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!