Ten Months Old!

Elizabeth turned 10 months old on the 26th, and in characteristic terrible mother fashion, I did not get a picture of her that day.  So I present to you the second best thing--pictures of her from today:

 

 In that last shot, you can just barely see the two little teeth that are coming up through her gums.  She's growing too fast! 

A few new facts about our little girl:

• She can wave bye-bye and clap
• She is super active and runs us around the house trying to keep her out of trouble
• She is already testing us--she knows what 'No' means, but doesn't usually care to listen. 
• She recently had her first babysitting experience, and it was a positive one.
• She's walking very well on her own, and she also loves walking behind something she can push--though, if she reaches the end of a path or hits a wall and can go no farther, she gets very angry. 

We learn a little more about her personality all the time. So far, she loves to play and laugh, and she's very affectionate, but she also loves to ignore directions and cautions.  She's curious and inquisitive, and has a quick temper when she doesn't get her way.  In other words, she's just like her father.  Let's hope I can live through this....