Noelle-
October has been a much better month for us all! The weather was nice, we were all in good health, we had a visit from Auntie Lindsay and another one from Granny Annie and Grandpa Al, we celebrated Halloween and also celebrated a major milestone!
My love of the fall is no small secret. The colors, the smells, the crisp but not yet cold air, and the anticipation of the holidays spent with family make me giddy. Your dad and I also celebrate our wedding anniversary in October. I hope you grow up to love it like I do. With fall and home ownership come leaves, and in our case, lots of them! You had a great time out in the yard, feeling the leaves crushing under your hands, twirling them in your fingers, and, of course, tasting them.
You have been wreaking havoc inside the house this month. You have discovered your ability to open cupboards and drawers and have delighted in playing with all that you find. Your favorite items are the mixing bowls, measuring cups, and cookie cutters. You love to put a bunch of things in a bowl, then dump them out, then put them back...and on and on. The other cabinets are off limits and you liked watching and "helping" daddy put the locks on the doors. The first couple attempts to open doors which now have locks on them were extremely frustrating for you, but you eventually moved on and stick to your two drawers now.
You are babbling a lot now and it sounds like real sentences. The only word that you are saying and using appropriately is "uh-oh". You like to hang your sippy over the side of your high chair, say uh-oh, and THEN drop it. And then smile at us like you are a little angel.
Speaking of smiling at us when you are about to do something that you know is not allowed, you have started to test us much more this month. For example, the fireplace is totally a no-no. So you will go over next to it, look at us, smile, and then touch it. As soon as one of us moves to come get you away from the fireplace, you walk away giggling. It's hard for us not to laugh too, but we are trying to stay consistent. But, you are so, so cute when you do it.
At the end of October, Auntie Lindsay came in for a visit and spent your first Halloween with you. Granny Annie and Grandpa Al also came in to see you in your costume. We all got a very special treat though when, on October 29th, you started officially walking! Those couple steps here and there turned into many steps and continuous attempts to get up and go. We all were so excited and it was exciting that many of us were here to see it happen!
Halloween was fun for us. We went to the pumpkin patch to pick our little family of pumpkins and then came home to carve them. It took you a bit, but eventually you were digging around in the guts of the pumpkin.
You looked adorable in your kitty costume. We didn't head out trick or treating, but we met people in our driveway and handed out candy. You were a hit with the neighbors, who were excited to have a girl in the neighborhood. Seems everyone has boys... seems your dad and I made the right decision in having locks and alarms installed on your bedroom windows :)
Other October notes:
You are eating more and more solids. Your favorites are raspberries, avocado, and cheese. You still eat some jar food when we can't get you to eat anything else. You still get 4-5 bottles a day, along with sippys during meals & snacks.
You are about 21 pounds and 30 inches. You are in some 12 and some 18 month clothes and size 3 or 4 shoes.
You only have your two bottom teeth.
You had your first morning ever without mom or dad getting you out of your crib. Translation: mom and dad had their first night ever away from you together. Auntie Lindsay was here with you and things went wonderfully!
Love you so much-
Mama
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