.10 months old.

I only have 8 weeks left until my baby turns one and starts to leave babyhood and enter toddlerhood. It's so bittersweet that if I think about it for more than 10 seconds my throat seizes up with choked back tears.

.Look who claps and "sings" now.

Notes: This month Baby Sister has perfected getting into a sitting position from her back to tummy, has learned to pull herself to standing, started to try her hand at "cruising" around furniture, and has a tooth {top left} breaking the surface as we speak {we've long been joking that she's willing herself not to get her teeth in to prolong nursing}.
She still wakes up around 3:00am to nurse but to be honest I think I must have Stockholm Syndrome because I kinda like the special moments with just the two of us. Someday in the very near future she wont need to wake up and I know that I will miss that quiet time with her all to myself more than words
can say.

."Tell Me To Stay" by Nichole Cooper & The Jam.

My friend Nichole Cooper is an amazing inspiration of someone that packed up her life and followed her dream. I've posted about her before {here, here, and here} and I'm always happy to share her latest video with you guys in the hopes of spreading the love of such a great and talented lady.

Please head on over to Youtube and check out her latest {and in my opinion, best} video for the song Tell Me To Stay. Girlfriend's got soul.

click this link to view video

.Grammy's girls.

Below are photos of my mom as a child. The two baby pics look exactly like Alice and the older one {she's 4 years old in it} looks like Amelia. I've given birth to my mother...twice.

.Pre-walking.

As of today Alice can officially pull up to standing all on her own without any help from another person. Once up she's starting to test the waters with cruising around as well. I suspect we'll have a walker on our hands pretty darn soon.
Here are a couple of pictures I was able to snap as soon as I saw her get up on her own - that's the look of triumph!