^The crossed feet kill me!!!
Preslie turned 10 months old on Sunday, February 2nd.
Measurements
Girlfriend has some long legs. I don’t know her length but I need to measure her to find out. I’m also unsure on her weight. I’m going to guess probably 20-22 pounds?
^Long-Legs-McGee!
Appearance
~Lots of hair. She refuses to keep headbands in her hair so I’ve stored most away now. Bows are hit or miss, too. I can put little clips in her hair in a tiny ponytail on the top of her head that sticks straight up. It looks so funny!
~Still just two bottom teeth. She’s working on some more teefers but I haven’t seen any pop through yet.
Sizes
~All 12 month clothes. She can wear 12 month pants, but 18 month pants fit her a lot better in length and around the belly. I’ve started buying some 18 month bubbles for the summer since it gets HOT here.
~Still size 1 in shoes! It’s getting a little frustrating that her feet haven’t grown much. Ha! She has a ton of bigger shoes that have just been sitting in her closet. Oh well, they’ll get worn eventually.
~Size 3 diapers during the day, and size 4 diapers at night. We’ll probably move up to size 4 diapers during the day within the next month or two.
~She has almost outgrown her infant car seat. Her feet hang off the edge and it is getting heavy to carry her in it. We’re planning on moving her up to the bigger car seat this next month.
Personality
Oh…where do I begin? She has a big personality and very specific likes and dislikes.
~She’s been really good this month. Much better than last month. A lot less whining.
~You really have to work to get a laugh out of her. One thing that is sure to make her giggle is if you let her put one of her toys in your mouth. She thinks it’s the funniest thing ever.
~She gets MAD if you don’t read a book fast enough. She is D-O-N-E if the pages aren’t turned quickly. Geesh!
~She squeals so much when her Papa comes home from work! The joy on her face is priceless!
Likes
~Books, books and more books. Which I definitely love. I hope she always has an obsession with books. We have a basket of books on the bottom shelf of her bookshelf in her room that she can pull out whenever she wants. She will play with her books in her room for a good 45 minutes! She especially likes flip-books and knows exactly where each part of the page flips.
~She seems to have an affinity with my slippers for some reason. If they’re not on my feet and lying on the ground, she goes straight for them.
~Her Bunny Lovey. I’m going to need to find another one like it in case this one gets lost.
~Preslie is obsessed with the chandelier in her room. She points to it and will smile and laugh at it. It’s weird -- and kind of creepy.
~When she gets really excited or likes something, she’ll raise her arms above her head, or she’ll flap them at her sides. So much excitement for a little person!
Dislikes
~Still hates getting changed or dressed.
~Completely despises having her face or nose wiped.
~Does not like to be told “no.” Lord help us.
~Not being able to eat or drink what you’re eating or drinking.
Eating
~Still three, 6 ounce bottles a day. I’m thinking of taking her afternoon bottle out and replacing it with a sippy cup. She’s never too interested in it and I think it might make the transition to no more bottles a little easier down the road.
~She cannot get enough Mac and Cheese. I have to make her stop eating it because she’ll just eat an entire adult bowl of it!
~Some new things she’s tried this month are the goldfish crackers, waffles and fish.
~So far there is nothing that Sweet P has tried that she hasn’t liked.
Sleeping
~Still a great sleeper. Goes down at 7pm, up at 7am and two naps during the day at 9am and 12:30pm, that range from an hour to two hours. We are so so grateful that she is a good sleeper.
~Sucks her thumb when she sleeps and when she’s tired.
^Melt my heart!
New Experiences
~She started crawling this month! It literally took only one week for it to finally click for her. On a Monday she started army crawling, the next day she crawl regularly for a couple “steps” and then fall to her belly and army crawl and from there she’s been crawling ever since. When she crawls she’ll stick her right leg out to the side sometimes to get ready to sit from her crawl position. It’s funny.
~Preslie shakes her head side-to-side. She doesn’t yet know it means “no” but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.
~She recognizes songs and will clap when ones she knows come on or we sing them to her.
~She points to things and says “dat.”
~We say “light” and she will point to a light in the room and we can say “dog” and she’ll point to Kahlua or Stella. It’s amazing how her little mind works!
~She can sign for “more” on purpose now! It’s pretty much what she does the entire time she eats because we can’t get the food in her mouth fast enough for her. HA! I love seeing her tiny little hands signing! She’s almost got “all done” down and we’re close to “milk” and “eat.”
~Since Girlfriend sits up in her crib and pulls up to her knees, we’ve lowered her crib. I’m only 5’2” so it’ll be a challenge for me to reach over that railing when we have to lower it again!
~Preslie helped celebrate her Grampy’s birthday on January 13th!
~We had a play date with Preslie’s Godmother and the twins! Preslie also swung in a park swing for the first time and LOVED it!
~She experienced her first Super Bowl which was extremely anti-climatic. *yawn*
~We went to Donner Lake for a little three-day vacation and had so much fun with family!
I’m finding myself looking at our daughter in amazement that she does something new every day and is turning into such a little human being, and shedding all the baby-ness. Her Papa and I always say how awesome she is and I hope Preslie always knows she is awesome and LOVED.
