Happy 10 Months, Jillian!

Happy 10 months to our beautiful baby girl, Jilly!  10 months already...that's double digits in months!  Our baby girl is becoming a big girl more and more everyday!

So what has Jillian been up to this month?  Well, she is still crawling everywhere and she has gotten really good at pulling herself up into a standing position.  She climbs all over mommy or daddy and she is so daring, so we definitely have to watch her carefully!

Wait, does that say 10 months?!?!?!

Jilly talks more and more everyday and we love her baby babble.  She has been saying mama and dada for months, though we aren't sure if she realizes what she is saying.  But over the Thanksgiving weekend, as Granny Julie, Auntie Shell, and Uncle Joseph were driving away, we told her to say bye bye.  Normally she would just wave but it definitely sounded like she said bah bye to them! 

Jillian is still such a good eater, eating basically anything we put in front of her.  But her favorite are yogurt, applesauce, and puffs.  She would eat that for every meal if we'd let her.  As for sleeping...well, we are still working on that.  She does not sleep all the way through the night, but she is sleeping in her crib a whole lot more.  Still a work in progress!

She surprises us more and more each day with how smart she is.  We have been working to teach her baby sign so that she can communicate more with us.  She still tries to tell you what she wants first, but when we can't understand her, instead she'll sign "more" or "all done."  She does this not only when we feed her, but when she is all done getting her diaper changed too!

As much as she is becoming her own little independent girl everyday, there are still some big signs of our little baby.  For one thing, Jilly still does not have any teeth.  I still don't even see signs of them.  She also still lets us rock her to sleep or cuddle, all things that I know will end someday, but I am not in any hurry for that day to come.

Jillian has gotten better about letting others tend to her needs.  For awhile there, no matter who was holding her. she would fuss until she was back with mommy.  And though she is still a B-I-G mama's girl, she is doing better with daddy or with grandparents or with our babysitter, Cary.  I think she knows that all these people really do love her...but no one quite like mommy!!!

Oh, Jilly Bear Baby, you have graced this world with your presence for 10 months now, officially spending more time in this world than in mommy's belly.  We love your little smile, your little face, and your little personality.  We could not imagine our lives without you!  Just 2 more months till the big 1...I really need to get on that party planning!!!

See you later, I am outta here!