10 months

Our pint-sized monster has changed a lot in the last month. We have also realized that as sweet as she is, she is still going to be a challenge for us. Presley was very shy and we never had to worry about her leaving our side or getting into anything.....cabinets, electrical outlets, toilets...she just never had an interest in them. However, Miss Piper is the opposite. She gets into everything with sheer determination. She isn't afraid of people or leaving our side. She is curious and funny and let's you know exactly what she wants!

Miss Piper:
- actually crawls now
- pulls herself up and walks along everything.
- knows sign language for 'bath'. You show her the sign and she takes off towards the bathroom!
- loves baths. This girl crawls back and forth as fast as she can, she lays on her stomach taking in mouthfuls of water...and she loves it!
- knows what a doggy says! She'll bark grunt and then takes off looking for one of her stuffed dogs.
- is moving on up to her 12 month clothes. We still use a couple of the 6-9 month stuff but only out of desperation!
- still only has her bottom 2 teeth. She's been working on her top 2 teeth for weeks now.
- really loves real food and hates the stage 3 baby food with the chunks! Pancakes, waffles, toast, cheese, mashed potatoes....you know, all real healthy stuff! We've tried some fruits and green beans but she just isn't completely convinced yet, so we'll stick to the baby food for now.
- she doesn't clap, wave bye-bye or do so-big (though she thinks it's funny when we do it!)
- is a trooper when Presley is carrying her thru the house, wresting with her, taking away her toys or dragging her around by her feet. Eventually Piper is going to defend herself and I'm secretly excited for that day!