10 Months

Ah, the monthly post. Only a few more of these to go before we hit a year.

This past month has been a whirlwind of activity for Kendall. Something new and exciting almost every day. Although she was crawling last month, she is really getting active now. At this rate she will be running in no time, and Nate and I will be in for it then. Shananigans around here!


Can't believe we are almost through the first year! Seems like yesterday we were planning on Kendall's arrival, and she now she won't be baby for much longer. But we are enjoying every minute!

Kendall at 9 Months


Weight - 20 pounds (this is a guess - haven't weighed her lately)
Height - 28 inches (this is again an estimate - she sure looks taller, the tape measure says she is the same.
Sounds Like - From time to time it sounds like she is calling for mommy and daddy. When we leave the room, the 'ba-ba-ba' becomes 'MA-MA-MAAAA' or 'DA-DA-DAAA'. Sometimes I am convinced she is asking me where daddy is, and I answer, at work.
Likes - The word 'No'. Isn't it funny when mom or dad say 'No'? Giving a big smile and then continuing to try eat mom's flip flops is definitely funny. Kendall likes her cookie jar. Most likes to take the shapes out and watch us put them back in. And mom's teeth. She likes to examine my teeth. Maybe she will be a dentist.
Dislikes - Teething. Naps. Being stopped from doing what she wants. The typical. Oh, and she is in a fussy eating phase, one day she loves squash, next day EWWWW SQUASH. If only she could tell us what she wants to eat for lunch, I could avoid having peas spit at me.
Things she can do - Getting pretty good with the sippy cup. Crawling is a breeze, she follows us from room-to-room, right on our heels. And Kendall is even working on walking - still early stages, but she makes great strides in this daily.

Kendall at 10 Months

Weight - 19lbs 15oz (so I was close on my guestimate last month. 50 percentile)
Height - 28 3/4 inches (75 percentile)
Sounds Like - Kendall is starting to talk. At least it sounds like it if you are around her every day. Pointing and saying 'BIR' when she she a bird, or 'TER' when the train goes past grandma and grandpa Gorman's, or what definitely sounds like '5' when you ask her or a high five. Sounds like gibberish to most, but to us, she is making sense.
Likes - Kendall likes to feed herself, Cherrios, fruit, lunchmeat, and my personal favorite, artichoke spinach dip. She will try anything you put in front of her, as long as she gets to put it in her mouth herself. Kendall also likes to pretend she is an avid reader. She will leave her toys behind and return to her bedroom to flip through her books - all by herself. I've taken to putting a book in her bed after she goes to sleep. In the morning it buys us an extra 15 - 30 min of sleep as she "reads" the book over and over to herself.
Dislikes - Being told no. What you tell her not to do is exactly what she wants to do. Eating from a spoon - mushy food is so 9 month-old.
Things she can do - Stand on her own, clap her hands, high five, cruise around the house, and even walk a few steps all on her own without holding on.