I was trying to post pictures monthly, but it ended up being every other month. Now it’s been three months since the last time. But hey… at least I’m right on the day… today Christine is 10 months old! I’ve done the usual thing and posted pictures in the 20080804 Christine’s 8th, 9th, and 10th Month gallery. These aren’t all of them (there are 18 pictures), but here is a selection of thumbnails:

A lot has happened in the last three months. She’s still as squirmy as ever. She can crawl, and motors around pretty quickly. She can also stand up in her playpen or while holding onto the couch (or other similar things). When you try to walk with her she doesn’t really want to. She wants to get down and crawl away. It’s probably good she can’t walk as when she does, she’ll be everywhere!

She’s a big girl! At her 9 month checkup she weighed 22 pounds. She now has 4 teeth. The front two on the top and bottom are all in at different lengths. She has figured out how to grind her teeth so she can hear them make a noise. She tries to say a couple of words. She says “dada” a lot, occasionally says “mama”, and tries to say “all done” or “ta da”.

She is still a very happy baby. She cries a little more than she used to when she is hungry or when she wants to crawl around, but more often than not she’s smiling, “talking”, and laughing. Andrew and Matthew can really get her going. It’s hilarious to see.

I guess that’s about it. I won’t wait three months before the next posting. I’ll be sure to post right after she turns 1.

Yes, it’s been two months since my last update. I left the 4th month update so late that I figured I’d just combine the 4th and 5th months. She reached 5 months last Tuesday. I’ve posted pictures in the Christine’s 4th and 5th Months gallery

Christine is a great little baby. Actually, she’s not so little anymore. She chugs back her bottles and is eating her oatmeal and rice “paste”. She still pukes quite a bit. When we were Dr. Pallie’s a month ago, she said it was probably just that her sphincter muscle wasn’t tight enough yet. She didn’t think it was anything to worry about. She is well-proportioned, and nicely plump (or so Lisa says).

I think we’ve mentioned before that she does not like to lie on her back. She likes sitting up in her chair, or being held (but sitting up). We got our “Ultra Saucer” down out of the attic, and she loves it. Between that, and the Jolly Jumper, she bounces an awful lot. You’d think this might make the puking problem worse, but it’s ok 🙂

Lisa thinks that Christine has a full-head of luscious hair. I guess all of the other babies that were born last year have less hair, so I think Lisa is ready to have a perm done. If not a perm, then Lisa is excited to get out the bows and barrettes.

She is back to sleeping through the night again. She goes to bed around 9 or 10 pm, and is up around 7 am. She is a little fussy now, as some teeth are ready to come in. She often has very rosy cheeks, and chews on everything she can get her hands on.