Olivia - 10 Months

**I just realized that I published her 9 month post without anything about her doctor visit - oops, suffice to say it went well.  She cried a little about something (I forget what) and Naomi cried more.  So protective of her baby!  Otherwise, growing well.  

Stats?
Weight: about 17 lbs 8 oz (25%)
Height/Length: 27.25 in (25-50%)
Head: 16.75 in (10%)
Clothing Size: mostly 9 months
Diaper Size: Size 3 or 4 at night, and Size 3 during the day
   
How is she sleeping?
We put her down for bed around 7 or so and she usually sleeps until about 7:30 or so (sometimes more, sometimes less).  Naps are going well - I'm very thankful for Olivia's flexibility in her nap schedule.  Due to my teaching schedule she usually skips her morning nap on Tuesday and gets a very short 30 minute morning snooze on Wednesday and Thursday (about 9:30-10:00).  Other days she'll usually nap about an hour (about 9:45-10:45).  She goes down for her afternoon at about 1:00 at the same time as Naomi.  That's working pretty well and most days she naps 2-3 hours depending on the length of her morning nap. We are pretty consistent on the afternoon nap though we sometimes run about a half hour late (not good when that happens).   

How is she eating?
As far as nursing, we are down to nursing first thing in the morning and post afternoon nap.  She's getting pretty ADD with the after nap feeding so I anticipate dropping that one this month.  She seems to have pretty much mastered the sippy cup at this point.  She gets one at meals.  We offer her a bottle before bed most of the time, but she doesn't always drink it so we're hoping to phase that out before the year mark.  Solids she's eaten and liked: refried beans (still the favorite), baby multigrain cereal and oatmeal, diced peaches, various flavors of yogurt, all kinds of puffs, some little bits of chicken and sausage, roasted sweet potatoes, and a few other things that don't come to mind at the moment.  Oh, and she can definitely self feed with her fingers now and has started taking an interest in spoons and forks. 

Doctor Visit
Next one is her one year visit - crazy!

What new tricks does she do?
She's got a pretty fast army crawl going now and can crawl from one room to another and really all over the place.  She is trying to pull up on things and with a bit of assistance can get up on her knees and then up to standing.  She has started trying to take steps while holding our hands but is still very unsteady.  She can almost go from tummy to sitting but stops halfway there.  She started clapping and loves to do it all the time - sometimes to say yay and sometimes to say give me more of something.  She says da da and it does seem to be directed at daddy, so that's cool and we've gotten some ma ma's but not sure if that's directed at me or an indication that she wants more of something.  She's still a super swimmer.  I think she actually understands the instruction "kick kick kick" now because I can say it outside of the water too and her little legs start kicking.  She is still "swimming" a few inches between Ms Paige and Daddy (or Mommy).  Mmmm... guess that's it. 

General Observations?
She has grown more hair, so her little "chicky" fuzz is almost gone. Bittersweet.
Are those top two teeth going to come in or will my kid just be soaked in drool for the next couple years?
Naomi is getting better with her all the time.  I think she is starting to see that Olivia may be fun to play with sometime.  We've worked on sharing this month quite a bit.  I've had to set some take turns timers and have asked Naomi to bring Olivia a new toy if she is going to take one away from her.  We're making progress.  She occasionally just brings her toys to be nice or pets her little head or gives her hugs.  That sorta stuff just melts me.  
Did I mention?... I love watching the interaction between the two of them slowly develop.  I can't wait to watch them really play together!   
And lastly, I can't believe that my little baby bee will be one in two short months.  I thought one year flew by with the first, but it seems a little like warp speed with the second.  I better get a jump on her first birthday party planning!



Until next time... Enjoy!  (Note - Olivia started clapping as we were taking some shots, so there are some of her clapping - cuteness!)