10 Months

Yes, that's 4 teeth you see and #5 broke through on the bottom today

We have a mobile 10 month old that is for sure. She's crawling like a champ and walking behind her little stroller. She is discovering that she can decide when and what she eats so meal time has become a process but she is obviously getting all of the nutrition she needs as she's over 24.5 lbs. I'm not ready for her to walk but we sure could use a break from carrying her around :) She's waving hello and goodbye when she feels like it and is starting to get the hang of clapping when we cheer for her. I find myself using the term "little stinker" pretty often as she does things like feedthe dog, chase the cat, and throw her sippy cup on the floor. We can only imagine what our future holds...

It's getting a little more difficult to snap photos of her but here's what I have.

Easter Weekend

Paige had a very nice 1st Easter!

Friday:
We spent the day with Mimi and Aunt Betsy. We colored Easter eggs and Paige got a rare opportunity to play with her Aunt!

someone might be ready for a nap

Saturday:

We were in Wadsworth for a bridal shower and Stanoch family time.

 the "cousins" after Ashley's shower

cozy coupe ride pushed by cousin Brayden and Grandpa

Sunday:

Church and Easter brunch with Grandma and Grandpa Stanoch.

The Easter Bunny found me

needed some play time during the service

The Easter Bunny did find me!
I loved him :)

Dora the Explorer

At our most recent visit to the Children's Museum (3 weeks ago or so) we discovered the Dora The Explorer exhibit which is geared toward the younger kids. Paige had a blast! We were there the day after she figured out how to crawl so she spent about an hour in Dora's garden exploring. We had so much fun watching her :)

A little time at playscape before lunch

Dora's outer space adenvtures 1st.

On to Dora's garden....so much fun!

9 month pictures

Here is the link to Paige's 9 month photos.
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AZNWzJqzatmTqQ

Paige figured it out!

Turn your head and check out Paige crawling across the room. She was headed for the laptop with her picture on the screen. We had her crawling all over the living room trying to get her hands on it.

And...sippy cup. She just needed one with a straw.

Cowgirl

9 months

Yeah! She's been out longer than in to quote Brian. We just had Paige's 9 month doctor's appointment on Friday and she's doing great. And, as we suspected, topping the growth charts.

height: 29.5in 95%
weight: 23lbs 10oz 97%
head: 48cm 99%

I'm pretty sure I'm starting to get some looks like "why isn't your kid walking" little do they know she's only 9 months old.

As I've mentioned before, she is super strong and so so close to crawling. Of course she has been distracted by her pulling up and standing talents that she has stopped trying as hard to figure out the crawling. Now she works her way around the room through a process....sit...reach...attempt to crawl...reach..sit in a different place...reach...attempt to crawl...reach...and so on. She kinda goes in circles until she gets somewhere and then stands up on whatever toy will support her. Her fine motor skills seem to be ahead of the game with gross motor skills, and communication on track. She's very good with her pincher's and loves to practice at meal times by eating whatever I put in front of her. Bread and cheese are some of her favorites at the moment.

BBQ for Grandpa's Birthday

Our Big Girl!

Paige has been adamant about standing on her own and checking things out so we have spent the last few weeks standing her up against whatever we thought she could hold on to. This past week she finally figured out how to pull herself up so now she thinks she can use anything for support. In the last few days she figured out how to get herself into a sitting position from her belly...needless to say we lowered her crib mattress over the weekend and it only took her one night to start chewing on the rail. I guess we have to give her a little break. Poor baby has another ear infection so she has now had 2 in each ear and on top of that her top two teeth are on the way in according to the doc.

This past weekend Brian's mom came to visit over her spring break so Paige got some good Grandma Shirley time including her first trip to the park. Paige had so much fun!