well, this is only a couple of weeks late. oops. its going to be short and sweet....i debated just waiting until her 11 month blog and doing a 2 for 1 deal, but i know i would regret it later.
so.
ava is 10 (and a half) months old! her little personality is coming out more and more every day. she is testing boundaries, both literally and figuratively, and she's challenging us and entertaining us on the regular.
ava is still breast-feeding, nursing in the mornings, typically once a night, and then taking half pumped half formula bottles to daycare. i am so proud that we made it this far, but i am happy to see the end in sight. when she's over-tired and i try to nurse her, she bites me on purpose and then laughs when i react....so thats not fun. she made it 9 months with breastmilk as her primary source of nutrition so these last two months mixing in formula doesn't bother me.
she is eating most everything we eat, with the exception of sweets. i cut everything up pretty small because she does tend to shove everything in her mouth, but this girl EATS. tonight she had meatballs, ravioli, carrots, and apples. she also likes hummus and mexican rice and beans. we still do baby food at daycare, just because i worry about them cutting up her food, but i am going to make that switch soon and let them give her real food there too. she drinks (and LOVES) water from a sippy cup, straw, water bottle....really anything that has water in it, she wants a drink from it. she can also suck the baby food out of baby food pouches, which makes it handy when we are on the go.
she's officially pulling up and cruising, and walking with the assistance of a walker. she hates to be confined, and loves to go go go! we have only one real baby friendly area at our house, so its been tough to get things done with her being so active. i don't know if we will "baby proof" or just wait this time out. we will see.
ava got tubes in her ears a couple of weeks ago, and since then she has been sleeping better (about 7:30PM-7AM, with one wakeup to nurse), and i am so glad we did the surgery. it was super easy, quick, and the hospital and doctor were both great.
she's wearing a size 12M in clothes and 3 diapers, but we really need to move her to size 4 diapers. and i think she will be in size 18M by her first birthday. if i had to guess at her weight....i would say around 22-25 lbs? i just got her a convertible car seat so we don't have to switch carseats back and forth from mine and olivers car, although her infant seat is good up to 35 lbs. she will stay rear-facing in the new seat to the weight restrictions, which is 40lbs.
she's very opinionated, and for that i call her the diva. her other nickname is "bunny"....and we are basing her first birthday around that! i can't believe i am planning a first birthday party for this sweet girl. its been a whirlwind 10 months.
she loves baths, daddy, harley, FOOD, singing songs, and being outside. she's not a fan of momma walking away, being confined, or new faces.
we love our big 10 month old girl!
she's officially pulling up and cruising, and walking with the assistance of a walker. she hates to be confined, and loves to go go go! we have only one real baby friendly area at our house, so its been tough to get things done with her being so active. i don't know if we will "baby proof" or just wait this time out. we will see. 
