10 Months Old

(Sigh)... She's growing up too fast. Though each new day is exciting to look forward to, the whole newborn stage just seems like it was a dream. But what a joy she is to watch grow up! We just can't believe God gave her to US - how incredibly grateful we are!
She loves shaking her head "no" to everything, she's becoming a little more vocal (though usually in a very sweet way), and she's cruising around & getting into EVERYTHING she's not supposed to. She thinks she's a big kid, always trying to play with big kid toys, like cell phones, electronics, DVD players, telephones, computers, etc. Why aren't her blocks quite as fun?! On the off chance that Ellison catches Barney on TV (which isn't often), she becomes hilariously excited. And we're raising quite the carnivore - this girl LOVES meat! She's very independent (as long as I'm around :)) & won't allow me to show her how to clap or do things with her hands - she pulls them away; she will learn something by example, but no one will show her how. My mom said it sounded like she was taking after someone quite strongly. She must mean Jonathan. Other than her little stubborn streak, Ellison is a very happy little 10 month old, who loves to giggle and smile. She's SUCH a good little girl! Perhaps we better make her an only child - God knows we won't be this lucky again...