Aria at 10 Months

"Oh, when she’s angry, she is keen and shrewd! And though she be but little, she is fierce."

-Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Aria is fighting harder and harder to have her way or play with something Luc has or has taken away from her. Even her angry cry has changed and instead of a screech, she's brought it down a few octaves to make her point more on Luc's terms. One of the first traits that appears when you search for Capricorns is Determined. And how nicely that fits Aria. Determined she is to have it all her way.

New Words

Dadda
More ("Mwuah")
Ball ("baaw")
That ("tha")
She just started calling out for Luc, at the moment it sounds like either "Lu-Lu" or "Goo-Goo"

Sounds

Aria likes to imitate us saying "Oh, yea?"
And perfect in time for Halloween, she's started saying, "OooOOooOOoo"

Meal Time

Favorite Food: anything on your plate, pureed sweet potatoes, bread, cheese, rice puffs, cereals, green beans, mac n cheese, pasta, pasta sauce, spaghetti squash, spinach
Anything she doesn't like: if it's in a solid form- not much. She will even eat squished peas and has enjoyed fish sticks as well.
Aria shakes her head No when she doesn't want to eat what you're offering her.
She's now drinking water out of a sippy cup.
Even though we bought 9 month+ nipple level 4 to see if she'd drink more, since she dropped down to 4 oz again, she'll eat most of the 6 oz bottle, but not any more than that. She's either bored with drinking the bottle on my lap or she's just too excited about real food to be bothered with just drinking her calories now. 

Games/Playtime

Aria clicks her tongue and looks to me to do the same and then Luc to start in as well.
Luc pretends to come after her and chase her and she starts laughing (sometimes she cries).
Aria leans her head in to Luc's to do a face snuggle.
Luc drags something along the floor and Aria chases it around.
Still banging on the toilet seats or toy box together.
While making a sound, they pat their hand over their open mouths.
If I make a bridge with my knees up laying on floor, she will crawl through.
She will give kisses to the toys.
Pulling the kitchen sink out of the play kitchen to drop things inside the cabinet.
She likes to put little toys inside containers or bigger toys (i.e. house; pumpkin bucket)
Pull a blanket or towel over her head, we say "Where's Aria?" and she pulls it down smiling while we say, "There she is!" over and over and over.
Takes her baths with Luc now. She was not scared to be in the big tub the first time, and loves playing in the water.
Claps her hands when she hears "Good Job!"

Favorite Toys

VTech Puppy
Luc's pink monster truck
Balls



*Aria is standing unassisted for a lot longer nowadays. She has even taken 2 steps by herself.