On and Off

You figured out how to flip the light switch today, and oh what fun that was! And you took 1/2 a step on your own! You'll be walking soon, I can feel it!

Babble

You came home from sadik today just babbling away! You are trying so hard to tell us all of the wonderful things that are on your mind!

Cousins

You celebrated Uncle Gena's birthday today! You had so much fun watching your cousins and playing with them!

Riley Kisses

You love the slobbery kisses Riley loves to give you! You lean forward for him so that he can reach your nose with his tongue! When I tell Riley to give you a kiss, kiss, you try to repeat by saying "ki, ki"!

You have a Russian toy that tells you the names of the fruit you push. You were playing with this toy today and pressing the banana button over and over again. As the toy said "banan, banan, banan" you tried to repeat with "anan, anan"!

Happy 10 Months!

You are 10 months old and you continue to bring us immeasurable joy with every kiss, with every smile, and with every giggle that comes out of that cute little belly of yours!

Happy 10 months, lovey!

Things That Make You Smile

* bottle of milk
* purple duck quacking
* Mommy's fingers crawling up your back
* when we whisper "papa"
* when we kiss your hand or foot and then let you do it
* peek-a-boo
* moooooooo...HI!
* hopping
* snorting noises
* coughing noises
* pat-a-cake
* "row, row, row your boat" dance
* when things are slipped out of your hands
* when we bite your hands
* swinging in a swing
* anything yellow, especially the pineapple
* Aunt Lena
* Daddy throwing and catching you
* tickling your armpits and under your belly
(Daddy added: seeing Mommy's beautiful face :)

Buttons

You have figured out how to push the buttons on all of the electronics! You make animals dance, music play, and lights light up because you know exactly where to push to make the magic happen! Grandma Toma brought you a new toy today with a tiny green button that makes the the toy light up and spin. You immediately found the tiny button and pushed it over and over again with your tiny pointer finger to the amazement of all of your grandparents!

Sadik

For the first 6 months of your life, Mommy stayed home with you. Then when Mommy had to go back to teaching Daddy and Grandpa Kostya shared the fun of hanging out with you. Now that the new year has begun they will both be super busy with tax season, so it is time for you to start school at the ripe age of 9 1//2 months. Your sadik is called Tutor Time and even though Mommy and Daddy were nervous wrecks about being away from you, you spent the day happily and playfully and even took an hour nap at your new daycare! All of the teachers are head-over-heals in love with you (what's not to love)!

Ms. Emilia

Ms. Shannon

Ded Moroz's First Gifts for You!