Wednesday, October 28, 2009

10.5 Month Update

Much has happened since the last update. She was sick right around when she turned 10 months and that took about a week to cure up. She had a runny nose, cough, and wasn't sleeping well. She is now feeling like her normal, happy self - I'm happy to say!

She has taken 9 unassisted steps several times but she still prefers to crawl at the moment. She gets lots of praise & hugs whenever she does walk by herself. And she finally waved bye-bye to me! She doesn't wave consistently yet but at least she has started.

She says do for dog, ca for cat, and of course da-da. Still no ma-ma. Little stinkpot.

She went to Martinsville with us last weekend and she did very well. She, of course, did not go to the actual race but stayed behind with nana. She did get to watch the fly-over and also the blimp up above. And everyone there at the campsite fell in love with her but what else would I expect? Gots lots of cute pics which are posted on facebook.

I don't have alot of time to catch up but wanted to update as much as I could in the few minutes that I have. Annabelle is doing great, though, and I'm so very thankful for her. I love that little girl so much!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Almost 10 Months

I've been a slacker this month with posting new stuff about Miss Annabelle. She'll be 10 months old in less than a week and I haven't posted since she turned 9 months. Geesh!

Her crawling is at warp speed nowadays. She still uses her right foot but her left knee for crawling, too. It still cracks me up but I don't notice it as much since it's normal for her. I did have a friend at church crack up after she watched her crawl, though, and I just told her that Annabelle does her own thing. She stands all the time without any assistance, too. She is very confidant in her standing but not-so-much when she's walking. She has taken a few unassisted steps but never more than 1 in an row. I think she gets a little wobbly & chooses to crawl instead. Now, if she has ahold of my finger for balance, then she'll walk beside of me. And she just thinks she's big stuff. The first day I tried that, I wanted to show Jason. She, of course, took 2 steps & then froze to smile at him. After he got on the floor with her, she walked from the kitchen to the hallway holding just 1 of my fingers so she could reach her da-da. And then proceeded to give him a big hug & a slobbery kiss on the face. Too, too cute!

She is obsessed with saying da-da. Even this morning heading into town, it was da-da-da-da-da-da. Last night, right after her bath, she said Ma twice. But that was it. She then started with da-da-da again & never said Ma again. She's such a stinkpot! But, it'll come in time.

I've started planning a small 1st birthday party for her. 2 more months is all we have left before she turns ONE!! I'm hoping to have a small party in December for her but have a pool-party on June 13th with more people there. Her nana bought her a Princess Crown to wear - I'm pretty sure that she's going to take it off immediately but it's worth a shot to try it.

Her grandpa played guitar & sang at church on Saturday. He did a really good job, especially since he was put on the spot & wasn't prepared! Annabelle seemed to like the music but got super tired from not having a good nap.

She had her 9 month doctor appt on Friday. She weighed 18lb 9oz and was 27.5" long. Her nuggin' head is in the 90 percentile still and her weight/length are still 50. I'm surprised she doesn't topple over more often than what she already does. Of course, she topples alot. In a one week span, she got a bruise on her shin, above her right eye, on her left temple, above her left eye at her hairline, a bruise on her cheek,and busted her top lip. I was afraid to take her in public for fear of people thinking that I beat her! She's done better recently & has no bruises currently.

I think that catches everyone up for right now. She'll be turning 10 months on Tuesday. Maybe I'll be talking about her walking skills next month!