hadley fern {ten months}

Hadley Fern, you are TEN months old!

This month you have started crawling with purpose.  You don't get up on your knees, but you have an army crawl that gets you everywhere you want to be (and a few places I'd rather you didn't go).

These pictures were almost impossible to take because you kept trying to crawl off the porch.  Luckily people kept driving by and catching your attention.

You go from laying to sitting to rolling to crawling and back again seamlessly.  To stay you're mobile is a huge understatement.

Sweetheart, you continue to be our happy Hadley.  You have the cheeriest disposition!  I love it!

You still only have 2 teeth popped through.  It seems like you are working on more, but you've been chewing and drooling for so long I don't think that really indicates anything anymore.

Hadley, eating is your favorite!  You eat everything and anything that comes your way.  After mothering the worlds' pickiest eater for the past 3.5 years you're a dream come true!  Keep it up friend. You are still breastfed and nurse 4x a day.  The best news from this month is that you seem to be over your dairy allergy!  Yay!  I've been eating dairy for 2 weeks now and you haven't had any reactions.  Once you get closer to a year old we'll try to give you some dairy directly.

I know.  I'm shocked and excited too.

The only time you don't eat is at night - you sleep from 7pm-7am with no more night wakings.  Woot!  You also nap 2x a day, usually at 9am and 1pm.  You're a great sleeper and I love how easily you go down.

Haddie, your brother is still your favorite person with Daddy running a close second.  Those two can make you light up with a smile like none other.  I love seeing you adore the guys in our lives.

You are curious about everything and love to open doors, check under rugs, and pull on drawers.  I'm trying to keep one step ahead so you can explore without getting into trouble.  Asher has his eagle eyes peeled at all times for you and I hear at least 100x a day "Mommy, Haddie is eating the cords...can you GRAB her?"  ha - what can I say, Big Brother is watching.

At 10 months Hadley...

weighs
wears size 3 diapers
wears size 9mo onesies and pants and size 12mo pajamas
hasn't worn shoes yet
loves to eat baby food, solid food, and mama's milk
has 2 teeth
sleeps 12 hours at night and takes 2 naps a day
loves to play with Asher's toys and anything that isn't a toy and isn't for babies
loves to splash in the bathtub, especially when in the BIG tub with Asher

Hadley, it's been almost a year since you joined our family and I'd like nothing more than to pause life right here for awhile.  You are at the sweetest age - interactive, full of personality, but so innocent and so loving.  We can't imagine our family without you darling, thanks for bringing such a vibrancy to our world.