10 Months

And another month passed...

Leah weighs in at a little over 20lbs. She is cruising along furniture pretty well. She eats all sorts of vegetables, fruits, and meats. She still sleeps great through the night (aside from teething nights) and naps are still pretty short.

I am still in total shock that in two months I will have a one year old! We are having an absolute blast enjoying each other and learning together every day! This picture was the first month where Leah refused to actually look at the camera...welcome to 10 months I suppose. I felt like a pageant mother. "Leah look at mommy. No, no, don't do that. Don't touch the paper. Over here Leah. Ugh, come on Leah just one good picture". After two minutes, that felt like thirty minutes, this was the ONLY shot worth using. HA!

Multi-Tasking

For the past few weeks, we have randomly found Leah with toys in her mouth. I first attributed this to teething. However, now that we have had a few weeks to observe, we found the true reason. She is a multi-tasker. If she wants to get from one place to the next without losing a certain toy, she puts it in her mouth and carries it. If she has a toy in both hands and wants a third, she'll move one to her mouth to pick up the third. I suppose it is never too early to learn the important skill of multi-tasking!

So Many Play Options

Piano Time

Trevor has been playing the paino since he was a child. Both his mother and grandmother play. My hope is that we can add a fourth generation to that list. This piano was in grandma and grandpa Chapman basement for years, and they recently gave it to us. It is tuned, polished, and ready to play. Hopefully, Leah has inherited her daddy's talent. If not, then I suppose Trevor can just serenade his girls for years to come.

Mom is my BFF

I have thought about being a mother for as long as I can remember. Playing house and mommy with dolls was my favorite childhood activity. I am super close with my mom which is where I learned so many skills of motherhood. So naturally, when I was pregnant and found out I was having a girl I was ecstatic! Bonding with her the last 9 months has been such a full circle moment for me. After all those years of caring for dolls, I finally have one that loves back in so many ways. I can say that my mom is by BFF, and my hope is that Leah will feel the same way about me as she grows up...til then she'll just wear this! =)

The Many Moods of Leah

Party at Daycare

Yesterday was Caleb's birthday, and they had a party for him at daycare. This was Leah's first time seeing streamers...highlight of her day obviously! Cole was also very good and telling Leah how things work around there...hysterical! I love baby talk!