Here we are yet again in disbelief that Bella is another month older...and to think that she will be 1 in less than two months brings a wave of emotions through us. Each day gets better and better, she gets funnier, smarter, and we get to know her a little more each day. She can be dramatic and emotional (like her momma!) and then she can be silly and laugh at the smallest things (like her daddy!). She is curious as interested in everything she catches her eye on...she loves to touch and point at anything. We tell her the name of what she is pointing at, she takes a minute to stare at it and process what we are telling her, then she moves on and points to something else, and we repeat this process over and over. These days she gets lots of exercise! She loves bouncing in her excersaucer (not sure how you spell that?) and she walks with her walker. She doesn't like to be held so much anymore, she would rather be holding on to your hands while she walks. She loves our Christmas tree and gets in to trouble grabbing and biting through all the presents under the tree. She finds it funny when we scold her and tell her no...we are working on that. She had a tough couple of weeks fighting a stomach bug then a cold, but now that she is better, she thinks she still has special treatment. We are trying new foods and its hit or miss whether she eats well or not. But she finally got the hang of holding her on bottle! Yup it took us 10 months to unspoil her and convince her that she can hold her own bottle! Daddy of course thinks we should still do it, but I convinced him that she needs to learn so she can graduate to a sippy cup in a few months. She loves drinking out of a juice box though. Jesus gets more emotional than me when it comes to seeing her do things independently...he still can't stand hearing her cry herself to sleep. He looks like he is going to die! I also get emotional thinking about her growing up..but since I'm with her all day every day I feel like its my job to teach her new things. I have my moments though, where I look at her or see her struggling to accomplish something and I forget how little she still is...and I scoop her up and kiss and hug on her till she pushes me away! Her slobber kisses are the best...she comes at you with a wide mouth and slaps you a good wet kiss! Its funny now, because she now notices when Jesus and I are kissing or hugging and she laughs and comes up to us. When we scoop her up and kiss her together she laughs and seems to happy. Its the best feeling to know that she loves us. This month she will be celebrating her 1st Christmas..we are so excited for her!
My little angel is ten months now and I feel like it is too soon for her to already be two months away from being a year old. This month continues too be full of new experiences with her. It was a rough one for her though, the majority of this past month she was sick. She had too share her stomach bug twice with mommy and daddy. It's amazing how fast a stomach virus travels within this house now with a child. Our poor girl even spent her first Thanksgiving sick, but still stuffed her face with mashed potatoes. Through it all though she continued too have a happy spirit. She loves rolling a ball to you and you rolling it back to her makes her laugh a lot. She gives you a big smile, squinting her eyes real small and giving you a loud laugh. She is also very acrobatic because she loves too be bouncing real high in her bouncer. She bounces so hard in that thing that she makes herself fall asleep from all the energy she used bouncing. It's the funniest thing just seeing her bounce up and down with her eyes and head starting to slouch in it. I know it's not good that I do this, but making her jump on the sofa also makes her laugh real loud. I do tell her not too jump on the sofa while she is laughing, so it kind of makes up for her jumping on it. She is very attentive too, pointing at everything she sees. She points so much that as soon as you pick her up from her crib she's pointing away. One of the best things she does now is when I go and pick her up in the morning or from a nap out of her crib she rests her head on my chest on hugs me tight. It's the best feeling a dad can have, knowing she feels safe and loves you. Her first Christmas is coming up and we are both excited to celebrate it. Her first Christmas event was the capital tree lighting. She had a blast dancing too the Christmas caroling, playing on hills of the capital and was amazed with the huge tree a lit up. We will see how her first Christmas goes for her, I know she will be spoiled from all the grandparents. Santa will also be bringing her something special as well.
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