Marigold, Ten Months

Marigold is 10 months old!

WEIGHT
20 lb 3 oz

^^It is so hard to get her monthly photos now because all she wants to do is rollllll to get off her back.

SLEEP
Still my awesome sleeper.

8am - wake up
10:30am - first nap
3pm - second nap
8:30pm - asleep for the night

And we don't hear from her until 8am the next morning. Best li'l sleeper there ever was.

^^Daddy is her wardrobe manager. ;P

^^Attempt numero 2 for 10-month pics, and all she wanted to do again was rollll and stand.

^^Christmas morning at our house with my parents! <3

FIRSTS THIS MONTH
-Standing unassisted for many many seconds.
-Climbing the stairs all by herself (with a parent supervising right behind, of course).
-Cruising around furniture SO FAST.
-Walking while pushing her cart.
-Clapping!
-Signing "all done" if we sign it at her first.
-Repeating more sounds: mama, dada, and bro bro.
-One top tooth, for a total of 3 teeth. It's a hilarious smile she's got these days.
-Sleeping in her big girl room all by herself!

NICKNAMES
Marigold Moo, Margsie, Margo, Margs, Sis, Sissy, Hairibow Meergs (don't even know how that one happened)

OTHER THINGS TO NOTE

-As seen above, my parents visited for Christmas this year! They flew in on Christmas Eve and spent several days with us. It was such a treat to have them with us while we celebrated our favorite holiday.

-Marigold has had a boogery nose for weeks now! I think she's gotten back-to-back-to-back colds. Whew! She's mostly been in good spirits, despite the faucet of a nose she's currently rocking. But if we could cool it with the booger bugs, that'd be great.
 

-Her favorite foods right now are blackberries, blueberries, oranges, grapes, cheese, pizza, and balsamic chick peas.

-Margo is soooo close to walking! She's even tried taking a step, but she never quite gets her foot off the ground. I'm pretty positive she'll walk before one, but we'll see. All signs point to it: standing unassisted, cruising so fast around tables, walking behind her push cart. It's only a matter of time before she puts all her skills together and takes that first real step. Super exciting!

^^She was obsessed with this snacking pepper. She just wanted to crawl everywhere with it.

^^Marigold's big girl room! Complete with pink ceiling and a gallery wall of female saint portraits by Studio Senn.

-Right before the new year, we decided to move Margsie into her own room. She has done so well with the transition and we're all sleeping better because of it! So now we officially have a boys' room and a girl room and I have to say, that's pretty much a dream come true right there.

-Margsie still nurses 7 times a day! I think she's still getting a lot of her calories through breastmilk, but she's also eating like a champ. So in summary, she's chubby and I love it! :)

Happy 10 months, little lady! We love you like crazy!