Riding in style

We went on a hike this weekend and Tegan spent almost all of it in this pack - what a trooper!  And speaking of troopers, Jeremiah carried her the whole way!  And, me?  Well, I supplied the fish crackers, sippy cup and sunscreen.

Dancing and walking

I'm struggling with video tonight.  The bouncing is Tegan's version of dancing when sitting (I'll get some of her dancing standing up, it's even better).  Her walking is getting better and better each day!

Hot day

It was a very warm Saturday here so we took the sink from Tegan's play kitchen and had some water fun.

Spoon feeding

Learning to use a spoon is messy work.  Tegan for the most part is really good about grabbing the spoon and getting it into her mouth with relative ease.  More often than not her curiosity gets the better of her though and inevitably she feels the need to explore her food further.  This is how we end up with carrot hair treatments, prune facials and squash behind her ears!

9 months at a glance

My favorites from instagram:

An interview with Tegan

Tegan Interview For Dad's Birthday from Allison OSullivan on Vimeo.

Another Visit to Boudhanath

Boudhanath

Wonderful wonderful sleep

About 3-4 times now this week, Tegan has finally slept through the night.  She sleeps 10-12 hours a night, so this is no easy feat.  Plus, as we've said before, she just really hates sleeping.  Up until now she's woken up a least 1 time, often more, and needed help getting back to sleep.  That first morning she slept all night I woke up, looked at the time and nearly had a heart attack when I realized it was morning and she hadn't woken up.  My first thought was that something was wrong.  Then I heard her little sleep noises and did a mental fist pump.

Napping

After 10+ months of waking up throughout the night, I'm ready for some better sleep.  She still wakes us up early, but one of my favorite parts of the day is all of us slowing waking up together in bed (a close second is the moment we walk in the door after work and Tegan sees us - amazing smile always).

10 months

Likes:

-Waving hello and goodbye

-Saying "namaste" with her hands

-Pulling up on anything and everything, the proceeding to walk around that thing

-Investigating and playing with anything she shouldn't be playing with - cords and plugs are high on the list

-The kitchen; something about that room is super cool

-Swimming

-Biting her food - 5 teeth now!

-Sharing, or pretending to share, food and toys.  If she's in the mood she'll hold out something for you and actually let go (of course expecting it back a few moments later).  Other times she holds it out and when we go to grab it she pulls it back and laughs.  Often the item is a piece of cheerio she's already sucked on... yummmm.

-Walking up stairs.  And let me tell you, watching her lift her little leg almost half her height to get up a stair is adorable.  Once she figured out the stepping thing she realized other things can be climbed and is starting to work on that too.

-Pointing to what she wants or where she wants to go

Dislikes:

-When we take something away, or move her from something she wanted to play with

-Falling off the couch and landing on her back - ouch!  Tegan thought the dr. was a nice lady to meet though and all in all everything was ok.

-Finally weaned the night time feeding and at first this was a definite dislike, what an easy way to fall back asleep that had been.  We're on track to sleep through the night, and for now she's up to 9 hours for a stretch - mom loves this!

Out and about in KTM

Pictures of the three of us are definitely lacking.  Not the best, but we're all in it!

Pool

Hanging out at the pool while mom works out!