Happy 10 months Brielle!

Brielle,

Today is 11-11-11, probably the 2nd coolest "birthday" you'll ever  have after your very first birth day on 1-11-11! I can't  believe  how fast these 10 months have gone--you're  not my little baby anymore! As hard as those newborn days are I  do sometimes miss cuddling you all  day--there's nothing quite as sweet as a newborn baby. However I  get excited each day I see you grow too, because I  know how much fun is to come! Especially now after watching your sister grow I  am excited to see you take your first steps, start talking, develop your little personality, and even throw your  first tantrum! :-)

Girl, you have been keeping me on my toes this past month too! You are already so different from your sister. You're a very sweet and goodnatured baby, but you are so ACTIVE! I was definitely spoiled by  Raya not crawling...this  crawling stuff is crazy and all the moms who get super  anxious for their baby to  crawl  are nuts. NUTS! I  sometimes feel like an idiot because I'm a stay at home mom and often can't manage to do the laundry and empty the dishwasher, but that's because the second I put you on the ground you are into everything! You eat Raya's crayons, food off the floor, empty my cupboards, climb in the dishwasher, dump over my clean laundry bins, pull down my curtains, bang on the tv, eat my computer cords, get "stuck" under  kitchen  chairs, pull  over floor fans, lick  shoes, and generally cause all  sorts of problems for me! And "baby jail" is very hit  and miss with you. Sometimes you'll play in the play yard for a little  while, but  more often than not  if you see me leave the room to do laundry you will  start screaming. And nap time? Seriously child, 10 month olds are supposed to sleep more than 2 hours the entire day.  For real---ask around :-P

But with  all that craziness  comes LOTS of giggles, squeals, and smiles. I  love seeing you get excited when your big sister wakes up, and I love that Raya always asks for  you  to help  tuck  her in and give her kisses. You've  been an amazing addition to our family and I can't picture things any other  way. A little girl, born 1-11-11, 6lbs 7oz, named Brielle Alyn was EXACTLY who was supposed  to join our family. We love you so much!

And to end, some of my favorite pictures of  Brielle during these past 10 months! (a sock monkey  update  will  come later--too busy today  to get that done right  now haha)

This was everyone's first glimpse of you! I texted out this picture after you were born,
and it was the first picture of you that I blogged!

My little orange jaundice baby

This paci  was before the  introduction to monkey  paci!

This age is when you were so cuddly--I  still remember these pjs
They were my favorite!

Matching sweaters :-)

So happy 10 months baby girl!! Today we are all thankful for YOU!