Why yes, I DO have two daughters...

I realize that a lot of my posts lately have been about Hannah. I just want to be sure everyone knows that it is not because I like her better or because I have forgotten about Lydia. Hannah is just at an age where she does & says the silliest stuff- like yesterday, when she- oh yeah, this is Lydia's post. I'll tell that story tomorrow...

Lydia is actually doing a lot of really cute stuff too. She still hasn't begun to crawl, but she is getting closer every day. It isn't stopping her from getting around, anyway. She just turns & rolls in whatever direction she wishes. She has also figured out how to scoot, but only in reverse. It is very frustrating to her (and admittedly entertaining to me) when something is in front of her & she pushes herself further & further away from it with her scooting. She is working very hard on pulling herself up to stand in her crib or at the sofa or coffee table. I'm afraid she might skip crawling altogether, which my mom says is a bad thing. Apparently there is an old wive's tale that if you skip crawling, you are destined to become a criminal...

She is also trying to say a lot of things. "Baby" "Bye bye" "DaDa" and "Doggie" all sound pretty much the same, so you've got to try to figure out the context. She also says "boo" and (I think) "book." When she wants out of the crib or the high chair, she says "up, up, up" but it is really more of an "uh, uh, uh." She says something like "duck" and makes cute little (slightly) distinct noises for ducks, dogs & kitties. And I promise she has said "momma" and "I love you." As my Aunt Leanna once pointed out with Hannah- the latter sounds somewhat like when people teach their dogs to say it. Oh well.

Lydia is addicted to Peek-a-boo and started playing with some random guy in Publix the other day. He didn't mind. She also shakes her head and waves hello or bye-bye. She loves the water and taking a bath, but she hates being wiped off after she eats. Speaking of eating, she has the strongest gag reflex I've ever seen in a baby. Give her an oversized bite, or push your luck with a yucky veggie or a lumpy stage three food, and she starts heaving. In a cute, baby kind of way. She is just starting finger foods, and I think she could eat an entire container of Gerber puffs in a day. Her favorite babyfood seems to be bananas.

So there you have it. A little update on my little one. She is going to be 10 months old on Sunday- such a fun age. Here is a 9 month picture. She really is the most beautiful baby I've ever seen, although I admit I'm biased. See what you think: