10 months old!

...well, yesterday! Emmalyn is growing up too fast for us! She is crawling everywhere she can escape to and getting there in record time! She is climbing a little and balancing on her knees quit well. She is clapping on command,playing peek a boo, and saying "yeah" by throwing her head back and arms up! She is actually starting to sleep in a little, 7am instead of 6am! We are grateful for the extra hour! I'm wondering if the shift in seasons are causing her to go into hibernation mode! Hahahaha! Emmalyn has always eaten like a bird, but recently she seems to be a bottomless pit! She is constantly hungry and if we put anything in front of her she will gobble it up! She was (so we thought) weaning herself of the bottle but since we've been back from vacation she has gone back to five bottles a day again! Plus food and snack in between! Must be a growth spurt is all we can figure! She seems to be very long (9 month Doc visit is a little late..next week) ha. Bad planning on my part! It will be interesting to see how much she has actually grown. She is loving her bedtime stories and we have recently started playing memory card games with her. She knows a few.. the owl, the car, the cow, the chicken/rooster (she thinks they are the same thing!) It's so amazing to watch her learn. You can almost see her little wheels turning. She is still as happy as can be and just about everyone stops us to admire her big blue eyes and crazy blonde curly hair! It's starting to get very long but I'm waiting until she turns a year to trim and even it up! She is so precious and we have loved every stage so far. Although I must say, lately she has been extra fun! I can't believe it's almost birthday time! It's true when they say "don't blink or you'll miss it!"