10 Months

10 MONTHS!!! Ari is getting to the point where she can move around, just not in the traditional ways. Instead of crawling she rotates and hops around while sitting cross legged. She knows what she wants and how to make a point. Her sleeping has improved greatly and she only wakes up a couple times a night now. Usually she wakes up because she is in a sitting position and can't figure out how to lay back down. The other night I walked in while she was whining to find her fast asleep with her back in the corner of her crib. She knew something wasn't right, but it wasn't bad enough to wake her up. I put her back down and she slept right through it.

Here's her 10 month pic taken on her 10 month birthday this time.



She got herself worked in between the recliner and love seat the other day and had fun banging her shoulders against the two pieces of furniture.



We're getting closer to the elusive crawl though. She can stay on her tummy for a little bit longer now and moves backwards instead of forwards, but we're getting closer.



And it is always great to catch a little nap when you can. This was after a night when Daddy's chest was hurting and he didn't sleep very well. Ari is good at making him feel better.