While we were at the beach, Miss B. turned 10 months old. While we think she is the cutest thing on earth, she is the wiggliest, squirmiest, most active 10 month old ever. She has the loudest scream you've ever heard and the truth is, it drives us all crazy. We call her "Birdie" because when she screams it sounds like our neighbors birds that scream all day long. I realize she does it because she can't talk, but it is high pitched and really really loud (just ask anyone in primary!) Hopefully she will learn some sign language soon and be able to communicate with us better. She does have a few new words in her vocabulary this month. She now says "Mama," "NyNy," and "BahBah," I love hearing her sweet voice say things, as long as it's not a scream. She recently grew her top two teeth and has the two side ones coming in. After our 9 month appointment lecture from Dr. James, she has only been eating big people food. Some of her favorites are chicken, pasta, applesauce, mandarin oranges, blueberries, bean burros and cheese crisps. She really will eat anything, she is a good little eater. Her smile is big and makes us all happy. She loves her brothers, especially when they pick her up and run across the room with her. She giggles hysterically kicking her legs and flapping her arms. Miss B. gives the best kisses. We just say, "kisses" and she opens her little mouth as wide as possible and goes in for the kiss. She is fast as heck at crawling and loves to stand up on things. We love holding her hands and helping her walk. She thinks it's so funny!
Many people ask me if it is different having a girl. The truth is, boys and girls are similar in most ways at this stage in the game, but there are a few things that are different between my boys and my little lady. For instance, my little lady has yet to have a haircut. My boys get haircuts every 6 weeks from the time they are born. She is a super messy eater. She loves to squish bananas and crackers in her hands just to make a mess. My boys never did anything like that. While we were at the beach, I put her down for bed after a super long day at Disneyland, without pajama bottoms on. The next morning we woke up to poop smeared all over her and the crib she was sleeping in. Not one of my boys ever did such a thing! She loves to get dirty and messy. Not my boys! She is very vocal and loud in everything she does. My first two boys were in speech therapy for years because they didn't talk. She is a mamas girl. She is perfectly happy being strapped to me in the Bjorn. Sometimes she cries when I pass her off to someone else. Not one of my boys ever went through the separation thing. She doesn't mind when I dress her up, put a bubblegum bead necklace on her along with a tutu and ribbon flip flops. My boys...they would never have gone for it! Can't wait to see this little lady's milestones next month! Love you Miss B.!
