Seasons of Love: Fun in Twenty Ten

Sarah Grace is 10 months old (as of January 30, 2010!)...and we can't believe it. She's been living outside in this world longer than she was living inside in her Mommy's belly! What a little miracle from God...and we thank Him everyday for her!

Back tracking just a bit...Sarah Grace was 9 months on December 30, 2009. On January 13, 2010 we went to her 9 month check up...we saw her favorite pediatrician, Dr. Prevatte. He just loves her (and we love him!). He says she is very observant, tall and beautiful (18 pounds), and he asked if she smiles all the time...and we said, yep, pretty much!

The Dr. said we could start trying cow's whole milk with her...in hopes to wean her to whole milk by her first birthday. So, we gave her a taste one day...and, not that we had any doubts, she liked it! So during these last 2 months before she turns 1, we are transitioning her to cow's milk, so that by the time she's 1 she's totally off formula and drinking cow's milk (in addition to water and juice!). Since we stopped breastfeeding when she was about 9 months old, she's been drinking formula...and it adds up (that stuff is so expensive...about $26 or $27 a can!) so we are welcoming the less expensive cow's milk (even though we are buying the organic, high test whole milk...it is still only about $4 or $5 for 1/2 gallon) YAY! SG drinks her milk from a sippy cup...while still drinking bottles of formula at other times. She will definiely be ready for a tall, cold glass of milk and cookies (or should I say cake) for her FIRST birthday!

She has the cutest, toothiest grin...she has two teeth downstairs (bottom center) - they surprised us when SG was about 4 1/2 months old. Her two teeth upstairs (top center) teeth were a gift from Santa right around Christmastime and just in the past few weeks she's been teething on the next two teeth beside the center ones up top...she's definitely learning how to bite through grapes (and other foods) and she thinks it is pretty cool. She's definitely working on walking...whew, where did the time go?

SG is growing up...she tells us that she is no longer a baby...but a little girl (although she'll always be our baby girl!). In honor of this, we've taken out her infant carseat (the one that you can tote around while shopping and it is taken in and out of the car easily) and stored it in the attic. We've installed her (big) little girl carseat - it is still turned around backwards because it is safest this way...but once she turns 1, we can turn it so that it faces to the front (this will make it easier for us to hand her things since she'll be closer). She'll ride in this carseat until she's truly a big girl...until age 4 or some "big girl" age - we don't even want to think that far ahead!