10 Months!

How is it possible that Gemma is now in double digit months as of yesterday?!? As I told Paul, it was her 'golden month birthday'! Every night after Gemma has gone to bed, Paul and I talk about how lucky we are to have such a wonderful little girl. At 10 months, Gemma:

-Is crawling on all fours all the time, and can get anywhere FAST! We have to move pretty quickly to keep her out of the cat's bowl! She also wants to play with Bubbles, but Bubbles is faster and makes a run for it!

-Is pulling up to stand on the bottom step, couch, us, etc. She also likes to climb! Shortly after getting back from MN, Gemma climbed up onto our treadmill, then from there onto a footstool, and then up onto the coffee table!

-Is a determined, independent little girl! When doing the above climbing expedition, it took her awhile and several tries, but she kept at it and wouldn't give up!

-Is very steady in sitting and can right herself if she loses her balance

-Waves, shakes head 'no', and does 'so big'

-Likes to make funny faces, especially sticking her bottom lip out and scrunching up her nose

-Is back to sleeping really well- usually from 7pm to 7am at night and two naps at least an hour each

-Is getting another tooth- Paul noticed the top right lateral incisor coming through this past Friday

-Likes to play peekaboo, hang upside down, and is quite ticklish. She also likes to explore in the living room- pulling out the DVDs, opening boxes, etc

-In the past few days she has started putting her books and toys on top of her head, then sometimes behind her head

-Is a strong, healthy girl. The last time I weighed her was May 22nd, and she was 23 pounds, 13 ounces. She is wearing 12-18 month clothes.

-Her tastes seem to be changing- she doesn't like the 'lumpy' baby foods anymore, but will still eat the purées and likes finger foods- pasta, peas, carrots, Cheerios, bananas, oranges. We tried blueberries and peaches recently, but they got spit out multiple times. She used to like little pieces of pear, but those are getting spit out now too! We'll just keep trying!

-Is so happy and content. Every morning and after every nap, she greets us with a smile. The only time she gets upset is if we take something away, but it doesn't last too long. Gemma is so much fun, and we are so blessed to be her parents!

Here are some pics from the past week:







































Had to take a break from the photo shoot to make a phone call!

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