In just an hour (well, 13 hours to be exact!) my precious baby girl will be 10 months old. I cannot believe that. She'll be in the double digits and she'll be just 2 short months away from 1.year.old.
I know parents say this all the time but it's so true...it just goes by too fast. My sweet baby isn't a baby anymore. She looks more like a toddler than a baby. She is days away from walking. The other night I thought she was about to take her first official step (you know, without us holding her hands) and my heart literally stopped. It was such a surreal moment and I was thinking, "I can't believe my BABY is about to walk!" She didn't do it...but she's so close. While my heart hurts at the speed she's growing, it is overflowing with joy for her! She's so proud of herself and her new ability!
In case you're wondering, we're still breastfeeding! (You know you wanted to know!) Hard to believe! I honestly thought we'd have to stop back at 6 months but we're still going!! I am slowly starting to wean though. Last month I dropped her late afternoon nursing and went to just 3 nursings a day. Talk about some bittersweet emotions. Part of me was excited about being able to let someone else feed her and have that weight lifted...but the other part of me was hurting. Jonathan was giving her her bottle one afternoon (b/c he's so wonderful like that) and while it was nice having the break, the tears started flowing. It's hard to believe that phase of our life is slowly coming to an end. I'm going to miss that special bond with her.
So far...Doodle is holding strong at 2 teeth. She's been working hard on those 2 making sure they're perfect...and I have to say, they are beautiful! I love her "2 tooth" grin. I can't imagine her with more!
She loves to crawl while she holds her toys. It's hilarious! She is 'talking' her own special language and it's absolutely precious! I love her words!! I love going to get her when she gets up from a nap or wakes up in the morning. Most of the time you can hear her talking to herself or her toys. Often you can hear a loud thud when she throw Sid the Seahorse out of her crib. When I go in to get her she is all smiles. She's getting to the point now where she really hugs back and holds on tight. It's the best feeling in the world!!!
The other morning while we were visiting my mom, she woke up abnormally early. I was desperately trying to get her to go back to sleep but my efforts were useless. We went in the living room and I let her play with Easter eggs. This lasted awhile then she started to rub her eyes (this is the sign that she's tired) I sat her in my lap and covered us up with a big cozy blanket. After a little bit I noticed she was very still...she had fallen asleep!! A thunderstorm was rolling in right about that time and thankfully she sleeps like a rock through tunderstorms. It was so peaceful sitting there all snuggled with her. Even though I was exhausted, I wouldn't have traded that moment with her for anything!!!
This is just such a fun age. I could write a novel about everything she does. While it's hard to see some phases ending...the new ones are so amazing and so much fun. I thank God everyday for bringing her into our lives.
Happy 10 months angel!!!!!!!
1 comment:
Ashley, you are such a precious mommy! I cannot believe Kenley is 10 months, either! I am learning to enjoy every day and not take a second for granted, even those sleep-deprived, middle of the night feedings :) Thanks for being such a great example and encouragement to me. Love you, girl!!
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