10 Months

I am behind, once again. This was another exciting month! I'll try to remember everything.
I'll start with March.
- Started saying her d's.
- Climbs up stairs very well! And loves to be pulled down them (thank you Grandma for the stair lessons)
- Found buttons on her toys last month, but now if I ask her to press a button, she finds the closest toy and presses the buttons. Very cute.
- Throws things.
- Went to Monroe for Aunt Meghan's baby shower.
- Consistantly runs with mommy during the day, and daddy when he comes home. She goes into her room at least once a day and pushes her jogging stroller around the room...throwing hints, Elsa?
- Plays peek-a-boo with her towel after her bath. And plays with anything else that can hid her face from us...hats, toys, blankets.
- I finally started bathing her in the big bath instead of her little infant bath. She loves it. She crawls all around, eats bubbles, splashes, stands up and sits down over and over and over again, dips her face in the water....
- Went to Monroe to see Uncle Garin for a day.
- She reaches for her crib at nap times and bed times.
- Eats anything we put in front of her...nothing new there!

Recently she's been grabbing a toy and crawling around with it in her mouth. 

Ok and now onto April...

One morning I went in to get Elsa and she was sitting in her crib with her paci in her mouth, her Bunny in one hand, and her other paci in her other hand. She was trying to stick her second paci in her bunny's mouth. Ha, it was adorable. 

-G'ma and G'pa came over and put Elsa to bed for the first time while Shane and I went out for dinner. (I know, it's sad that it took us that long to have an evening out without her)

- First trip to the beach and slept in first hotel room

- First visit to Grow Zone at Port City

- Strawberry picking

- Grannie, Papa, and G babysat.

- Aunt Becca and Uncle Matthew's birthdays!

- eats turkey and cheese quesadilla

We still continue to meet up with my friend and her daughter. When we got back from our walk, they pushed the stroller around the house. 

Shane and I got some barefoot running shoes this months, which has slowed down my running. After running a few days in a row with them, I could barely walk because my calves hurt so bad. They say to start out slow...and they mean it. I guess we'll find out in a few years what horrible things they are doing to our legs. Hopefully not though. 

Elsa had her first trip to the beach in April! Shane surprised us with a weekend in WIlmington to celebrate our 2 year anniversary. We had beautiful weather. 

Elsa and I spent most of our time on the beach in the tent. I didn't want her to get burned. 

Then we went to UNCW to walk around and see the new construction. It's crazy how much the school has grown since we started going there. 

The next week a friend of mine picked us up and we went Strawberry picking! Yum. I love Spring and Summer and the fruits that are in season. 

Our most recent walk with Elizabeth, she wanted to be the big girl and push Elsa in her stroller. 

Then they came home and shared some Puffs. 

Friends of ours got married this past weekend. We got to see some close friends from college and celebrate with them. And we also got a date night out of it! Shane's parents and brother came in town and watched Elsa while we were at the wedding. It was a fun night out. 

8 of the 12 girls from our small group in Wilmington were there, and our 2 leaders. A fun reunion!

Shane and Josh being goof balls. 

Congratulations Sara and Scotty!!!

And while we were at the wedding, Elsa was playing on G's face.

Grandma and Grandpa watched Elsa the week before when Shane and I went out to dinner. They brought Elsa her first ball. And this visit Grannie and Papa brought Elsa some cute flip flips. :) So cute. 

That's all for now! She will be 11 months a week from today! And since I already wrote everything that happened in month 11, I guess all I will have are stats. Until then!