My 10 Month Old

          Is it possible?  Claire is ten months old?  Yes, she celebrated her 10th month yesterday.  This little one is changing daily.  Her curiosity continues to grow, and she is just as adventurous as her older sister.  Claire is standing up alone and has even taken a few short steps by herself!  She is mostly content furniture surfing or holding my hands and walking where she wants to go.  I will say that she is a climber, and she can climb furniture faster than I expected.  I have watched her climb the step stool in the bathroom to reach the sink, the child's rocking chair in her room, and the cushion chair in our living room.  When we're outside, she'll try to climb up on top of the kid's picnic table.
          Claire is also babbling more each day.  When I open my laptop, she immediately starts saying, "Dada, dada, dada" over and over again, crawling toward the laptop as quickly as she can.  This, of course, is a product of our time talking and seeing Daddy via skype on my computer.  I think she thinks Matt lives in my laptop!  (Thankfully for all of us, it won't be too much longer until she can hug her daddy in person.)  Claire will also call for Audrey if she can't find her.  It's really cute to watch Claire "hunt" for her sister.  Then the girls will often start an impromptu game of peek-a-boo or hide and seek.  Claire loves to play with Audrey, and Audrey is still a sweet and loving big sister (often offering to babysit Claire if I need to run errands - no, I don't take her up on her offer!)