happy 10 month birthday!

I will spare you the whole "I can't believe how fast time flies" stuff, but - well, it does! Elliott Rose is growing up by leaps and bounds, and though she's been feeling lousy (along with her mama) for the past few days, all in all she's doing great!

This past month saw some important landmarks for our baby. She grew out of her infant car seat and is now sitting face-forward in a toddler seat (there's a picture in the slide show that shows just how comfortable it is!) She started to point to things, most often in the books we read. Speaking of books, sometimes she anticipates certain sounds in her favorites and "says" them before I do. She enjoys passing a ball back and forth, and even has decent aim. When in the mood, she delights in giving high fives. She took her first plane ride, all the way to NJ, and no one wanted to throw us out the window. She can get up and down a step with ease (though there is still sometimes a bit of toppling over on the way down) and she climbed an entire flight of stairs twice while we were on vacation. Ryan, in all his patience, taught her how to fall asleep on her own at night, and after a few evenings of lots of heart-wrenching tears, she's now a bedtime pro who rarely wakes up in the wee hours of the morning screaming for us. She also got her first haircut, a dismal bang "trim" executed by yours truly (pictured below), which was later rectified by her steady-handed father. We are just so proud of our little monkey, and we love her to pieces!

Why did my mommy do this to me? (3/6)

Super sweet in Gramma and Pop-pop's bathtub (3/3)

Elliott Rose - The 10th Month