Lucy at 10 Months

If it's possible, Lucy gets cuter with each passing month. This month was no exception as she continues to learn and grow. Her favorite pastime is still reading books with Will or I and the highlight for her is picking which book to read off of the bookshelf.

Her sense of humor continues to evolve and she finds it funny to open and close the book we are reading repeatedly while I either say "open, close" or "the end". The real trick is for her to see just how fast I can say these words without getting tongue tied. She finds this hilarious. She also is a fan of peek-a-boo, and this past month she learned how to do peek-a-boo to us. She puts her favorite blankie over her face, pauses for a couple of seconds while we wonder aloud "where's Lucy?", then pulls it down and giggles uncontrollably. The thing we find the funniest is that she is perfectly quiet while she is hiding under her blanket.

Lucy's vocabulary is also growing. In addition to her two favorite words of "Hi" and "Dada" usually used together, she also says "Bye", "Baby" and my favorite, "Mama." When she is really frustrated, she yells "MOM"! Someone advised me a while ago to never teach your child two things - how to say mom, and how to walk. So far I'm not regretting it. Ask me in 16 years though!

Speaking of walk - Lucy will take steps now while we hold her hands but she still does not like to crawl. She will do a backwards creep on her belly, but to move forward on her hands and knees is something she trys to avoid at all costs. Her preferred mode of transportation is mom or dad, while she reaches her arms towards the direction she would like to go. She did however enjoy being pulled in the sled a friend of mine let us borrow on a snow day this past month.

On the most recent snow day, Will built a snowman outside our front window that Lucy loves to look at and wave to while we sing "Frosty the Snowman". She also claps now when she is happy, excited and when I sing which is a great confidence booster for me - no one's ever clapped for my singing before! Will has also taught her how to give High Fives which is adorable. We're not quite sure who taught her this...

Lucy still enjoys mealtime and has been eating more and more table food. This past month we introduced eggs and citrus fruits which has been fun. Some of her favorite new foods include white chicken chili, cous cous, hummus, beef barley soup, chicken barley soup and 'french toast' which is really just bread and eggs fried together.

The biggest change we have noticed in Lucy this month though is her temper. She has begun throwing fits which we call the Dolphin because she will throw her head back and arch her back repeatedly if she doesn't get what she wants. It's funny but makes us nervous at the same time. Ten months seems so young to be so decided about what you do and do not want. I have a feeling that she is a very strong and determined little lady and Will and I are going to have to be extremely creative and stay on our toes with this one as the years go by! Here she's giving us a look that translates to "I dare you to take this remote control away from me!"

Finally, this past month Lucy got to celebrate her brother Luke's second birthday. Although it was a tough day for Will and I, Lucy did help us to feel like we were able to honor Luke with more family traditions. Thank you to all of our friends and family who supported us through this past month in your own special ways. It means more to us than we know how to say! I will sign off this post with one last picture - Lucy, dressed on Luke's birthday in a shirt given to Luke by Uncle Tim.