Sweet Goodness: Month TEN

Yep, you read that right... TEN months! And what a month it was! More milestones were reached, as well as a big life event for our little munchkin. This month started out with a surgery... Calleigh had tubes put in her ears on January 10th to allow the persistent fluid in her middle ear to drain. While it was a very quick and routine procedure, there is nothing that can describe the fear of when nurses take your child from your arms and walk back to an operating room. Needless to say, there were tears from both Calleigh and I. The surgery was a huge success and we could tell a difference in a matter of days. Before getting tubes Calleigh was hearing at about 65-70% capacity. Two weeks after getting tubes, she passed her hearing tests with flying colors! Praise the Lord! It was neat to see her react to little sounds that she hadn't fully heard before. She goes back for a recheck in July, and we are hoping for another great report then.

This month's project was not Pinterest inspired, but rather Gigi (Travis's mom) inspired. One milestone immediately led to another this month, and after checking the stores for crib protection from teething and not having any luck due to the style of Calleigh's crib, I copied what Gigi had done to the crib at her house. I bought some soft fleece material to wrap between the slats, and voila! It's not the cutest project, but it works :) and should help save her furniture, which was designed and bought to grow with her (crib to toddler daybed to full size bed) from teeth marks!

Calleigh's 10 Month Milestones:

sleeping was back to normal (8-10 hours straight most nights)! since the pressure in her ears was finally relieved she had no more anxiety about laying down to go to sleep... and staying asleep :)
6 months and 6-9 months clothes
size 2 diapers
tubes in ears
first time to throw up :( on me... at a birthday party, yuck!
drinks from sippy cup (1/3 juice and 2/3 water)
says "hi" and "uh-oh"
LOVES to play the "uh-oh" I dropped my sippy cup game
likes Gerber puffs - doesn't care for cheerios
plays in her walker - goes backwards
pulls up on things to stand
lowered her crib mattress... prompted by the previous milestone :) as well as teething proofing the crib
tries to stand without holding onto anything
gives kisses - slobbery open mouth sweet kisses :)
likes to empty and play IN her toy bins
says "mama" and "dada" to the right person
first tea party :)
first time to the Fort Worth Stock Show