Clara Ten Months

This little nugget turned ten months old last Saturday. She's made some big developments over this past month like giving kisses, waving and touching her head when I ask where it is! It amazes me how much she understands and I swear she answers me with a little baby sound when I ask her simple questions like if she wants water or more food. She's starting to shake her head no and copies her big sis when she makes silly noises. Since her first tooth popped through a couple of weeks back, she's been much happier since then although still very clingy to me at certain times.

Clara's still a great eater, but when she doesn't want anymore food, she'll purposely drop leftovers on the floor while looking at me or just swipe them all over the place. This cause and effect phase is cute, but oh so messy. Her current favorites are avocado (she can eat an entire one by herself), scrambled eggs, blueberries and broccoli. Sweet potato, chicken and oatmeal are no longer favorites, but we'll keep trying.

I've dropped the late morning breastfeed and replaced it with a snack (usually something easy like a banana, rice cakes or mini breadsticks since we are usually out and about). Amélie will give one rice cake to Clara and then take one herself - it's such a cute moment of sharing, which oddly enough happens only with snacks and not toys. Clara still has a feed right when she wakes up, the late afternoon and then right before bed. I don't think fully weaning her off breastfeeding will be a problem by the time she turns one. She doesn't seem to mind as long as it's replaced by a snack.

Clara's been sleeping through the night lately, which is great for the moment, but not so great hat she wakes up by 5:40 every morning. What's also not great is that she usually wakes up Amélie as well so the day for us starts early. They are usually both  asleep by 7:30/8:00ish with Amélie waking up once or twice for the bathroom or cuddles. Clara's still napping two or three times a day. She's usually not a long napper - not more than an hour and it's usually on the go in the stroller or in the car.

We've been trying to spend more time outside whenever it is sunny and warm. She's a huge fan of touching and putting everything into her mouth - sand, grass, you name it. I have to keep a close eye on her, but she has so much fun playing outside and loves going on the swings at the playground (particularly when big sis pushes her!). Also, Clara is standing on her own now - usually just for a few seconds before she falls. Plus she's becoming really good at taking steps using her walker an cruising around. I have a feeling I'll have a walker in a month or so. Stop growing up so fast!