Adventures in Eating at 10 months

When I uploaded my photos last night to blog about Eva I realized that ALL of her 10 month photos captured her in various stages of messiness as she ate.  This last month truly has been an adventure in eating for Eva.  She is very cognizant of what we are eating and will "Uh, Uh" at us until she gets a taste as well.   In this one she is enjoying a brownie along with her yogurt melts.

Another favorite was the night we had spaghetti.  This wasn't even the worst of it.  By the end of dinner, Eva had spaghetti from head to toe.  She had a bath right after dinner. :) I have taken to placing an old vinyl tablecloth under her chair which serves as a splat mat.  Then after meals we can shake it into the garbage.

This evening we had smoothies for a snack.  Eva begged for a taste from Abi who obliged her.  Little did Abi know that Eva would steal her glass and then proceed to dump it  down her front as she drank.  Eva LOVED smoothies.  In fact Eva loves most food but she does have favorites including strawberries, bananas, mandarin oranges, apples, noodles of any kind, peas and yogurt. 

And so this morning I had to snap a quick picture of my little Eva when she was clean.  Her hair is curling up so cute in the back, especially when I put a little gel in it.  Eva has 6 teeth now, 3 on top and 3 on bottom.  With the teething we have had several rough nights and are back to middle of the night wakings and then sleeping with mom until morning.  Thankfully we have naps back under control and mom guards those fiercely.  Eva has learned several words this month and now says Momma, Dadda, Abi, EeeAh ( Leah), Buddy (for Talmage), baby and Hi.  While sometimes she pairs the right word with the right person she often just babbles along in the sweetest little voice.  Eva has also learned to wave and to pat loved ones on the back when she gives them hugs.  Eva continues to grow quickly.  This month I had to start pulling out some of the 18 month clothing and packing away some of the 12 month clothing that is too small.  Eva is beginning to cruise along the furniture when she pulls up to a stand but still prefers to get around with her little scoot.  Our family loves music and Eva is no exception.  When we put music on the radio or computer she will smile and bounce along with the beat.  She also loves to be sung to at naps and bedtime as I nurse her.  Whenever she hears " I Am a Child of God" she will snuggle right in.  With the warm weather of spring arriving Eva loves to be outside.  We went to the park and she giggled and grinned and she swung on the swing with Kris and went down the slides with Talmage.  She also loves to just be out in the grass or on the trampoline with the other kids.  Her nickname is Eva MaGoo and she continues to be a sweet and happy baby.