Ten Months Old

On Thursday, September 22, Eileen turned TEN MONTHS OLD!

The red dress Eileen is wearing was my dress.  I wore it on my first birthday.  And yes, my mom has an afro in this picture.  It was the '80s.

She is such a big girl!  At her doctor's appointment at 9.5 months, Eileen was 30" tall and weighed 20 pounds, 10 ounces.  That put her in the 98th and 75th percentiles, respectively, for height and weight.  

 Eileen wears size 18-24 month clothes.  Sometimes she wears size 24 month clothes because she needs the length.  Eileen is still in size three diapers.

 Eileen is cutting two more teeth on the bottom, and it's been tough for everyone.  I wish those teeth would hurry up and come in.

She is eating all kinds of baby food, but is still freaked out by the textures of table food.  

Chewing on a book...

Eileen crawls like a speed demon, she can pull up anywhere she wants to, and she constantly stands without holding onto anything.  However, she hasn't taken that first, unassisted step.

 She does love to walk behind her stroller and push her baby doll across the room.

Pulling up on the stroller...

Pushing her baby doll

Eileen's sleep has gotten better because we're doing The No Cry Sleep Solution.  She's napping twice a day and loves to be put down into her crib at night.  Eileen is not sleeping through the night yet, but that's because I haven't been very disciplined about practicing good habits when she wakes up at 2 am.  

"Who are you looking at?  I'm not getting in to anything..."

The best part about this month is that Eileen has let go of all of the stranger/separation anxiety that she developed when she was seven months old!  Our little girl is back to her friendly, loving self!

She is crazy about Mabel again!

Finally, Eileen completely recognizes David as equal to (or better than) me.  There's no longer a preference for Mommy... sometimes, there is even a preference for Daddy!  David is loving this, and I am happy that Eileen is letting him do more for her.

It's been a wonderful ten months!  I'm going to have to start planning a birthday party soon...