Olivia at 10 months

Dear Olivia,

Today you are ten months old. In the last month you have really appeared to become your own person.

You're still not crawling, but I think we are getting there. You are scooting around on your back and when we put you on your tummy, you will stay there for awhile now without getting too upset. You're not moving yet, but I think in the next month we might see some action on that front. One thing you started doing that you absolutely love is jumping. Your jumper has now been put to use and you have become a little jumping bean. Your sister will stand next to you and jump along with you, so it makes you much more motivated to jump.


This month you took your first plane ride. We flew down to Orange County to see my side of the family, and you were a great flier. You spent the whole time on my lap on the way down there just playing with your toys. On the way back, you slept on your father most of the time. You were a good traveler in spite of coming down with a fever, but you didn't appear to be too upset about it. We did have one bad night where you just couldn't get comfortable and whined almost the whole night. We felt bad for you, little Livey.

Last night when I brought you home from daycare I was talking to your sister and I said "Uh-oh". Somebody said "Uh-oh" back. I looked at your sister and she was just staring at me. So I said it again. I heard "Uh-Oh" again, only it wasn't coming from your sister, but coming from you instead. So then I said it ten more times and heard your response ten more times, too. Your father was on his way home from work, so I called him and tried to get you to do it. You got shy. I'm sure you don't know what it means, but that's ok. You also say "DaDa" quite frequently, and you have said "MaMa" as well. It's nice that you are saying these things, and I am looking forward to you understanding what they actually mean.


You also had your first Thanksgiving feast ever. You did such a great job...eating up the green beans, having some potatoes, and a little bit of stuffing. The family enjoyed having you around, and you enjoyed trying to keep up with your sister and nieces.


Little Livey, I see you growing right before my very eyes. I'm happy, but at the same time I am getting sad. Once you start crawling, it's bye to my little baby. And I know a few months from now you and your sister are going to be off playing together. I'm enjoying catering to you for as long as I can, because I really enjoy you and the time I spend with you. As each day goes by, you are a little bigger, a little stronger, and a world of more fun. You're still my sweet little bunny rabbit, and you always will be.

I love you,
Mama