Ten Months

These pictures are out of order again, so she is looking quite tired by the end of the picture session.We were about to go to our neighborhood pool, which I don't think we will be going to again. When I was young, I remember having such a great time at the pool but now that I am a lot older, not so fun. The water was hot and there was nothing really to do, but stand around in pee pee infested water, ha. I really, really want a boat and I think I am slowly but surly convincing Dustin to cave in once we get all our ducks in a row.

Waving is her new thing now. We have to coax her to wave to strangers but she loves to wave bye-bye and hi. She does two different types of waves, her Miss America wave and a grasping type wave, so cute.

I love this little face, I just want to smother her in kisses.

At ten months she had four little teeth, two on the top and two on the bottom. Now she has six teeth, two more on the top. She loves to crunch things in her teeth to hear the sound but lately she has been trying to swallow her cereal, organic peanut butter balls, whole and choking on it. I really do not like to give her the cereal because it is processed so maybe it is my fault, since I don't introduce it to her enough.

I cannot really remember what we were doing the last couple of months, bad I know. My brain has not recouped from pregnancy, and I am afraid it never will. I don't know if this happens to everyone but most of my friends agree, after being prego and having a baby your brain or memory is not the same.

I tell people all the time at work, because everyone always asks to see a picture of Harlowe, I am just trying to make it through the day, let alone take a picture of the poor girl. My poor baby, but I am trying to whip out the camera every once in awhile. Although, the camera we have is like professional grade so you need to assemble it before picture time and to put it bluntly, I am a lazy son of a gun.

Ok, let me try my hardest to remember. Harlowe loves the water and maybe she will enjoy swimming. She is blowing bubbles in the bath tub but sometimes she gets confused and sucks the water up instead. She is now blowing bubbles in water glasses, she grabs at my straw and starts making noises and blowing bubbles. So cute, but it is not a pleasant grab, yet more of a give me that straw now, lady. This girl has a little personality and a big attitude. Wonder where she got that, DUSTIN, ha. Just kidding, we both have attitudes so she is going to be one stubborn little girl.

She still does not like the sippy cup and prefers the sippy with the straw. I am trying very hard to wean her from the bottle but its not happening. Weaning her from the boob and the bottle, stress! I cannot get Dustin on board with stopping the bottle because she is still a grouch at bedtime, so he sticks to what they both know. Sorry Dr. Zuniga, our baby will probably be on the bottle until kindergarten, ha.

I know we started her on whole milk around 11 months because I was out of breast milk and didn't want to switch to formula for one month. She has done really good with the transition, no complaints thus far. She is drinking Horizon, organic milk because that is what Dustin likes. He says it is sweeter than Promise Land, who knew, because I refuse to take a sip of milk. I cannot stand milk but I will drink it up if it is flavored and in coffee, crazy!

I really thought I am a little obsessed about the whole organic thing and I know I have said this before. But my friend Mona said she is pretty particular about it too and had a pretty good reasoning which I forgot about. She says she gives her children organic milk and food because of the hormones they contain and this will prevent premature puberty. Pretty smart huh, I totally forgot about prepubescence.

Oh, I have some exciting news, I am going to see Dr. Weinstock today and he is going to slice and dice the skin ball off of my tongue. I know that sounds so gross but I am so excited, hopefully after this, I will be good to go. I am taking a few days off of work again, so hopefully this will be the last thing on the agenda. I will keep everyone updated but thanks again to everyone for all their support and prayers.

I think on my last blog, I left out Dustin's uncle John, thank you for always checking up on me to see how things are going. I really am blessed with such great, caring people in my life.

Have a great day and don't forget to be greatful for all the little things in life!