10 months!

Ruby turned 10 months on 5/9. She's had a sweet month of new developments and is starting to communicate a lot more this month.

9 month check up stats from 4/20: 28 inches (75%), 17lbs 14oz (50%), head circ 43.5 (40%)

-Waving, clapping (after us-imitating at first, now does it on her own), and saying bye-bye (baba). Slow wave, often delayed, sometimes with fist clinched, sometimes like a princess. Claps when we say "yay!!!!" and when she hears music. Says dada all the time. Points and often points to me and says mama. Sometimes she points and then reaches and it looks like she is using the force! Also says mama when she's sleepy, when she's nursing and switching sides, when she's being put into her carseat, and at the doc when she was feeling like she was being violated! She signed "more" for the first time when we gave her lasagna!! She has quickly picked up that one and often does it. She gives a big grin when she hears "more?" and sometimes she sounds like she is saying it with a "mah!" sound that comes out. She shakes her head back and forth (like no, no, no, no) and smiles and smiles!

-1st easter-got sippy cup, puffs, yogurt melts in her basket, got to participate in church egg hunt (Henry took in upon himself to fill up her basket). She did not appreciate being set in the grass with a dress on.

-LOVES food-pouches and real food too!! Has basically tried everything we eat! Some new things are yogurt melts, cheese, hash brown casserole, chicken, green beans, pasta salad, baked beans, fries, strawberries, grapes, yogurt, broccoli cheese soup (loved!!),

-Loves tub/pool. Gets so animated and is happy the whole time. Fusses when we get her out.

-Got a long weekend with just her while siblings went to grandparents (my bday weekend-5/6). We ate out a lot, and she was LOUD and demanding for food!! We think she might have volume like her sis! Kind of funny because it was almost like she found her voice when she was finally alone! She was also a little more vocal in the car than normal at first because she was alone back there, but she quickly settle down, and we said it was like she went into a "trance" in her seat with her hand up in her hair and sucking her tongue. We had a fun time with just her-sweet baby.

Can't wait to see what next month holds, baby girl! Maybe it'll be your month to start crawling! I'm in no hurry; take your time! We love you, precious!