Avery, you turned ten months old on Friday! Time is passing so quickly, I don't know what to do. When I think about it too much, I kind of panic!
You are doing so much now. You are busy all the time when you're awake, so your naps are getting longer, and you're sleeping a good twelve hours at night.
You are in some 9 month clothes still and are fitting into your 12 month clothes now!
I can tell you are working hard on the next big accomplishment...walking! You are constantly crawling from object to object, using it to see if it will support you if you pull yourself to standing with it. Tonight, you crawled over to me sitting cross-legged on the floor and pulled yourself to standing, and let go with one hand. You were just standing there, using your one hand for balance and I could feel that you were hardly leaning on me! You are so big!
Today, Daddy and I installed your big convertible carseat in the car. It's still facing backwards, but we decided that your little carseat is just too small now! Plus, when we use it to carry you anywhere, we basically get a serious bicep workout because you are so heavy in it.
You are such a good eater! You are finishing off the last of the purees I've made you and it takes about 6 cubes of food, plus cereal to fill you up. If I say "all done" and you're not all done, you scream your head off and cry until I put something else in front of you.
Tonight, you sat in your highchair, eating cut up peaches while I cooked dinner, and I'm pretty sure you ate a whole peach. The whole time, you just kept saying, "Mmmmmm...." Once dinner was ready, I gave you some lasagna roll, cut up and you just started shoving it in your mouth by the fistful! You ate a half a roll. Daddy and I couldn't believe it. You can pack it away!
You rode on your FOURTEENTH plane yesterday, coming home from Maryland. You are such a great traveler! You are always so happy and content to sit in our laps and read books and eat your snacks. I'm glad this was our last trip for a while because you were starting to get pretty squirmy! But you never fussed. People on the plane rides were always commenting on how good you were and how pretty you are.
You had so much fun playing with your big cousin, Hannah, and you were intrigued with Sadie, too. I am so excited to watch you grow up with your cousins, just like I did. Your ages are spaced apart, just like Lissa, Jaimie, and me. I hope that one day, we can live in the same city as your cousins and you can have sleepovers and see them all the time.
You are having a little separation anxiety with me. This has been going on for a couple of months, and I think all the traveling has worsened it a bit. As flattered as I am that I'm the only one that you're really interested in being around, it sure does wear me out! I know you will grow out of this phase, so I'm trying to look on the bright side of it and remember that at least you still want me to hold you!
I am just in awe of the gift that is you. You are my beautiful, precious, sweet baby girl. I am loving every minute that I get to spend with you, even at 2:30 in the morning when you wake up and have no idea where you're at and just want to be held. Your arms wrapped around my neck make me feel like I truly belong. You and I are a perfect fit, mama and baby. You bring me so much joy every day and you are just my treasure. I love you so much, Avery Elizabeth.
