10 months... where does the time go.. Tonight I was rocking you and you filled up my arms. i remember rocking you the day we brought you home and you were so so tiny... You were so tiny for so long too. Now you are a chunker. 17 lbs at least. You are learning lots and lots of things. You wave bye bye, clap your hands to " when your happy and you know it" you say Dada and look for his picture on the wall when I ask you to say his name. Last night in your room I told you daddy was going to be coming home soon and to please let him hold you. You jumped up and looked around the room.. I think you were looking to see where his picture might me. It was so cute. Your association with Daddy is a picture hanging on the wall. That is a little sad to me, but also so precious. The kids all carry you around and you love it.. I guess mom had gotten a little laxed in these later months.. Today you were in a fashion show walking the runway with the girls. GK always plays a game with you where she sets up pillows and you stand next to the ottoman and then you helps you fall into the pillows. You love it!

Today for the first time you repeated baba.. I have been working with you on this even moving your mouth for you and TODAY you said it... in frustration b/c I wasn't getting your baba fast enough. It was a good sound, but was of course very nasally.. You are beginning to cruise around furniture and getting more daring on walking around the cupboards in the kitchen. You love to bang them open and shut. You hate getting dressed and I need to put your diaper on while you are standing, I cannot even hold you down. You are ready for bed at 7pm and get really hyper and crazy when we are out and you are not in your crib..... Yes, finally consistently sleeping through the night.....
You're eating lots of things now... WE threw out that baby mush that made you miserable and now you eat : Cheerios, puffs, green beans, bread, yogurt melts, string cheese smashed up, french fries, crackers cut into small pieces. Anything that you can mash in your gums and then swallow. I am working on getting my milk supply up.. I just don't want to give up just yet.... I have been battling complications of being on antibiotics that have resulted in difficulty pumping.., but with only 2 months to go I'd love to make it to surgery....... I am just not sure that will be possible.... Below are a few pictures in Avery's room with mom practicing with her new lens.