Elli's 10th Month

Oh dear, I'm a bit behind!
Elliana Joy, we love you so much and just because mom got behind on blogging doesn't mean a thing for that-you are such a bright light in our lives and I am spending so much time deeply enjoying you that I'm not getting to blog about you, that's all! :-)
This month, Elli became much more mobile. She started crawling really well as well as pulling up. It is definitely a challenge to keep all the small things that her siblings like to drop all over the floor from ending up in her mouth! Thankfully, we haven't had anything super scary happen with that yet.
She also started eating quite a bit more solid food. She particularly seems to like berries of any type (loovvesss strawberries!) and meat. She thinks yogurt is the BEST THING EVER! It's so cute, she makes these adorable smacking and "mmmmm" noises when she is fed yogurt. I will admit, it's an occasional treat because it is so messy!
She is waking to nurse around 2-4 times per night, just depending. Unfortunately, instead of just fussing to nurse and then settling right now, she tends to scream for a few minutes (rather adrenaline inducing for mom!) and then settle down.
Some of her favorite things:

• Watching an adult (especially mommy) brush their teeth. I have no idea why this is so delightful, but she gets so excited about it and then laughs and laughs while we do it.
• Daddy. This month she started showing a definite preference for being held and played with by daddy, unless she is hungry.
• Parents, in general. She isn't a huge fan of being cared for by people other than us. Totally normal at this age, and she is not as emphatic about it as Hadassah was.
• She thinks her big siblings' magnetic tiles are SUCH fun toys.
• She is unfortunately very interested in night lights and electric outlets.
• She has decided that if she yells loud and long enough, maybe she won't fall asleep ever again. I'm not such a fan of this, but eventually she gives up. 
• She loves swinging and going running in the stroller-laughs and laughs the whole time-so adorable!

We seem to be plummeting out of baby phase and toward toddlerhood so quickly! Which is fun but also so crazy. We do love being this sweet girl's family and I am excited to continue to watch her grow and learn.