Update

I totally missed posting on Mercy's ten month birthday. Oops! We've had a fairly busy summer. So here's an update on the little miss:

- She is cutting her two top, front teeth.
- Mercy started crawling last week! She sure does motor around now. And we can tell she is loving it. She squeals and giggles her way around the house. It is so stinkin' cute!
- Now that she can crawl, she is starting to pull herself up using the furniture. She hasn't gotten into a full standing position yet, but she's trying.
- She is adding more signs to her repertoire, though her interpretation is loose and she doesn't always use them. When I say she knows the signs, it means that I have seen her try the sign at least once and seems to understand the sign when I use it. Her signs include dog, cat, bird, eat, drink, milk, more, and book.
- She loves playing in her little baby swimming pool. She thinks splashing is pretty awesome.
- She is trying to say hi and wow. She can say dadda...but mama is still iffy! It comes out as mbwa-mbwa. The mmm sound must be hard.
- Mercy loves finger foods. Shelled peas are by far her favorite, but she also enjoys bananas, green beans, carrots, and rice puffs (like cheerios). She has tried plums, cantaloupe, and cheese too.
- She loves to drink out of her sippy cup. She seems to be losing her patience with bottles.

Mercy is doing great! We can't believe how big our little girly is getting!