Anna Ruth: 10 months old

How do the months go by so quickly?  Our little baby is turning into a little girl and I can't her stop!

These two.  They love each other!

Anna Ruth is all smiles about turning 10 months old.
She loves to laugh and talks up a storm.  I'm not ready to declare "mama" as her first word but she uses it pretty consistently when I (amelia) come into the room.

You can't tell from this picture but Anna Ruth has 8 teeth.  She puts everything in her mouth and will chew on a teether for hours.  She continues to be a good eater.  She loves baby food and tolerates "big people" food.  I think she prefers to be fed and doesn't want to bother with putting solid food in her own mouth...such a princess!

Anna Ruth is very curious.  Now that she is crawling (and crawling fast) she is into everything.  She especially loves Joshua's toys...they taste the best.

Sleeping patterns have had their hiccups with teething in full force but for the most part, this sweet girl loves to sleep.

Nicknames have been a topic of discussion in our house and on the blog since we found out Anna Ruth was a girl.  Currently she has quite a list of nicknames that are used regularly.  The most common are "Punkapoo" and "JuJu."  We call her "Punkapoo" at home and her teacher at school calls her "JuJu" (short for "Juicy").  Don't worry, we are starting to raise funds for the therapy she will require later in life.

Joshua is an awesome big brother.  He looks after Anna Ruth and is concerned about all things that pertain to her.  He makes sure to kiss and hug her every morning when we drop her off with her teacher and every night before he goes to bed.  This morning I was uploading this pictures while Joshua was eating breakfast and the following conversation took place:
J: "Oh mama, Punka is so cute in those pictures."
A: "She sure is.  I especially like this one of the two of you together."
J: "Yeah, it's good.  You know, that reminds me.  Are you going to get her up this morning?  Because I'm ready for her to wake up so I can say 'good morning.'"