Laila's 10 1/2 Month Stats

Laila and I went to her well check today.  Hooray for no shots!  She did great and performed on cue.  When they asked if she waved, she did her good bye hand gesture (arm up with hand in a fist and wrist moving).  She clapped, which she learned a month ago after countless baseball games and clapping.  She began truly crawling last week. She has been doing an army crawl for about a month.  She started pulling herself up to her knees 2 weeks ago, but she has not managed to pull herself up to her feet yet. She started pointing on June 10th in the vet's office.  I was trying to entertain her while they worked on Katie. I took her around the office telling her what everything was and then she would point to something across the room.  Then when I finished talking, she would point to something else.  Her "pointing" is a whole hand out with extended arm.

Mid May she also started with the mamamama.  We thought it was just another sound she was practicing, like bababababa, which she has been doing for 2 months.  But then I started noticing that when she was upset and looking for me she would say mamamama.  She still only says it when she is wanting me and upset.  Never a happy mama, but I will take it.  Brian's dad claims Grandpa was her first word, that she called him while he was here.  But I am going to go against the whole house and say she said baba when he was trying to get her to say Grandpa. So she was definitely trying to say Grandpa and wanted to do what he wanted, but I do not count it. For the record, Brian and Shane agree with Grandpa that she said Grandpa first.  But mom's vote has more power, so I win.

Laila is still a little bean, but the doctor was happy that her growth curve is consistent.  On to today's stats:
Weight:  16 lbs 1 oz. (15%)
Height: 28 1/4 inches (60%)
Head circ: 18" (80%)
She needs a big head to hold those big eyes.

Bad pictures since my iphone does not take great pictures like the rest of the world.  But here are some on my girls and I having fun with a wig on May 25th. Laila wore it best.  I just look like I am having a really bad hair day.