10 months old

luci is now 10 months old. only two months away from being a one year old. that just isn't right!
i think we're having the most fun with her now. every stage has been great, but she's morphed from this tiny little fragile thing into a petite person with a personality and she cracks me up. she still makes me melt daily but also makes me laugh hard too.
she is her father in every way imaginable. she is very cautious and mellow, really thinking about things before she does them.
she says da da da all the time and knows she is referring to her daddy. she also makes barking noises for bailey. forget ma ma, i try to get her to say it several times a day, but she's not ready to go there yet. i tell her that i've given my body up to her for 22 months, that i can't even take allergy medicine because of her, or drink caffeine, or really be separated from her for more than a couple hours because i can hardly taken it. she doesn't care. :) she'll say mama when she's ready.
she has no interest in a bottle. when she's at jane's, she only takes my milk from a sippy and now, she's moved on from the sippy and onto a cup with a straw. i don't think she'll ever drink from a bottle again. she just has no interest.
she's pulling up everywhere and motoring around furniture. she likes to crawl up to one of her baby gates, pull up on it and shake it like a maniac behind bars. she constantly pulls herself up in her bed and jumps like a punk. sometimes i have to go into her room a few times after laying her down to place her on her back and tell her good night now that she's discovered the pull up.
she's still sleeping well (aside from a couple hiccups in schedule) and it feels good to sleep a full night. when she sleeps past 7 i'm up anyway watching her on the monitor, wondering when she'll wake. sometimes i wonder if i'll ever enjoy a full, solid night sleep again where i'm not up at least a couple times looking at her monitor. or if i'll ever sleep in again and leisurely get out of bed. i know i will; it just seems so far off from now.
she still loves looking at her own pictures and in mirrors and enjoys french kissing the mirrors to show her love.
she loves long walks and bright flowers. she talks and talks on the walks and especially when we approach flowers. tulips seem to be her favorite. there are several spots on campus that just make her lose her mind. i'm bummed the tulips aren't around all summer long but i am going to plant a mess of them in our yard for next year.
some new foods she's tried and liked include: ground beef and turkey, brussel sprouts, different kinds of puffs for babies, carrots, waffles, pasta, watermelon (well she wasn't so sure about that yet), and some different types of bread. she loves going out to dinner at restaurants as well.
i love that she is growing and changing and developing right on track. we are so lucky. i truly thank god for her every day.