We're 10 months old on the 4th of July!!

Hadley and Hailey turned 10 months old on the 4th of July (36 weeks adjusted)! They no longer seem like babies to me. I now call them my big babies. They are full on movers and groovers now, and are into everything. They are such curious little bugs. All of their movement is now more intentional and they do things with purpose. It's a big change from the accidental learning that occured in the first few months.

This month Hadley and Hailey are:
- still wearing size 3 diapers and some 3-6 month clothes still and 6-9 month clothes

- eating 4 oz bottles roughly 3 times a day, and eating solids 3x a day (4oz at breakfast; 6oz at lunch; and 6oz at dinner). They also have an afternoon snack.

- they still love feeding themselves, and have started eating lots more table food. They eat cheese puffs, strawberry puffs, cheese cubes, diced fruit and veggies and have even had a hot dog, mac and cheese, lasagna, pizza, chicken nugets, and spaghetti!
- They have good grasps and easily get the food to their mouth
- On occasion they will sign more for more finger foods.

- we switched to a straw sippy cup and they are doing great drinking water from them.

- We went through some bad sleeping habits for the weeks between 9-10 months, but after using Dr. Ferber's sleep training method of progressive crying it out they are back to sleeping through the night. In fact, we can lay them down awake and they go to sleep on their own now for bed time and naps!
- They take 2, 1-2hr naps during the day

- Hailey is able to go from her belly to sitting on her own. She can also go from sitting to crawling position
- Hadley is able to go from sitting to crawling position, but still hasn't figured out how to go from crawling to sitting
- They both can crawl forward, and are going everywhere, but are still pretty slow.

- Hadley has started to pull up on the couch, jumper and really anything she can find.

- They still love to talk and play, and will interact with each other, us, other familiar adults and kids. They love to be imitated and imitate us.
- They love love love Dasher and enjoy 'playing' with him. He's starting to get concerned that they can now go to him on their own by crawling.

- They have learned what 'no' means, but don't always listen just yet.
- They are still getting into everything and pulling each others hair. Their favorite 'no nos' are their bows or sister's bow, cords, Dasher toys, remotes, phones, Daddy's play station, and magazines.

- They will look when their name is called and have great sound localization



Hadley (left) and Hailey (right) showing some personality

Hadley - 17lbs 1.5oz

Hailey - 17lbs 1oz