Claire Bear - 10 Months

Our little baby is growing into an actual child; I can't believe it! Earlier this week, Claire was cranky, getting into everything she wasn't supposed to, I was tired of telling her "don't touch", and she was throwing things as if to get back at me. I remember thinking, "I actually have a child now". My sweet baby that could do no wrong and was incapable of understanding the word "no", had disappeared before my eyes. To be honest, I am scared to death of the near future when my parenting skills really begin to have a huge affect on how Claire develops into an adult. I feel like I really have to be on my game now and be the best parent possible. It's a little sad to think that some of her innocence is gone, yet extremely intriguing to anticipate her life to come. Lately, our little child has:

• a total of 7 teeth - last week I looked under her top lip to see if anything was there and I about died! She has 4 teeth up there that we had no idea even existed. Claire went from having a total of 3 teeth, to 7! Another one has sprouted and is on its way up as well.
• been infatuated with opening and closing doors
• clapping for almost any reason....getting her toy, standing up, or no reason at all
• increased her vocabulary - she now says "dada", "da" (for dog...if she hears Khloe in another room she will stop what she's doing, look at you, pat her leg for the dog sign, and say "da"), "mama", "nana" (when she is cranky and wants me to hold her), and "baba"
• learned how to give kisses on command - I LOVE this! Sometimes they are really gross and slobbery but I cannot get enough of them.
• insisted on turning the pages in her books
• an increasing knowledge of body parts - if she is in a good mood, you can ask her to point to your head, hair, ear, eyes, nose, mouth, and teeth. She is also learning toes and elbow this week.
• discovered throwing the object in hand is the best reaction when confronted with the word "no"
• began to cruise around small tables, couches, her crib and anything else horizontal within reach
• a new found love for accessories - I noticed this one today. I picked her up out of the crib after her nap and she couldn't get enough of my earrings, fedora, and sparkly belt. A girl after my own heart. :)
• finally been crawling on her knees. This week she just started using her knees instead of her trusty army-crawl.
• loving her favorite toy, a yellow ball from Wendy's. She will dig through her toy box until she finds it. Then she crawls over to the coffee table, stands up, bangs it and smiles. So cute!

•  been getting into Khloe's food and water now that she can crawl into undiscovered territories

Here is Claire's official 10 month bear picture:

These "bear pictures" are really getting difficult to accomplish. Look at how she was all over the place during this photo shoot:

 

  

And here are her previous "bear pictures" which show her growth:

8 Months

6 Months

4 Months

2 Months

We love you so much Claire!