10 Months

Aubrey is ten months old! Crazy, isn't it? Here is what she is up to these days:

Food: Eats just about anything that is small enough - my pot roast, trout, salmon, chicken sausage, avocado, tortillas, bread, potatoes, pasta (even gluten free!), the list goes on & on! She prefers to have things that she can pick up herself, it makes her feel like a big girl. She is still allergic to milk, goats milk, and soy but we still have hopes that she'll outgrow these allergies.

Sleep: We finally hired a sleep expert - Angel Crow. She is amazing! She came out to the house for a personal consultation and then worked up a plan for us to try. Aubrey is now sleeping in her own crib upstairs ALL BY HERSELF! She sleeps from 7:30 pm - 6:15 am. She still wakes up in the middle of the night sometimes but she is usually able to put herself back to sleep. I had a hard time adjusting to her sleeping so far away but I do have to admit it is nice having a good nights sleep!

Favorite things: MUSIC - Aubrey loves to listen to music and dance and bounce around; she loves her stuffed puppy named sugarplums that used to be mommy's, envelopes/trash/magazines, basically anything that we want to keep her away from!

Accomplishments: Sleeping on her own and learning to self-sooth, no more pacifier, more definite sounds and words, standing on her own, and walking!! About a week and a half ago we were all at Bitsy's house when Aubrey took her first few steps. We were all so proud of her! We were so lucky that we all were there to see it - even great grandma was there! She still only takes a few steps but she is getting more confident every day. She has started walking holding on to only one of our hands, so I don't think it'll be long before she's off on her own!

October and early November were a time for celebration! We had Bitsy's birthday party, Caroline & Rosie's 1st birthday, followed by Daddy's 30th birthday in early November! I think Aubrey enjoyed the twins birthday the best - there were a lot of babies all dressed in costumes. Aubrey loves playing with other babies!

A day in the life of Aubrey:
-Mommy & Daddy wake baby up.
-Baby has stretch & massage time, followed by her morning prayer
-Drive to Bitsy's and spend the day with her playing, pooping, eating, pooping, napping, pooping, running errands, talking
-Mom comes home, Bitsy leaves, play time until daddy gets home
-Daddy gives baby a bath and puts on her pj's
-Bottle, book, sleep!!

We are already looking forward to the holidays with Aubrey. We are trying to remember old traditions that we had growing up while attempting to come up with new ones as well. We have several things planned for the holiday season but the one I am looking forward to most is Breakfast with Santa at Neiman's downtown. This is something that I grew up doing so I can't wait to pick up this tradition with Aubrey Grace! We are so excited for this next month!