10 Months

Sis:

10 Months!! This was a hard pill for your Mama to swallow!!I even start to tear up writing this.  Time fly by these last few months and you have grown up faster than ever!! You are turning into such a big and busy girl. You are so active, adventurous and curious. You have mastered crawling and you are into EVERYTHING!! You see it and you race over to either open it, stick it in your mouth and grab it. You are not afraid of anything (with the exception of a few loud noises), especially getting hurt. Your poor little head gets banged and your little fingers get smashed all day long, but you just keep at it. You definitely did not get this from me. You kneel up to everything and pull yourself up on to anything you can. You are becoming little Miss Independent. This one scares me a little. When you are eating, unless you are starving, you have to help me feed you or you have to do it yourself. You love to sit in your chair and just feed yourself. But it is so so messy!! Your favorite foods are, sweet potatoes, turkey dinners, banana pieces, and yogurt.  You are officially ( I think) our of your swing. It was becoming dangerous, you kept almost falling out of it. You sleep like a champ in the basement in your pack and play where it is dark and quiet. It is your little cave. You love to sing and you always clap and dance when you hear music. You are still little miss giggles!! You love love love to laugh and be silly! People always comment on how much you laugh and how happy you always are. You are just like your dad!! Your new trick is your "ohh" and "ahh"!1 You do it ALL DAY LONG!! It is so funny and everyone loves it!! You will just sit there and over and over again ohh and ahh! You had your second plane ride and did great! You slept through most of both flights. Good thing you love motion!! You loved hanging out with cousin Brooklyn. You want to run and walk like she does so bad. You just want to be grown up already!! You love to follow her around as fast as you can. You are starting to walk well when we hold your hands or you walk with a doll stroller. You love to read books and turn the pages. Your favorite books are still Goodnight Moon, Who's a Bunny, That's Not My..., and Peekaboo. Speaking of Peakaboo.. you love love love that game! It always makes you instantly happy if you get sad. You still love baths, especially when the faucet is on, always try to dip your face in the water. When we put you in the big tub with your little pink tub you immediately start to try to crawl in the water. You want to swim so bad!! You love talking on the phone and playing with other kids. You are so social and love to be out doing things. Your favorite place is the grocery store or costco. You love to just stare and check everything out. We just put up the Christmas tree and you can't get enough of it. You love to look at it and just laugh. Elsie you are such a spunky little sweetheart who is full of life!! Daddy always said he wanted a little girl who was funny and liked to be silly and he got exactly what he wanted!! I always wanted a little princess and I got exactly what I wanted! You are more than we could have ever imagined! You are our biggest blessing and we are so lucky to be your parents! We know you have been blessed with such a special spirit and you will do great things!! You are already so aware of others around you and you can sense when others are sad . You are so sweet and happy and brighten everyones day. You are the most beautiful baby girl and we love love love you!!