She's as funny as ever, with personality galore still and an attitude starting to come out. This month, she started truly pitching fits when we take something away that she wants or won't let her do something. Thankfully, she saves most of the attitude for Adrian and I, so the adoring public still thinks she's an angel ;) Truly though, she still is an incredibly sweet baby - just developing more of a determined attitude lately!
We went to Wyoming for Memorial Day, where she had a blast chasing the cats and playing with straws. Around that time, she developed a love for riding on her daddy's shoulders and a hatred for riding in the car. When she's had enough of being in the car/carseat, she starts crying. A lot. Smart girl though, as she can tell when we're slowing down and speeding up and what that means for her! Speeding up elicits wailing, while slowing down gets giggles and squeals in anticipation of coming out of her carseat.
Selah is SUCH a ham. Frankly, I'm worried that she is developing a "performer" attitude where she will need to be the center of attention. Not a cute trait to have as she grows up. We're working on her being just friendly for friendliness' sake, but also learning to be amused and happy by watching and learning rather than performing. She certainly is an attention-grabber though. Everywhere we go in public, she crinkles up her nose and smiles and waves and giggles - sometimes at nothing more than her own reflection :) That hasn't changed. She looooves to see herself!
Along with her personality, her little brain and problem-solving skills are definitely developing. You can almost see the wheels turning when we change up her toys or when she is trying to figure something out. For example, she knows she's not supposed to push the blue buttons on the DVR. After being reprimanded for that numerous times, she started crawling on top of the DVR and sitting there without touching the buttons. When I put a basket in front of the DVR to block her access, she figured out how to crawl behind it and started trying to pull wires out the back :/ Oy vey. I should have started having babies earlier in life ;)
Selah's started to transition herself to 2 naps a day, although depending on our schedule, we still try and give her 3. Speaking of three, her third tooth popped through a couple weeks ago! She's now a triceratooth (?) with two on the bottom and one on the top. This one didn't seem to cause as many sleep disruptions as the previous two, for which I'm thankful. Although, I think my use of the essential oils is also helping me sleep through :)
This week, Selah will experience Southern living and humidity for the first time!! She and I are flying to TN to spend a week with my parents and introduce her around. We're really excited, although I think we may die from the heat and humidity. My Colorado native does not do heat! Hopefully she'll do just fine with planes and travel though. I'm nervous, but also thinking that as long as there are people to wave at, she'll do just fine. Any tips for me as we fly, though?
I think that's about it for now! Without further ado - here's her 10 month photo!
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| Growing out of this basket... |
