Liv turned 10 months old on Christmas eve but mommy unfortunately was a little sick over the Christmas break :( so I am a very late in posting her latest blog post. With every month that goes by, Jarryd and I are seeing more and more of a little person in Liv! Her personality is larger than her little body and she is growing and learning everyday it seems! This month was a BIG month for her in that she finally took her first official steps... although her walking isn't very graceful... she is getting there! And it was her very first Christmas!! Even though I was sick it still was such a special day filled with amazing family, good food (even though I didn't get to partake), and lots of laughter! 

This month she learned to:

take her first steps

eat lots of new foods

say and wave "Bye Bye" even when she means "Hi" sometimes 

clap her hands

take off her diaper... Lord help us

unplug the drain in the tub and turn on and off the water

to throw her babies out of the crib as a casualty in her protest to take a nap

she also got a 3rd tooth on the top

Things she says: 

bye bye

baby

Momma

mimi

bubba (Brinkley)

cah, cah, cah (who knows what this means?!?)

baba (bottle) 

Dada... only one time though... I think she is trying to torture Jarryd

Her favorite things this month:

shopping at target

cheese (like mother like daughter)

the remote control

her Wubbanub paci

to dance

to give kisses... even to random strangers... yes this scares us

to laugh

grapes

her bottle

Mr Bunny and Bacon (her stuffed pig)

car keys

to play peekaboo

the iPhone

to be chased

macaroni and cheese

Brinkley

her grandparents... they all spoil her like crazy

to talk

cheerios

blueberry waffles

bath time

to have her teeth brushed

her shoes... well... all shoes

people with glasses... because she wants their glasses

the printer

all of her Christmas toys... once we threw away their boxes that she was fascinated with

music

other babies... we told her she would have to wait a LONG time until she gets to live with one

all of her friends in the church nursery

books

to sleep

to take her socks off

car rides

shopping carts

the DVDs

teething medicine

the vacuum

to be outside

the cold

the wind

the Milestone Electric comercial 

Texmati rice

Things she hates this month:

meat

to be hungry

to see her bottle and its not in her mouth yet

to be tired

to sit still

Christmas parties past her bedtime

Her sizes this month:

still size 3 in diapers... barely

12-18 months in clothes

I would guess she is about 23 pounds

New places she has been this month:

Little Village at the Village Church

Safe Harbor Christmas party

Mimi's Cafe

Sleep Experts... she helped us find our new mattress

Sam's

Here are some of  my favorite pictures this month:

helping mommy with laundry

making a mess at the pediatrician's office

posing with her Wubbanub

falling in love with bread

fun with babysitters Paige and Hailey

decorating for Christmas... even Brinkley helped

our Christmas tree

most precious Santa helper

Christmas Eve! 

by the end of Christmas day she was pretty wore out

snuggling with Grandpa Elton

bath time fun... you think she has enough toys?!?

What a special month it has been!