Lola is 10 months old!

I feel like Lola has really grown up this month! I'm amazed at how intentional she is with the things she does. If she has something in her hand she shouldn't have, and we go to take it from her - she will turn and crawl away as fast as she can with the thing in her hand. Or one of the cutest things she did this month was play peek-a-boo with us. She'll stand at the coffee table, duck down so we can't see her, then pop up again and wait for us to yell "peek-a-boo"! Also, she has been waving for awhile now - but it wasn't always on command. This month, it was absolutely on purpose. She would wave at us and when we waved back and said "bye bye" she would smile and turn to crawl away. And this one I wasn't sure about, but after seeing it several times, I think it definitely counts. We'll play ball with her and she will reach out her arms to try to catch it and then throws it back at us. Surprisingly enough... it gets to us most of the time! She is also a pro at walking around the furniture and is getting very brave letting go of one thing and reaching for another. Her other big accomplishment is climbing up the stairs all by herself (Brian was behind her), but she climbed up the entire thing.



This month we also switched to some big people food. She's had green beans, black beans, macaroni and cheese, potatoes, mandarin oranges, but her favorite is bananas!

First Tooth

Grandma Paula discovered Lola's first tooth on Wednesday! It's not all the way through yet, but you can feel a tiny little point. She hasn't really been fussy at all, so either we dodged a bullet or I just jinxed myself and it's on the way.

No... I didn't get a picture of the tooth, but this is what she looked like on the day she got her first tooth! :)

Fun with Toilet Paper

Lola discovered something new that she loves to play with.....

...pulling it is only half the fun. The other half is tearing it into tiny little pieces and eating it!

My Cardinal Baby

If you didn't know...

My family has always been St. Louis Cardinal fans as was Brian's family - yet another reason why we were a perfect match. However, a few short years ago, Brian decides he wants to be a Cub fan (gasp!). I despise it everyday, but have come to terms that it is out of my hands. But... over my dead body will my baby girl wear anything with that little bear. This is just one of several Cardinal outfits she has, but I want to make sure she knows who to cheer for!

It's kind of hard to see, but trust me... that is the Cardinal logo! :)

State Farm Park

Brian, Lola and I went to State Farm Park to let Lola swim in the kiddie pool. She is always a little unsure at first, but then she decides she really likes it and loves to splash and splash! We "swam" for awhile and then walked around the big pool.

Here is Lola and her daddy looking very stylish in their sunglasses!

Lola and I in the pool