It's Saturday, August 20th and Raven is 10 months old today! She came over to spend the night and we played and played. Grand-kids will keep you young or remind you how old you are. Whew! She has begun taking her first unaided steps, she even walked 5 steps from her Mommy to her Daddy. They are pretty proud of their little girl, as is her Grandmother.
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Chewing sometimes takes real concentration, especially the little puffs they are making these days. Multiple flavors, melts in Baby's mouth and she LOVES them! |
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She was singing along with me while munching away |
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How can you NOT love that little grin of hers? |
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It sometimes takes her whole hand to get one little puff in, but how cute is this little darling? |
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Two teeth are clearly visible and more are on the way. Somebody just shoot me, but I love taking pictures of her! |
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She has so many looks. This one is a "Give me a break - will 'ya?" kinda look, don't you think? |
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Just grinning at the camera. She does that a lot. Of course, it couldn't be that the camera is in her face a lot or anything... |
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She is spending a lot of time OUT of her clothes, when she has a choice. |
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Who does this remind you of? |
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Whoa! That was close! Look Ma, no hands! |
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Standing all by herself in the middle of the room. It won't be long now. |
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Struggling to keep her balance. It still takes work. |
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Raven went for a visit to Damen's house. He shared a treat with his little buddy. |
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Three little ones all lined up. Can you tell who is cutting teeth? |
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Look at that concentration. See the little wheels moving? |
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Errr Mom? What do you mean I have to do it all by myself? |
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New sights, new sounds, new foods. Raven shows us how much she liked THIS meal |
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She almost looks like she is thinking about what to order next. Roast duck perhaps? |
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Yippie Dad - jump higher! |
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Just out for a little stroll. |
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No pictures, no autographs please. |
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The green eyed monster is eating the camera lense cover |
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Happy cause she thinks she is about to get the phone. |
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Just taking her turtle out for a little stroll. A few steps - but hey! |
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Whoops. That was close. She is getting tired, but hasn't given up. |
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Who? Me?
Mom - who does this remind you of? |
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Someone is getting pretty good at walking. We are still only talking 3 or 4 steps at a time, but she is up longer and longer. |
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Mom just got home from work so it is time for a hug. She really misses and loves her Mommy |
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The little darling has allergies. They are giving her "baby benedryl" or something like it, but it doesn't work so good. Her nose still runs, her eyes still water... |
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She really loves to chew on the remotes now that her teeth are coming in. Those little raised buttons feel pretty good I would imagine. |
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Actually, she loves chewing on ANYTHING, even the dreaded nose bulb |
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Tracy gets to share little Raven's puffs, a rare treat since Raven LOVES them so much. (Sorry Tracy - for posting this...) |
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Really talking up a storm. She was telling me ALL about the blocks while I snapped a couple of pictures |
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Showing off her walking skills to Aunt T |
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Dad hangs her upside down for Tracy to see. Despite the face, Raven loves this part. |
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Let's see, this needs to come out, and this, and this. Raven is doing what Baby's do best, reorganizing to suit herself. |
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Okay, so I had to experiment with those curls, what can I say? After they dried, the stood up like normal, but I thought we would try something different... |
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Just getting the news that she can't play with something in the office, she doesn't appear too happy with that decision. |