Happy 10 months, sweet Talia!

Ever since turning 9 months, I feel like we've really started to see Talia's personality shining through. Although she can be shy when she first meets someone, as soon as she is warmed up, she loves to interact with them! She especially loves to laugh and make others around her laugh as well. On the flip side, she can also be stubborn and want her way. All in all though, she is a sweet and loving little girl who is full of life!

Here are some other highlights of our 10 month old:
*When at the dinner table (or at a restaurant) she likes to "talk/shout" and looks around at anyone around her until she gets everyone else to join in! She especially gets Tristan, Eli or Emma to follow suit until we almost have a shouting match. I can tell that she loves the attention!
*Speaking of her cousin Emma, those two have such a sweet bond! They love to hang out with each other and can play and crack each other up forever. Love the cousin bond :)
*She can now take 20 steps at a time! I know walking is just right around the corner. I keep waiting for her to give up crawling altogether - I know she can do it!
*She now has four teeth poking through. And I'm pretty sure I see a few more almost there!
*Like I said at 9 months, she also has mini-tantrums if someone takes something away from her or if someone is playing with her toy. Her new thing is to throw her head back and fall over, resluting in crying even more because of her hurt head. Oh, the drama :)
*She definitely takes more risks than T did at this age. She's a madwoman in the bathtub, she cruises up the stairs effortlessly, she gets into more cabinets/drawers, she likes to explore the house and especially likes to be "chased" around. We may have a little daredevil in the making!
*Lately when she talks, she sounds like she has a French accent :) Mostly she says, "a-dah, a-dah". And she loves when you say it back to her :)
*She can also mimic a simple tune or sound hummed to her. She loves to watch your lips as you do it and then try and repeat it back.
*If you ask her for a hug, she'll turn her head to the side and lean in. Pretty adorable :)


Love these pics of Talia wearing big cousin, Emma's jacket!



Dinner time! And we've learned that it's so much easier to feed Talia with her shirt off/bib on then waste a good outfit :) And check out those rolls!


Love this pic of brother and sister holding hands in the car. They love to make each other laugh whenever we're going somewhere. And they reached over and held each other's hands spontaneously one day - and held them for quite awhile! I love these two :)

Dad & Talia getting ready to go on a run.