Allen & Co.: 10 Months

Thursday, June 10, 2010

10 Months

I know this seems crazy, but our baby girl is now 10 months old. This past month has been full of firsts and fun things Tori has learned. One night as Tori was in the tub, she grabbed her bath cup and tried to drink out of it. It amazes me that she already knows what a cup is for.

Sadly, Tori had her first ear infection this past month. It was so scary seeing her in so much pain, and of course it hit one evening after her doctor's office was closed. We are so grateful that our home teacher was able to come over and help Jared give Tori her very first priesthood blessing. Before the blessing, Tori was screaming in pain. Immediately after the blessing, she was completely calm and fell asleep in my arms. I know that Heavenly Father blessed Tori - and she was completely fine until we were able to make it in to see her doctor the next day. This was definitely our miracle this past month!!!

Tori has always been a great "talker", but this month she topped it off by saying "da-daddy" (May 26th) and "ma-ah-m" (June 10th) for the first time. This month has also been a big one for Tori trying a whole bunch of new fruits- cantaloupe, pineapple, oranges, and strawberries. We are so glad that she has taken to real fruit faster and better than baby food! Last week Tori took a toy away from another kid for the first time. I just hope we don't end up having a bully on our hands! As far as developmental stuff, Tori is starting to wave and she finally rolled from her back to her front. And she got her 5th tooth in yesterday!!!

We didn't really plan it this way, but today turned out to be jam-packed with firsts and fun new things. This morning, Jared turned Tori into a little burrito...

I love how she is looking at her Daddy!

Tori got to use her new sippey cup and had apple juice for the first time today - she really did pretty good! Lately Tori has started playing with the most un-interesting things. Who would have thought that her puff container would be so fun...

It's definitely about the simple things!!!

Trying to get a good picture with Tori and her bear proved to be a little difficult this month- she is getting really wiggly. These were our two favorites!

I love how much joy she got out of playing with her dandelion...

As Tori was playing this afternoon she moved from her stomach to sitting up all by herself, which was awesome! Who would have thought she would have an encore all prepared. The biggest thing of today is that Tori started crawling - really crawling!!! I think she was just waiting for a big day to pull this one out...

We love her little gimp crawl!!!

This evening we decided to take Tori swimming for the first time. She looks absolutely adorable in her swimsuit!

She was a little hesitant at first,

but, once she warmed up, she totally loved it!!!

Jared dunked Tori under once. I don't know how, but I captured this great look on her face. I thought she would be really upset, nope - she did just fine!