Mommy Kahdib

Dear Emmie,

10 month? Double digits? This is insane, time is flying by at the speed of light. You are learning and changing everyday and I don't know if monthly letters are going to cut it, perhaps we'll have to do a day-by day thing...lol. Riiight, like I could keep up with day by day and still spend time with you?

You're definitely in a transition period with your naps. You often fight the morning nap and have a wonderfully long afternoon nap, or you just can't stand life in the morning and plunk down nice and easy for your first nap and then have trouble falling asleep for the second nap. On a good day when it is just you and me an not a lot to do you'll nap in the morning and then in the afternoon and you will still go to bed at night and sleep...other days you have skipped napping altogether and go to bed easy at night. So, I guess I'll just roll with the punches. Currently you are passed out in the middle of mommy and daddy's bed without having had any lunch...you were just too tired to keep your eyes open but honestly, today wasn't any different than any other day--maybe it is hard work turning 10 months old.

You might walk before you ever crawl. You do crawl backwards, which is cute but ineffective since what you want is generally in front of you, but just a week or so ago you decided that holding onto my hands and walking everywhere is the way to travel--you might want to have a conversation with my back who highly disagrees, but I know you'll only learn to walk once and the hump that you are producing in my upper back will not be permanent! You won't sit still anymore. I used to be able to leave you in the room and come back to you in the same spot smiling away, but you lunge forward, flop onto your belly and motor around that way while I'm gone.

Speaking of gone, oh boy does the separation anxiety make me giggle! I can literally walk to go put a towel away in the bathroom and you whine and start to cry, but the second I am back in your sight you smile and wave or clap that I have returned. TOOO FUNNY! I will often go about my chores for the day yelling to you in whatever room you are in the I will be right back, but you stare at the empty doorway and cry until you can see me again rather than just hear me...I guess your eyes don't lie.

You love to clap and we've added more signs to the repetior. You're understanding more everyday and your new favorite song is the one they play at "Mother Goose Story Hour" and it is called "Shakin' It" by Parachute Express. Well, do you LOVE to shake it, or what? I think the best part is when you shake your head with a big huge grin on your face, but the hand and arm shaking--oh and the leg bounce--is really cute too! Ok, so it's all just cute, cute cute. I went to dictionary.com just before writing this entry and did a search for adorable and you were there in on the page, seriously! Ok, well, I had Picasa open and they were in different windows, but still...

You love to give kisses, and since you got your FIRST TOOTH this month just a week ago the kisses have become a little harsh and I end up with a baby tooth digging into my lip or my nose (whichever is the recipient of the kiss at the moment.) For only having one tooth you sure do eat like a champ! You still love fruits--watermelon was added this month along with dried strawberries and you love kiwi! Grapes is an all time favorite along with bananas and pears and bites of my apples. You do love anything green...green beans, cucumbers, peas...oh, but not avocado? Eh, I don't really care for them either. You had fish this month--salmon and swordfish and loved both, and chicken is still up there on your top 10 list. You're like a little puppy and beg for a taste of whatever anyone is eating, which is making me eat healthier, so all is well with the world!

You still love the swings and we introduced you to the slide and that was a huge hit! I am amazed by how into other little kids you can be. You are all for getting their attention. Little kids, babies, oh, and adults with glasses. At Easter Mass you were practically jumping out of my arms to get to the man who was behind us...he thought you liked him, I didn't want to tell him you just wanted to pull his glasses off of his face!! It is getting harder and harder to keep anything on your head, so we'll have to tie a hat on your this summer. I am still amazed at how happy and complacent you are...I often wonder, is it the breastfeeding? The co-sleeping? The babywearing? Is it that daddy and I are calm and relaxed with you? Do you just FEEL the love pouring out of us? Were you just born to always be happy? I mean, you can be the sleepiest, sickest baby and still crack a smile...it is adorable.

I have no idea how much you weigh or how tall you are and we won't know for sure until your one year check up...we skipped 9 months and I'm ok with that because you're perfect and that's all the I need to know!

Ok for now...I love you, squishy! Keep leaning, keep smiling, and keep being you!

Love,

Mom XOXOXOX