10 months

Pancake is only two months from being one! I can't believe how old she is already. We are able to see more and more of her personality every day. She's such a sweetheart -- smiling at everyone wherever we are. Today we took the bus to and from Center City and she smiled at all of her many fans.

She waves reliably now when you say "Hi Pancake" or "bye bye" or "Pancake, wave your hand." She makes the sign for more when she wants more food, which is always, and also when she wants more of whatever game we're playing (patty cake, wheels on the bus, trot trot to Boston).

She starts physical therapy tomorrow morning. Apparently she has low muscle tone in her legs. She moves across the floor on her butt pretty well and she can push herself backwards with her hands while on her belly. She is great at putting toys into boxes or holes and pulling them back out.

She purposefully drops things on the floor and then declares "uh oh." She gestures her hand toward whatever she wants and says "dat."

Her sleeping has improved a bit, but is still not ideal. She now goes to sleep around 7:00 and wakes up between 4 and 5:30 a.m., I nurse her and then she's up for the day. I usually can't get her back to sleep until about 7:00 a.m. Luckily I have an amazing husband who takes Pancake downstairs for their new routine of eating Cheerios, rolling the ball back and forth, reading books and playing with blocks.

She's eating easier foods to prepare, like pizza crust, crackers, bananas, avocado cut into chunks.

She's a pure delight. Thank goodness we have two really great kids.