10 Months Old {Ameliya}

Little Sissy is 10 months old today.

I dressed her all up and tried to take a picture.  She was too busy to look at me.

She is such a pretty girl though.

She was able to smile when her brother and sister sat with her instead of distracting her!

Precious bundles.  

Anyhow...

at 10 months old, Ameliya

• weighs 24.8 pounds
• is 28"
• wears size 24 month clothes
• stands and is starting to let go to balance
• claps, waves, and smacks kisses
• says Mama, Dada, and either Bubba or buh bye (Xabe says it's Bubba!)
• crawls on all fours
• loves eating

 

 

• is quite possibly more stubborn than any other child her age I've encountered
• drinks straight cow's milk out of a cup

• loves books and being where brother and sister are

  

 

 

• loves her Kira baby
• still nurses but is slowing down {this makes me sadder than I thought it would-truly}

This week Ameliya battled a low grade fever for 36 hours or so.  She was so sad.  I think we literally held her nonstop.  Okay, she did lay on the couch while I got food for the big kids (and looked so big and sweet I obviously stopped and took a picture before tallying on).

 

She is the poster child for wanting to be well, though, and drank and nursed like a champion through the fever.  I made her some homemade chicken noodle soup and she ate quite a lot of it, even though she dozed between bites and barely held her eyes open while eating.

 

 

Thank goodness for Kira and blankies and the Ergo and the ring sling and elderberry and Vitamin C and big kids who love & understand and, and, and, the list goes on...  

Today she was back to pretty much 100% - just as quickly as the fever came, it fled. 

After Natalee and Xavier go for their quiet time/rest time in the afternoons Ameliya and I sit down together, tummy to tummy, and have silly school.  We find our noses, play bully, look for our ears and eyes and tummies.  This is such a sweet time for me.  Today we were sitting and she pointed her finger right on her button and looked at me with expectant eyes.  

"Button, Ameliya!  That's a button.  Look!  You have 1-2-3-4 buttons!"

She communicates so well for a little shaver.  Always watching and learning and wanting to give and take with others.

(Sorry that my shirt is pulled up.  We were looking for mommy's tummy.  Be grateful for the under tank!)

Silly school continues with lots of loves and snuggles.

And then we say, "Yay!  Ameliya is all done with school today."  When I say "yay" she claps.  Because she's precious like that.

I can't believe we only have 2 months until we are looking at a year old.  I thought time would go slower since I'm home with her everyday but it doesn't.  Time marches on so quickly, and I'm so grateful for these irreplaceable moments.