole all of Andon’s bullets and shot him in the leg. Apparently the army needs to work on it’s teamwork skills.
moments before the mutiny
I'm jealous! I wanna go to the children's museum!
Such an angel when she's sleeping
Ten Months Today!
She has so much personality now! She’s so funny. And soooo cranky when she gets tired (just like mommy!). She took her first steps two days ago, three in a row away from Nana (Nana was going to take her car keys away from her . When she sees us coming to take something away that she wants to keep, she stuffs it in her mouth and starts crawling at light speed away from us (always a pain when it’s toilet paper … it’s almost impossible to get it all out of her mouth). She’s trying to talk now, too. She says “Pah” for PopPop, “bah” for ball, “bahbahbah” for bottle, Dadada, Mamama and Nana. She says ‘haaaay” for hi, which always amuses people in the grocery store. I swear, it’s impossible to shop fast with her, everyone wants to stop and say hi to her! She continues to be such a little helper. Helping with the laundry and the cooking are her favorite!
Once we get it all out we'll know what to cook
Gotta get that last sock
Not sure she's into the whole movie thing
I want this dress!
