Lily Kate at 10 Months

Time is really flying by and, even though we are having such a fun time with our sweet baby girl, I wish it would slow down a bit.  Lily Kate turned 10 months old today....so hard to believe.  Pictures are getting harder to take of her because she crawls at lightning speed toward anyone with a camera.  She is so super cute and funny it is unreal!  Like I said, she is crawling so fast and she is also cruising around the furniture like a mad woman.  She can crawl up our entire flight of stairs (with someone right behind her of course).  She is IN TO EVERYTHING!  Right now her favorite spots to get in to that she knows she is not allowed are the toilet and the kitchen trash can.  Ugh-that girl wears me out!  Lily Kate still loves to read and look at books.  It is the only time in the day where she will snuggle up with us and as soon as the book is done she is on the go once more.  She loves Cole and laughs the hardest when he is around.  He is still such an amazing big brother to her!  She is babbling "dada" and "mama" but not to us exactly.  She definitely talks a lot and lets us know when she is unhappy about something!  She is sleeping so well (12 hours at night with 2 naps during the day).  This past month Lily had her first tummy bug...yuck!  She is eating mostly table foods with some baby foods mixed in.  She loves everything except pasta...just like Cole at this age.  She makes the worst face and spits out anything resembling a noodle.  She loves banana bread, applesauce, all fruits and sweet potatoes the best.  But she really will eat mostly anything.  So far the dairy foods have been ok.  She does not eat as much dairy as Cole but she can handle some which is such a blessing.  She takes her sippy cup well with water or juice but the second she senses formula in there she throws it on the ground.  She is a stubborn little thing!  Lily can wave and is beginning to clap her hands.  I would have to say her favorite part of the day is bath time.  She and Cole take a bath together and she loves playing with him so much.  She cries when she has to get out of the tub!  Lily Kate has 8 teeth - 4 on the top and 4 on the bottom.  She has been known to bite every now and then and we are working with her one that.  She adores music of all kinds and dances like a crazy person when a song comes on that she likes.  She loves to hear Rhonald play his guitar and will bounce all over the room while he plays.  The song, "If You Are Happy And You Know It..." is by far her favorite and even Cole knows to sing it when she is upset.  She settles down right away and smiles.  She is such a joy - and such a free spirit already.  She is so loving and has brought so much life to our home.  We cannot believe it has already been 10 months...but really, we cannot imagine life without her.