10 Months!

Jillian is 10 months old today!

Her 9th month was filled with fun milestones!

~ Over the past few weeks Jillian learned to efficiently crawl, pull herself up, and how to get herself back down from standing. Now our big girl can explore new parts of the house, and she's loving it! Surprisingly so am I. Everyone said when they start crawling it gets crazy, but it's been so fun. I'm so proud of her and it's also so fun to see her little mind work and what she finds fascinating.

~ Now that's she races around the house crawling, Austin thinks she is so fun to play with! He gets his nose in between her legs, and nestles in like she's crawling for his enjoyment. Here are a couple pics I snapped with my Iphone of Austin creating an obstablce course for Jillian.

~ One of her new tricks is picking her nose. She loves to stick her index finger up her nose. Jeff couldn't be prouder.

~ Jillian is doing great with Sippy cups. She takes 2 of her 4 feedings from a cup. She also drinks water/juice from a cup. She loves to feed herself with the cup, and I love to let her :) This keeps her highly entertained on long walks and car rides.

~ Still a pretty good little napper. Some days are better than others. When she learned how to crawl and pull herself up, naps were non-existant for 3 days. Oh my was she a tired baby! She would crawl around her crib, pulling herself up, and that was so much more fun than napping. Thankfully we are past this novelty and she's napping again. whew.

~ Definitely a tummy sleeper. She gets into a corner of the crib and falls asleep, usually with her hiney straight up in the air. My mom says she's dreaming about crawling :)

~ Has started to push my hand away - she's getting more independent! If she wants to do something without my assistance, she brushes my hand out of the way, like 'I can do this on my own mom!'

~ A few weeks ago Jillian graduated out of the infant car seat. She loves her new one! Her infant one was getting so tight on her shoulders. Look how much she's grown!

~ All gums! No sign of teeth for this litte one yet!

~ Jillian loves that we live 5 minutes from the zoo! She's actually recognizing animals (especially the big ones). Here we are with Mariam and Leila. Friday my parents went with us. She loved the monorail ride with Unchie.

Now that Jill is crawling, taking pictures are hard! Sitting still and smiling is a thing of the past. Here are some of the best shots I could get to mark the start of her 10th month.

And we're on the move. Sat still for about 10 seconds.

I spot Mommy!

Here I come!

Oh.... HI!! She was about an inch away from my lens.

Playing in her room.... she wants to play with anything up high

I can't believe she is 10 months, and getting closer to a year old!! How can I slow down life?