Soccer Dad

10 months

At 1:15 this morning she turned 44 weeks old.
What can I say? I've probably never seen a month in which she has grown so much. She was just starting to crawl last time I wrote. Now she doesn't stop. She pulls herself up with ease. With a little encouragement, if I'm holding her hands she might take a step or two. But can't keep her balance past that point.
She clearly understands some words and will respond to them. If we say "dance" there's a pretty good chance that she'll start swaying back and forth. I'm still trying "ugly face." That's something I used to do with her sister at about this age and her older sister would contort her face.
She's played peek-a-boo pulling her blanket over her face and then uncovering her face when I say "Where's ____?"
From a personal perspective, I'm thrilled because she has become more attached to me. No, I don't rank as high as my wife, but she doesn't reject me as frequently as she used to.
Her babbling is frequent. Occasionally we seem to hear words - "baa" may be "bottle" - and she occasionally mimics sounds.
Last week unfortunately she had to get tubes. But she's been fine since then. And even though the (minor) surgery meant that she couldn't eat in the morning, she really maintained a good composure until the surgery started.
Well this past month has been a wonderful revelation and I'm looking forward to the surprises of the next month.
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