10 months

Mom is back in the business of blogging today. I am loving having a 10 month in our house way too much not to write my own thoughts on it. Maybe we will let Myra do her own post next month. ;)

She has grown into such a cute little person, learning and manifesting parts of her personality every day. We are loving and enjoying her more than ever before.

I had her pinned as a cautious one, but I seem to be mistaken on that. She has quite a confidence in her ability to get around and isn't afraid to max out her ability level. Yesterday I had to stop her in the middle of scaling a shelf!

She loves to be with her people. It was fun to have all of us home for a couple weeks over the holidays for her to spend more time with her siblings and Reed. It has debunked me as a clear favorite in her eyes. She spent so much time with daddy at the beach and loved every second.. It seems we now have a daddy's girl in the house. Lucas and Lilly have become her favorite playmates.

She NEVER leaves a room I am in and pretty much expects me to do the same: She was almost tempted once to leave me to go explore the wonders of Lucas's messy room- a baby goldmine/deathtrap ;).

She has become quite partial to bananas and avocados.

She communicates so much without ever saying a word. She loves to tell us all where to take her and things she wants by pointing.

Her love of music is heartwarming. It gratefully calmed the restlessness right out of her like a tranquilizer when the whole family sang Christmas songs as we drove to the beach a few weeks ago.

She loves patty cake and peek-a-boo and has become an active participant in both. Lucas and her have a game of pee-a-boo they love to play on the couch where they take turns hiding from each other. Melts my heart to watch them both giggle together so much.

Lilly is a second mother to Myra. All things baby come very naturally to Lilly, something I am very grateful for. It was quite a blessing to have Lilly take such good care of her sister when I had to be at the hospital with Reed for most of a day. My mother-in-law told me the only time Myra got upset was when Lilly was playing with another baby in the house.

The joy that my three little kiddos bring to my home is such a blessing.