Ten Months

This month she took me by surprise as she is now completely weaned. I'm sad because I had no idea I'd be done so soon! I nursed Dez until he was almost 2 1/2, so Chesney being done at 10 months is definitely new for me. I've been working most days, which I didn't really do when Dez was a baby and I haven't kept up on pumping as much as I should have. Plus she loves bottles anyway.

I know all parents say this, but Chesney just seems so smart and advanced for 10 months. She started only walking (no crawling at all!) when she was still 9 months, so now she's just a walking pro. She also is pretty good at obeying when me or anyone tells her not to put something in her mouth, etc.

Since I've always been used to breastfeeding, it's crazy to just do bottles and actually see how much she drinks, which is a lot! We have gone through a ton of formula and I never realized how cheap it was to breastfeed. :) My focus is never solid foods, but she loves anything. I think her favorite food has to be blueberries. Anytime those are on her tray she eats them up and wants more before she even touches anything else. She also tried cherries and was a huge fan.

She loves peek-a-boo and initiated most games herself by pulling something over her face and holding it there until someone says, "where's Chesney?". She still sleeps awesome and does better in the car now that we give her a bottle most times we get in. Why didn't I think of that before?

She's amazing and perfect and fun and if I could think of one flaw, it's that her hair doesn't really grow. Love our Babes/Candy/Feffy!

Nine Months

(I'm writing this just after she turned 10 months...it's fine.)

9 months! This month, Chesney started waving, clapping, and getting more and more personality. She also started standing on her own even more, even though she started doing that just before 8 months. She's even taken a step or two! She also loves to spit and click her tongue.

I swear to you she has said "Dez" a couple times, says "dada" all the time with a very rare "mama". She loves the vacuum and always tries to chase and grab it when it's on. But she hates care vacuum and cries every time we get the car washed. Similarly, she loves baths but not swimming as much. But as long as it's warm water she's fine with it.

She is seems fearless, yet is a little scared of heights now when Colby throws her in the air, or once when I tried putting her on the changing table at the rec center she screamed and would not let me go with her death grip. That has never happened before!

She definitely has the sass and it's extremely common for her to whine and fuss if I put her down. She's also apparently fine and good when I'm gone, but the second I walk through the door she immediately starts whining until I pick her up. Since I'm working more, she's started drinking more formula and seems to be fine with it.

Occasionally wakes up early morning to eat and go back to sleep, but also sleeps clear through the night a lot of times. It's hit and miss how well she falls asleep at night, but she's a relatively good sleeper!

At her doctors's appointment, she was 40% for weight, 92% for height, and 94% for head. She has 5 teeth with another on the way.