Macey--10 Months

My doctor told me at Macey's first appointment, "There's a 3rd baby gene--ALL 3rd babies get it. They're sweet and easy-going as a rule." Well--I'm not sure if this is true for ALL 3rd babies, but it's true with Macey. I have no doubt that God hand-picked this little girl for our family. We continue to get comments everywhere we go about how sweet, content, and well-behaved she is. When we say no to her, 9 out of 10 times she smiles and complies. She's a good sleeper, a good car-rider, entertains herself when needed, and showers us with smiles. Here are a few of her new tricks from the past month:
Standing on her own--she is getting very brave and can stand for 20-30 seconds. She has tried a few steps, but goes diving.

She loves cruising around furniture and puling up on EVERYTHING!

She started signing "more"--she is not always consistent, but will usually sign it after I say and show her the sign and sometimes after I say it. She also says "mamamama" while she signs more. This was unexpected b/c the other two didn't sign until after a year of age. We've started working on a few more signs.

She loves to be where the action is. She will follow any of us around and try to see what we're doing.

Macey is still taking two naps a day, but is very flexible with her nap times. She almost always sleeps 10 or more hours at night and quietly entertains herself when she wakes up (sometimes I don't even know she's awake until I peek in to check on her!) She would have weened herself by now except that I am making her nurse until a year when she can have cow's milk. She likes the idea of nursing and always gets excited but only wants to nurse for a minute or two b/c she doesn't want to miss anything. I have to make sure to nurse her in a dark quiet place with no distractions! She loves table food and is a BIG eater! We can often not keep her food coming fast enough. She eats anything and everything but some of her favorites are fruit, macaroni, and crackers.