TEN months....

I feel like this month has been the month of magic for Gracie. She has learned SO many new tricks and hit so many milestones this month. I don't even know if I can remember them all, but I'll give it a shot...

She's learned how to:

• wave (whenever we say "hi"), and clap (whenever we say "Yay!").
  
• say a few words (hi, dada, mama, teddy, baby, kitty, doggy)
• crawl (and there's no stopping her now...)
• pull herself up onto furniture
• walk by herself with her little walking toy.
• swat something away if she doesn't want it. (boy is that one fun.)
  

A few things she loves this month:

• drinking juice
• swimming in the pool
• finding things on the floor to eat....(I try to stop her.)
  
• having mom and dad help her walk around
• swinging
• hit everything with her hands, like she's playing a drum
  

Gracie also got her first bout of the stomach flu this week. It was so sad for us to watch as parents and feel so helpless. She was so zoned out for a few days, not her usual busy-body self. It did mean some pretty good cuddling time for us, which was a special treat. We're glad she's getting back to normal though, even if she won't let us hug her anymore...(she swats us away when we try.) :)

A couple of days ago Gracie and I went to dinner with a couple of my friends from Dental Hygiene school, Betsy and Erin. I loved school, because these girls (along with a few others that we missed!) made it so much fun. I loved catching up. Betsy just got back from a mission to Argentina and Erin has such a cute little babes named Kenley, who is actually 6 days older than Gracie. She was born 10 weeks early, so she's kind of a miracle baby. The girls had fun gabbing (and screaming) at each other and sharing snacks during dinner. Gracie with Aunt Betsy. We both just love her.