Tuesday, July 12, 2011

10 months!

Briella Rain,
 You are ten months old. I still can't believe it. Each month that comes and goes seems faster and faster. I am loving every moment with you! You are learning a lot and unfortunately not all good things ha! You are very smart and have learned that if your sister screams at you for taking something.... well... you will scream RIGHT.BACK! Awesome! I am trying to teach you "gentle" and "nice" and I hope you start to grasp those terms soon otherwise you and G just might have a meltdown soon. You LOVE your sister. She can make you smile, giggle and your favorite thing to do with her is wrestle... a lot of rolling on top of each other but you both love it and it is still harmless :) G takes such good care of you. Protects you from anything and everything. If you are crawling in the direction of something unsafe she will stop you or remove the dangerous object :) If she laughs you laugh and it becomes this huge laughing game. You two play well together and I love it!


You are a big girl! You weigh over 23 pounds which has put you in the same size diapers as your sister ha! Thankfully she only uses them at night so we have plenty to share with you! You wear 18m and some 18-24m clothes. Your hair is growing longer which has made piggy tails or "puny tails" more fun... especially since you can't keep headbands on your precious little head anymore :(


You have two adorable teeth but they are sharp... you use them when you are excited and you bury your head into my shoulder and bite OUGH I know you are doing it out of curiosity but we are working on it before it continues. Your SMILE is simply the best!! Those bright blue eyes and huge smile just melts me every time! You are definitely a mama's girl and I LOVE it! You prefer me to hold your or soothe you and though you LOVE it when Daddy gets home, G quickly takes over and you come right back to me... I don't mind it one little bit :)



We are trying to get a good sleep schedule for you! You wake up around 7:30 and are all smiles once we open the door. If I walk away for one quick second to do anything before picking you up you FREAK OUT! MAJOR meltdown! As soon as I scoop you up in my arms you are fine once again! After breakfast of applesauce, pancakes and your favorite "ba ba" bottle you play with us until your morning nap. I have finally figured out that you need to sleep 3-3.5 hrs after you wake up! Such a small window and if we miss it or are not at home you and your sister won't nap together :( You love your pink doggie that Aunt Melody gave you and it is always always in your mouth! You bite the doggies snout or the ear and then stand up with it still in your mouth! I LOVE it! Unfortunately you don't sleep very well without your "Leap frog twighlight dog" it has a little star that glows and it sings or plays enviornmental noises for 10 or 20 minutes. You used to sleep with it against your face but now you snuggle with your pink doggie!

You are one BUSY little girl! You FLY when you see something you want... within seconds you have crawled to where you want to be! You are also a climber! Just the other day you climbed up the back of the couch to the top then proceeded to climb to the stairs through the side of the banister! AHHH It didn't stop there. Once you were standing on top of the couch and holding onto the banister you let go and free fell to the bottom of the couch ( I was right there) you scare me little one you have no fear... which led to your tumble down the stairs.. thankfully on your tummy like a penguin... God was definitely protecting you especially that day!

You have stood on your own here and there and walk well while holding our hands but no desire to walk your own. I am SO okay with that. LOVINg all the itty bitties in our life but have NO BABY FEVER at all... this time with G I had it and we started planning for baby #2 around her first bday... not this time! You are MY baby girl and I still see you as my itty bitty little 6 pounder... I can't wait to see what this next month with bring!

I love you so much baby girl! You make me smile every day and my heart is so filled with joy because of how much you love me! I prayed for a mama's girl and God give me my heart's desire. You are such a precious blessing and I can't imagine my life without you my dear Briella Rain :)

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