10 months

Well life has felt a little crazy these past few weeks.  Brad has been studying for the GRE, I was studying for my NCLEX (nursing boards) and Tacy keeps getting more and more mobile.  On top of all that, I have been working part-time at Ross (yup living the life) in the evenings and on weekends, so we don't get a whole lot of family time with all three of us together.  I was able to go to ALL of church yesterday and it was wonderful.  I feel like that hardly ever happens anymore between Tacy and work.  But I didn't have to work at all and when Tacy got tired, starving, etc. Brad took her home to sleep (she had refused to nap before church).  It was weird not having Tacy with me, but I was actually able to listen to the lessons and relief society was a great lesson about pruning/trials.  I feel like we have our fair share of trials, but they keep on coming and I keep getting discouraged/disappointed etc.  So this lesson was awesome as it reminded me that we all have trials to help us grow and that I need to stop dwelling on the trials and what I don't have but focus on what I can learn and how I can improve.

Tacy officially turned 10 months on Saturday.  I can't believe that in less than 2 months she will be one!  But Brad and I are so glad to have her in our lives and so blessed to have such a fun and adorable little handful.

Tacy now crawls like a champ.  Sometimes she crawls slowly, other times super fast.

She loves to climb up everything: chairs, boxes, mom and dad, the stairs, poles, etc

Trying to get to the computer past Mommy's leg

Tacy loves poles.  It's funny but everytime we walk past a pole she has to reach out and grab it.  I think it is because they are easy for her to grip but trying to get her to not grab them and walk away is near impossible.

 Tacy still loves to walk.  She has also learned how to stop, as in when she is walking with mom or dad, when she wants to stop to look at something she will spread out her legs and turn her feet so you really can't make her keep walking without picking her up.  She is a smart little cookie.

With Tacy being so mobile now nothing is safe and we have been struggling to keep her out of things.  We have 2 bookcases that sit low on the floor and she now loves to go over to them and start pulling everything off of the shelves.  Plus they are great for her to pull herself up with.  We now have to keep the bathroom door closed and our bedroom door (she loves finding cords, keys, etc).  We have now "creatively" child proofed our main room using pillows, blankets, and balloons.  Tacy is afraid of balloons.  So right now a balloon is protecting the movies and Harry Potter.

Brad made her a pillow fort

Tacy still only has 2 teeth and continues to drool like a dog.

Tacy loves the bath, she crawls straight for it as soon as she is naked and laughs the whole way there.  She also loves splashing in the kiddie pool.

Tacy can climb the stairs pretty well now.  She will get distracted halfway up and try to go back down, so we have to redirect her attention, but we always clap when she gets all the way up and she smiles so big.

climbing Mommy to get to the camera

Tacy seems to have a better understanding for "mama" and "dada" as she seems to say them more when she is around mom or dad.  

Her attention span is maybe 2 minutes so when a toy keeps her busy for 10 minutes we are happy.   

Example of our baby proofing

 Now that we are feeding her more table food, if you are eating something she will crawl right over to you and whine until you give her some (even if she just finished eating her own food).  Tacy likes wheat bread more than white bread (smart girl).  

first time eating yogurt

Tacy has a "cheese" face that she loves to make when she is silly.  I think she learned it from her Daddy.  It's cute, funny, and goofy.

Taking pictures of Tacy is now near impossible without her turning into a blob so most of the best pictures I get of her, she is in her high chair.  Oh well.

Brad is just waiting on one more letter of recommendation and then he can submit his applications to PA schools.  He did pretty well on the GRE (granted we aren't sure how his scores to compare to everyone else yet but I still think he did well).  We are waiting to hear about if I passed my boards yet.  If I didn't then I will study more and retake them and keep focusing on how I can improve (not on everyone else and how they did).