I think Sarah is saying “Mama” now. Like, actually meaning me. It’s precious!

And how does everyone else seem to identify their babies’ first words? Here’s how I approach it. Babies just start off babbling: Ba-ba-ba-ba…. da-da-da-da…. ya-ya-ya-ya…. Then one day, I realize that Sarah has been making the “ma-ma” sound while looking at me sometimes. Coincidence? Hmm…. After a few days, I’m pretty sure she’s saying “Ma-ma” and meaning me. So I declare she can say “Mama” now. But as for that single instance when she first uttered some syllables that sound like an English word and actually meant that same English word… I really have no idea when or what.

Anna thinks that when she utters the sounds “Ba-ma-ma” that she’s saying “Bad Mama.” I told her I really don’t think so. Anna maintains her position.

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Today is Sarah’s 10-month birthday! The year is flying by! She will be 1 before we know it. She is crawling everywhere, pulling up on her knees, and building up her immunity for the upcoming cold/flu season by putting everything in her mouth. She eats lots of “big girl” food and likes most of what we offer her. She weighed 17 pounds a couple of weeks ago. She’s growing out of the 9-month clothes and into the 12-month.

I didn’t get a lot of great pics today; I wasn’t with her for a large part of the day, and then when I was, she was sporting her “serious” look most of the time. But here’s what I got:

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Have I mentioned enough on here what a great big sister Anna is? No? Well, here’s more. Anna likes to “read” The Very Hungry Caterpillar to Sarah (you’ll need to turn your volume way up to hear it):

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Video of Sarah crawling:

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