This was my sweater when I was a baby. How cool is that?!

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She has her own whistle—a little green Clarke Meg that cost 3 dollars. But I’m letting her play my Michael Burke Narrow-Bore Brass, which cost… um… more than 3 dollars. Why, exactly?!?

So do you think she can learn a jig in time for St. Patrick’s Day?

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Apparently Anna has finally cut her first tooth! She won’t let me get a good look at it, but I can feel it when she gums my finger.

That sure was easy! She didn’t really show any signs of teething. Does that mean the rest of them will come just as painlessly? I hope so!

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It’s so much fun to see Anna learning what to do with various objects—not just playing with them, but really trying to use them the right way! Here are some things I’ve seen her do lately:

Brush her hair: After I brush her hair, I’ll hand her the hairbrush and she’ll tap it on her forehead. Hey, it’s a start.

Write: While grocery shopping the other day, she really wanted my shopping list and pen, so I gave them to her (the pen was retracted, of course). Then she started putting the pen to the paper like she was trying to write.

Talk on the phone: She’ll hold the phone up to her ear and utter a little baby coo into it.

Play pennywhistle: The other day while I was practicing, I gave her one to play with. She put it in her mouth and was making sounds vocally at first; then she actually blew into it and got a little sound out. I’m so proud!

(Update) Put on socks: Ok, I had to add just one more. I was sitting on the floor today putting my socks on, and she picked up one of my socks and laid it on my foot. This is so cool!

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Anna got to have a playdate with little W. Upton this morning! I think they had a good time. And I learned I can take care of two little ones at once. Imagine that! In fact, with W. there, Anna pretty much stayed where he was instead of crawling all over the house, so in some ways it was actually easier. Of course, I got a few pictures:

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Anna is 10 months old today. Oh my goodness, how this year is flying by! Anna is very active right now—she’s pretty much constantly crawling or pulling up on things or trying to climb me, which made it a little hard to get good pictures today, but I got a few.

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Look, Anna likes doing laundry just like her Mommy! Right now she’s better at taking things out of the dryer than putting them in, but she’ll eventually learn both. :)

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Anna is so not interested in her toys right now; instead, she’s having a blast crawling around and exploring and getting into things. She’s realized she can go wherever she wants to now, and she’s lovin’ it!

The other day she crawled under the support bar on the legs of her high chair and then stood up under it. It was great fun… until she realized she had no idea how to get out. But Mommy came to the rescue. :)

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Here she is, after pulling up all by herself to play with her musical table toy:

And crawling on video:

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Well, Anna is fully mobile now and has claimed the whole house for herself, and has left Sasha wondering about this new critter that can get around just like a puppy. I’d say she started “real” crawling right at Christmas; my parents had said several times that she would be “crawling by Christmas” and they were right. Christmas Eve was the first time she took more than two or three “steps” up off her tummy, and by Christmas Day she was in full crawl mode.

It’s funny—for a while, she always stayed in whatever room I had put her in; it didn’t occur to her that she could leave one room and go to another if she wanted. Then one day while she was playing on the floor in her room, she ventured out of the door and into the hallway, and life hasn’t been the same since. It’s so cute to see her coming down the hallway from the bedroom to the living room, grinning from ear to ear, obviously quite proud of herself.

She also started pulling up to her feet, although I’ve only actually seen her do this once. Usually I look away for a moment, and when I look back, she’s up on her feet. She doesn’t like the performance pressure, I guess.

All this activity is apparently making her burn a lot of calories—she’s only gained 2 ounces over the past month! Are ya kiddin’ me?!? That puts her at 14 lb. 14 oz. After her last check up on 12/1 when she had gained a whole pound, I thought she was finally ready to start growing again after taking a little hiatus. All through December she seemed to be getting heavier and heavier, and I was sure she must have gained at least another pound. But it was just wishful thinking. We’re looking at ways to get some more calories in her. But don’t worry—she seems to be perfectly healthy in every other way; she’s just little. She’s certainly strong—there’s no doubt about that!

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