Zoe - 10 months

Time is flying by and lil' Zoe is 10 months old already. She is so much fun - I think I write this on every post, but oh well, it's true. She just started crawling last week and now it's exploring everything she can put her hands on, that includes pulling every single magazine out of the neatly stacked pile, or pulling the TP roll to rip it apart. She is loving to share her toys and food with mommy and daddy. She's waving bye-bye and she also gives mommy a kiss when asked - her kiss is a wide open mouth touching my cheeks. She loves to climb over mommy and to grab daddy's hair or face. She has tried a lot of new foods including beets, asparagus, and pineapple and is also eating lots of finger foods such as Cheerios, bread, and fruits and veggies. I have been noticing that she started to understand a lot more of what we say (with wanting mom, dad, more, feed, and so on). She is also learning how to play with her toys, trying to stack or squeeze them. It's been amazing to see her developing. This girl, she is my wild.

Oh boy, here we go...

Zo started crawling this week. She is still trying to figure it out, so she will crawl a little then sit, then crawl a little then sit again. She loves her new mobility though. Yesterday we were playing at our friends' house and she was overly excited crawling from one toy to another, pulling herself up on the toy box and on her little friend Al, licking every toy she could manage to get a hold on, laughing and screaming of excitement while her mild friend just sits and observes her. Zoe is also doing a lot of sharing, she will pick something and hand it to us - like a million times. Except yesterday when she was having fun picking toys from Al's hands. Oh boy! Do i see a "future troublemaker alert"? I do try to make her understand that the other kid was playing with that toy, but I think at this stage there isn't a lot to do yet. As Al's mom said "it's better to let them work it out themselves". So, here we go, to a whole new stage of parenting.

On to getting mobile

Little Z is almost there. She's not crawling yet, but she rolls around a lot. Yesterday she pulled herself up on her crib. I had her sitting while I was organizing something next to her. So, oh boy! That means it is time to lower that crib. She doesn't get to the sitting position on her own yet, but I know she will soon. Those little milestones are so exciting!
Yesterday I also had to leave her with daddy for a couple of hours while I went out. When I came back and she saw me, she screamed the loudest scream of excitement she could. That second was one of the best of my life.
Isn't it great to know that you are missed so much that the other person can't contain herself, but scream in joy when she sees you? It's the best.
Her daddy experience that everyday when he gets home from work and it is awesome, but this was a first for me. :)

Teething and creeping baby

Poor little girl has been teething. She's usually fine, but once in a while she's bothered by it. She gets cranky and pull on her ears, so sad!

She's also creeping and rolling a lot. Now it is definitely time to baby-proof the place. Another big thing is how much she loves to "talk". She's always babbling her da-da-da and la-la-la. It is so funny, although it is not too cute when it's at 3am.