Dear Natalia,
You are 10 months old, kiddo! After we all emerged from the fog of your first few months, the time has just raced by. Here are some things you've been up to lately:
First, you celebrated your 10 month birthday a little early by finally going to the doctor for your 9 month well-child visit. You weighed in at 16 pounds, 13 ounces, putting you in the peanut category - that's the 9th percentile. You're 27 inches long, which is around the 30th percentile, and your head is about 17 cm around, which is around the 20th percentile. You're a little one, just like Mommy was at your age, and just like your brother!
You're growing wonderfully well and learning to do new things all the time. You're working more on cruising these days, although you're still mostly happy to just pull up on things and play with whatever you find. Your attention span is getting longer and longer, which is great for everyone.
This month, you welcomed your first two teeth into your mouth. You now have two teeth, although they have just barely broken through the gums. You didn't particularly enjoy that part and needed lots of TLC, baby oragel, and tylenol to get you through it. We tried all the other stuff first - offering you cold things to gnaw on, etc - but you weren't any more interested in trying it out than your brother was at your age!
Speaking of gnawing, though, you are learning to chew and have added quite a few solid foods to your repetoire. You can now eat little pieces of tofu, soft fruits, crackers, and pieces of bread and bagel pretty much on your own. You also enjoy being fed a variety of blended veggies and fruits, oatmeal, and whole milk yogurt. Your favorite thing is to be given a hunk of something and to just sit there and chew and slobber on it until it's completely pulverized. We still supervise you very closely, as we regularly need to fish things out of your mouth!
You're still nursing a lot from Mommy and that's nice for both of you. Your calmest feeding is in the early morning before Mommy goes to work. During the other feedings, you are all about action and sometimes have a hard time concentrating! Mommy got her first person at school who asked when she's going to wean you, but neither of you are ready for that yet. Within reason, the timing of that one will be your decision. You also have a couple of bottles a day from Mama and that's a nice bonding time for the two of you, too.
This past month has been an interesting one between you and your brother. As you've become more mobile, he's discovered how easy it is to push you over. And over. And over. He thinks it's funny and you don't, not surprisingly. Your moms are struggling to manage this nascent sibling rivalry, but you mostly take it in stride. Someday, you'll be old enough to play with him on even terms!
You're doing really well in the sleep department and mostly sleep through the night on your own - 7 pm to 7 am. The holy grail! Your moms are getting rested enough that we actually notice feeling tired in the morning after we all have a rough night, instead of just feeling exhausted all the time. Keep up the good work!
You're communicating more and more with us. You love to babble, screech, wave, and generally connect with us and other people. You still love to say "ah-dah" more than anything, but you've said "mama" several times and even said "tay-tay" (for your brother) after we repeated it to you several times.
We love you to pieces, little girl! You light up our days and (thankfully) not so much our nights anymore.
love, Mama and Mommy
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