Eisley loves the water and Barton Springs was the perfect place to cool off on this 100+ degree day. I’m sure this will be the first of many, many trips.
Babies (at least ours) love to smash computer keyboards, especially if you are trying to get some work done. A while back, Courtney found a free program called BabySmash! that lets curious babies smash on the keyboard without ruining your computer. While smashing away, colorful shapes, letters and numbers appear.
Eisley loves it.
It was Lindsay and Mike’s anniversary and they needed a weekend away. They called on us to babysit Bryson and Finley. Eisley had a great time hanging out with her cousins. We swam in our back yard, we ate ice cream sandwiches, we made homemade pizza, we went to the park and we swam some more.
Dear Eisley,
Here we are. One week ago you turned 10 months old. Double digits. In two more months we will be celebrating your first birthday. It just seems next to impossible that it has already been almost a year.
You continue to grow and thrive, and we couldn’t be more excited to watch all of your daily achievements. You really move everywhere these days and it is highly possible that you spend more time standing than you do crawling. If there is a piece of furniture within a few inches of you, it undoubtedly will be used as leverage to help you stand up and check things out. Mommy and Daddy feel that it won’t be too long before you won’t need that furniture at all.
Your teeth continue to make their way up above the gum line, and you are now the proud owner of 8 pearly whites. It hasn’t been entirely easy coaxing those teeth to come in, but with some determination and a lot of drool, they have arrived. It’s a good thing too, because you think pureed food is old news and much prefer finger and table foods. You can eat all kinds of dairy now, and we have discovered that you have a passion for yogurt and cheese. You seem to be open to trying all different kinds of food (at least once), and that makes your parents so happy.
You are becoming quite the vocal little girl, making sounds and interesting noises all the time. You continue with saying “ma, ma, ma, ma” and “da, da, da, da”, but now you are also saying “uh-oh” as well. It really is too cute for words to hear you actually mimicking us when we say things to you. Along with the words, there are also the multitude of sounds. You like to blow raspberries and screech when you feel the need to be heard. Mommy refers to some of these noises as your ‘pterodactyl sounds’ because I have to think that it comes very close to the real thing (I’m guessing some people at the grocery store might also agree with me on that one). No matter the sound, it really is amazing to hear you making noises and trying to get your point across.
Clapping is an activity you have now perfected, and you can clap with the best of them. Every time you put those hands together now, they make solid contact, and hearing the pats of your little palms coming together is one of the sweetest sounds I have ever heard. You are so happy when you are clapping, and the activity itself is usually accompanied by a huge grin on your face.
In preparation for what will undoubtedly be a scorching summer, we bought a pool for the backyard and you love to play in it for as long as possible. We can put you in your float, and you walk independently all around the pool. It seems to be a big hit, and since you are willing to share the pool with your parents, they are quite happy about it too.
Mommy and Daddy took you on your first camping trip a few weeks ago, and we decided on Krause Springs. You did an amazing job and really adapted so well. You did a great job sleeping in the tent, and you loved swimming in the springs. You are such a happy baby when you are outdoors, and it truly showed.
Well, another month has come and gone and we just cannot seem to slow time down. We know that there is more growing to be done, and so for now we are trying to fully indulge in every moment of your life as it is now. Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you, and we can never, ever put into words just how lucky we feel to have you as our daughter.
We love you,
Mommy and Daddy
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