10 month birthday

Happy birthday Rosa!

Here are the things she is currently "into":

• Waving. Rosie LOVES to wave to people! (See the end of this video.) No surprise since she's become quite the ham when it comes to getting attention from others.
  
• Teeth! She's got her two bottom teeth poking out (zoom in on picture...we swear they're there!)
• Scavenger. Using her keen eye sight, this baby can spot a speck from across the room and tests their origin by putting them, of course, in her mouth.
• Thespian in the making. Rosie has widened her repertoire of hand gestures and is often seen dramatically reaching for someone in the distance.
• Cheese and chicken-lover. Nuff said.
• Cackle. We often catch Rosie exploring and on the verge of causing mischief. When she does this she always looks back, smiles, and lets out a "ceh ceh ceh" cackle.
  
• Evel Knievel Jr.. Rosie still loves to soar through the air with her Daddy-O, all the while laughing up a storm.
• On the Go. This baby loves to move (especially if she's nearing naptime). She is still commando-crawling (belly on the ground) and is quite speedy with it. She likes to stand whenever possible, and has learned to climb stairs. She is so on the go that she's begun to strongly protest when we put her in her stroller/carseat. Luckily it only last about 15 seconds, as if she remembers that she doesn't mind it after all.
• Such a good laugher. Rosie's laughter gets sweeter and sweeter each day. Today she and Mommy were playing on the bed and were cracking jokes and laughing at each other. She seemed so grown up, as if she understood Mama's funny stories.
  
• Peek-A-Boo. Once the peek-a-booEE, now the peek-a-booER. She likes to put the blanket over her face and hide:

Two months more until the big One. We are so lucky to have such a happy, radiant baby.