Sarah wasn't feeling well today so the picture isn't the best.
Ten months! Sarah is just so different from Anna in so many ways already I'm a little nervous I'm not going be able to handle her as she gets older. When Anna was little if there was a puzzle on the floor she'd go around it; Sarah plows through it. Sarah bites me and if I have any reaction she laughs. If I have no reaction (other than move my shoulder, which is her favorite spot to bite), she laughs even harder. She still chews on everything (including the glass top of the kitchen table). She is not dainty. However, she is physically adventurous and seems to be picking up on signs and language well (I've noticed lately that she seems to really understand a lot of what we're saying). She is cruising a bit along furniture and is only doing the "traditional" crawl now. She is "talking" up a storm right now and still likes to cuddle.
Her favorite books right now are Where's Spot?, Goodnight, Moon (she likes the kittens the best and always points to them), a random alphabet book, a colors book, and Jungle Bus (Thanks, Sharon!). Of course she also still likes to eat books but I don't think she has a strong preference for board books versus thin-paper books (although the papery books do have the nice bonus of ripping easily as well!). Our children's library was pristine before Sarah got to it!
Sarah's favorite foods are blueberries (I have to make a video of her eating these, she is very clearly enjoying them and they're the frozen kind from Costco since I've never seen blueberries here), beans (any kind), grilled chicken (I'll post the recipe; it's also Craig's favorite chicken), carrots, bagels, and cheese.
We've been having fun playing outside lately and Sarah is enjoying all of the "new" outdoor stuff that we haven't been checking out due to the cold weather in her recent memory. There is a small area near Anna's school with some bunnies, chickens, and birds that the girls really like visiting in the mornings. I am looking forward to taking her to the zoo sometime this spring to see how Sarah reacts to the really big animals.
