Elena at 10 Months Old

Today marks Elena at 10 months old.  How the time passes.  She weighs 24 pounds and is 30-1/2 inches long and he is starting to get into everything!  She rolls, scoots (kinda looks like swimming on the floor) and has started taking a few crawling steps.  This past week, she learned how to sit in her crib, kneel in her crib and of course stand in her crib.  Her crib has become so much fun she has had a hard time taking naps the past couple of days.  Her night sleeping is still going well with mostly 8-11 hour nights now.  She talks a lot, mostly babbling but she also says dada and mama but not connected to us yet.  Elena loves to make the "ssss" noise and over the past couple of days she has begun saying nana around nursing/nap time.  I think she is asking to nurse--possible first word? 

Current activities include Elena clapping my hands together to play patty-cake, rolling the ball back and forth, reading (absolutely loves it), she also likes to put toys inside other toys and shake--loves to make noise though doesn't like when others make loud noises (i.e. food processor, vacuum, etc.).  Peek-a-boo is still an exciting game to play.  She is also beginning to put together actions, for example, going out the front door means we are going somewhere.  Last week, we stepped out the front door to get the mail and she threw a fit when we came back in the house (she loves being outside and giggles during our neighborhood walks).  And yes, she is now throwing fits when she doesn't get what she wants.  Elena is still content playing by herself but keeps tabs on us and cries when we leave her sight.  She even cries when Carl leaves for work.  Luckily, her fits and cries are often short.  In the next entry you can see her moods change in rapid succession.
Elena is still nursing, though starting to show preference to solid foods which she eats twice a day.  Her solid food diet consists of avocado, banana, applesauce, peas, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, corn, oatmeal, chicken, green beans, prunes, pears, mango, Cheerios, cottage cheese, and water.  Textures don't seem to be a problem even though her doctor thought it would.  We prepare the avocado, banana, peas, carrots, pears, and mango by mashing them with a fork.  Even the chicken (we make) is slightly chunky.  She only has two teeth on the bottom, and they are still small little razors.  In the past day she has begun chewing on everything in sight, so I'm sure another tooth is making its way up.

Elena is a constant amazement and a joy to be around, and we are looking forward to seeing her personality blossom.  We miss everyone dearly and hope you continue to enjoy the blog!