10 Months

I can't believe another month has passed already and that my little baby will be a year old in less than 2 months.  The weeks are going by like days and I often wonder what I'm missing as life zooms on.

Here are the new developments in Merrill's life:

• newly baptized (on Sunday -- it was a wonderful way to celebrate Mother's Day -- more on that to come)
• 2 new teeth (front top)
• walking while holding someone's hands
• letting go of said hands and standing alone for 30 seconds or more (and loving every second!)
• independently standing up from a squat (that was a first today -- see picture above!)
• enjoying eating more and more -- especially in the evening; she hasn't quite taken to a solid breakfast yet though
• blowing kisses
• dancing on cue (singing or turning music on)

There are probably more, but those are the ones that this tired mama can come up with at the moment :).  I expect in the next month or so we'll be posting video of her first steps!