10 month update

Lauren has been such a slacker about updating lately, so here's an eclectic post about all the new things Lolli can do!

She's crawling on her hands and knees, and has been since shortly before she turned 9 months old. She's pulling up on everything, from furniture to doors to walls to her jumperoo - seriously, everything! She started doing that a couple of weeks after she crawled. She's now working on perfecting her balance. She pulls up on something and then lets go, so she's standing all by herself. She did it for about 10 seconds yesterday, and about 30 seconds today, so she's really getting better at it quickly! She cruises all over the place, walking around and holding onto the furniture or walls. Lauren and Zach are optimistic that she'll walk around her first birthday, but only time will tell!

Lolli waves when she hears "hi" or "bye", she blows a kiss if someone blows her one. She lays her head down when she hears, "Awwww" and she gives a high five when someone asks for one. When she hears, "Lolli is sooooo big" she raises her hands over her head. Lauren and Zach usually take advantage of that great opportunity to tickler her armpits, so now she only raises her hand a little bit. She still plays peek-a-boo by holding a blankie over her face while someone says, "Where's Lolli?" She claps when she hears, "Yeaaaa!" and she just started repeating "La La La" when she hears it. She can shake her hear "no" and does so if she doesn't want something to happen.

She's around 28 inches tall and around 19 pounds, by Lauren's best estimate. She still wears most of her 6-9 month clothes but can wear 12 month stuff, too. She is in size 3 disposible diapers and her cloth prefolds and covers are mediums. She has her 2 bottom middle teeth and her top 2 fangs. She eats pretty much everything, with the exception of honey, peanut things and drinking milk. Lauren and Zach are pretty strict about limiting her sweets although she gets a bite of ice cream from time to time. No cake or other baked goods yet - she's waiting until her birthday! Her favorite foods are =cantoulope, raspberries, noodles, yogurt bites, peas, and pretty much anything else she can pick up herself. She's eating a lot more solid foods lately but is still nursing all night long. Lauren has a hard time getting her to nurse during the day when Lolli is busy exploring.

Lolli still sleeps in bed with Lauren and Zach. She sleeps in her boppy and cuddles with her little pink blankie. She takes a pacifier at night, in the car, and during the day if she is fussy and tired. She is starting to take naps in her crib because Lauren is worried she'll wake up and crawl off the bed someday. Lolli's favorite thing to do around the house is chase the cats (especially Bud) and pull their tails. She finally learned how to "pet gently" but she optentimes chooses to grab and pull anyway. She likes it when the cats whine and meow at her. Lolli loves to swim and play in the bathtub. She loves to dump the cat and dog food and water bowls if the gate is down and she can get to them. She still rides rear-facing in her Chicco infant car seat in the car.

Lolli's eyes are still blue and her hair is still white-blonde. It's getting longer all the time and now she sort of almost has bangs. Her crable cap is slowling going away. Lolli takes baths by herself or sometimes she takes showers with Lauren or Zach. She's pretty brave about putting her head under the shower water. And that's 10-month old Lolli in a nutshell!