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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Ten Months!

I really can't believe how quickly the past ten months have gone by! It seems crazy to me that our "baby" is now very much turning into a toddler. I can see the wheels turning in her head every day and she's learning so much so quickly.

STATS: 17lbs 3oz (thanks to all that cheese she eats!)

HEALTH: more ear infections :( this makes the fourth course of antibiotic therapy in a little over two months. We went to see ENT this week and the doctor said that there's only fluid behind her ears now, and they're not currently infected, so that was good. We'll finish up the Augmentin and follow up next month. Meanwhile, if she gets another ear infection or the fluid persists she may be getting tubes. She is CONSTANTLY playing with her ears, but I have no idea if it's habit, soothing, or they're really irritating her.

MOVING: Lyla is getting speedier on her knees! Still not so fast that we can't keep up with her, so that's nice for us! She's pulling up on furniture which sometimes makes me nervous when it's near the corners of our coffee table. She's taken a few tumbles and suffered a few bruises so far--this crawling business is dangerous work! She still hasn't realized that she can stand up in her crib--she just lies there are babbles or cries until we come get her. She does like to stand a lot during her bath which has become a bit trecherous!

SLEEPING: Still going great! Lyla goes to bed between 7-8, and on the weekends she usually sleeps until 8-9! On the weekdays I usually have to wake her up.

COMMUNICATING: This is the most fun part for me because I can actually see how much she really understands. Some fun games that we play are "So big" and she lifts her arms in the air, and we also play "wind the bobbin up" which is a British version of pat-a-cake sort of, and Lyla has started making the wind up motion and clapping. She waves at people, and when I say "yeah" she claps. She has several new signs which is so cool. In addition to "more" she's mastered "all gone" and is also doing really well signing "milk," "drink" and "eat." I think the next ones we'll try are "sleep" and "diaper change." I'm so glad we did the sign language with her--besides just being cool, it really helps us understand what she wants, and she doesn't need to get frustrated. Mealtime is usually very calm because we usually know exactly what she wants. When we were in the grocery store yesterday she signed that she was hungry so I became one of those moms who opens packages of snacks in the grocery store to keep kids quiet! But it worked and she signed the rest of the shopping trip for "more" crackers. So cool! She also says "dada" and "doggy" more clearly. She babbles a lot...but no "mama" yet...

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