Addie is 10 Months....

Adaline is just growing up and, if possible, getting cuter every day. She was always full of smiles and personality, but she is now very animated. One of her favorite things to do is pull a blanket or any clothes over her head. She erupts in squeals and giggles as she tries to pull it off. She thinks she is pretty funny. She just might be her biggest fan. This makes it nice for us. She is always having fun and does well playing by herself. She is a gem!

Milestones:

• She enjoys being read to. She actually seems to be paying more attention then before. She loves me pointing to things. Stephanie has given me some books from her kids. And Addie really enjoys them. Her favorite seems to be "Big Bird's First Book of Letters". I think she likes hearing me sound out each letter. She tries a few out.
• She is really furniture cruising. It's so hard to keep up with her now. She also enjoys standing up at our end table (we had to take down our coffee table because she kept face planting into it). So Joe or I will remove our drinks and remotes out of reach. This use to work but now she crawls under the table to get to the other side. It keeps us on our toes.
• She LOVES our cat Silky. She gets so excited sometimes and squeals, clapping her hands. But Silky doesn't like the squeals and often runs away from her. Addie also loves petting Silk and we are trying really hard to teach her to be soft. But Addie's excitement is hard to contain. It will be fun to watch her get a little older and I think these two will be close friends.
• She LOVES momma's food. Her favorites are cream of broccoli soup, spaghetti, lasagna, grilled cheese sandwiches, refried beans, salsa...even cooked peas, corn, and green beans... really almost anything. She has started to not like the jarred baby food as much. She is on and off with the fruit. She seems to enjoy small pieces of red grapes.
• She can feed herself some foods, mostly the puffs. But she does well with her finger dexterity. She has difficulty picking up food that is slippery.

She has learnt how to pull off her tops and bottoms now.  

These following pictures were taken just before church, just 2 days after her 10 month mark. She loves to stand, but we bought her first pair of shoes to wear. I don't think she is a big fan. But the outfit looked so cute.

Poor Addie got the stomach flu the week she turned 10 months. She handled it really well though. One thing we don't have to worry about with her so much is she always can eat formula. She loves milk! And we are so glad because during these sick days she stays hydrated and nourished.

This was the first time she called me "momma"! How I loved it! It was sad because she wasn't feeling well and was needing to be held, but when she came towards me she kept saying momma. It made me feel so special, my heart felt like it was going to burst. I LOVE being a momma and someone this precious girl goes to for comfort.

I took these following pictures when she was sick, but do you see those smiles! Even when she is sick she is still a happy girl. These days she sees my phone come out and she automatically breaks into smiles. We have a diva!

So glad I captured this pose! One of my favorites ever!

We went to meet Joe for lunch at work and I decided to stop by the cemetary for a walk. Since I was in Young Women's and worked on a Laurel project with Melissa Eliason on correcting the cemetary's records, I have loved cemetaries. And it grew when I went back East for my trip with Ricks College. So some might think it's weird, but I found it perfect. The trees had turned colors, they were everywhere. The grass was green, and it was nice and quiet. I wanted to take Addie out for Fall pictures, but it's hard to do by myself. So this is my attempt. And the grounds were so well kept, I only found a few leaves for her to play with.

This pregnancy I have been so drained. Poor Joe, I might have dinner ready a few nights, but there are some days when I just don't. But he is so understanding and willing to pick something up or cook something himself. I am so grateful for him. One of these nights he brought home some Hydrangeas, my favorite flower. It meant so much to me.