10 Months Old!!

I cannot believe that Riley is 10 Months old today! The past 10 months have flown by so quickly, yet so much has happened. Riley has learned so much and grown so much....every day she picks up something new or does something to delight me and make me laugh.

At Ten months, Riley:

• Can crawl with the best of them. She just took off one day and now, there's no stopping her.
  
• Shakes her head "yes" and "no", but does the "no" headshake much more often than "yes". The stubbornness seems to be there already with her.
  
• Claps, laughs and hollers along with any crowd, or along with the canned laughter on TV.
  
• Loves "So you think you can dance". We watch it together and she really enjoys the music, especially Rap and Hip-Hop (she loves them bass beats).
  
• Has attended a Democratic rally here is SLC - of course, we are supporting Obama in the upcoming elections. Her Obama T-shirt will be here soon.
  
• Went to her first "big" concert last week.
• Loves to chase Harley around the house in her walker.
  
• Eats a lot of things, but LOVES chicken and star soup and popsicles.
  
• Is crazy about the park near our home and loves to swing on the baby swings.
  
• Is a favorite at the child-care at the gym where I work out. They know her and are very excited when I come in with her, which makes me feel better about leaving her while I work out.
  
• Sings in her sleep, sometimes really loud, sometimes very quietly.
  
• Loves to go see Grandma Beckie and help her water the flowers.
  
• Is the love of her Mama's life and a joy to so many people.
• Has many nicknames: Riley-bug, of course, but also, Bug, Buggie, Miss Ya-ya, Ri-Ri, Miss Monkey, Boo-bah, Bug-a-boo, Rock On Ri, Ba-ba, Pretty, pretty princess and Mini-mom.
  

I can't believe I've been a mom for 10 months, but it's been the best 10 months of my life. Every day with Riley is a gift and I cherish the time I get to spend with her.

Love you, Bug.