First Steps

Mercy took her first steps on Monday!  We've been looking forward to this milestone for a long time.  Hopefully she will keep gaining confidence and be walking all over in no time.  Here are some other skills and stats for Mercy, now just a few days shy of 11 months old:

25 pounds, 29 inches tall

7 teeth at various stages of descent

Points at everything (I LOVE that she can point; it's a whole new level of communication)

Says a few proto-words:  mama, dada , num-num, ti (for kitty), duh (for duck), dah (for dog), mmmmmm (for moo, as in the sound a cow makes)

Favorite food: bananas, but puffed rice cereal is now a close second

Surprising least favorite food: squash

Goes poopoo in the potty chair 99% of the time and tinkles in it several times a day.

"Brushes" her hair and "talks" on the phone.

Shakes and nods her head.

Fake coughs.

Waves hello (especially to strangers at the store).

All around great gal and super fun to be with!

We've had a lull in photo-taking, but I'll add one soon.  (SS)