Backing myself into a corner

Now I'm stuck
Originally uploaded by Ella's Ma.

Yes I'm 10 months old and I'm still backing myself into corners. But that's ok because all babies do different things at different times. So I thought I'd update you all on what I've learnt to do since last March:

- moving about: I can push myself backwards when I'm sitting up and when I'm on my tummy. If I have to, I can slide myself around the room on my tummy, roll over and roll back. But basically if I sit still and call for things, I generally get them. And I'm quite flexible so I can reach things without moving that you'd never think I could get to. So that's what I do.

- playing with toys: I love to play with my toys. Sometime I have to battle with Ella to get hold of them but it's worth the effort. I like looking at books too. But I'm specially good with loud toys like drums and tambourines.

- laughing and screaming: What can I say? I'm loud

- talking: I can say lots. I can use the same few words to mean lots of different things. And when my family talk to me or to each other I join in and try to copy any sound I hear. And of course they understand exactly what I'm saying.

- standing up: My latest fascination is with standing up. Any time I can get someone to hold my hands, I prefer to pull myself up to stand up now. I can stand perfectly for ages until they take their hands away...

- eating and drinking: I love to chew crusts of bread. This is handy because Ella likes to leave the crusts (or the skin as she calls it). But don't worry - they give me proper food too. I've a reasonably good appetite. Obviously sometimes I'm just not hungry but then they do seem to be constantly trying to feed me. I like my bottles but I rarely finish a whole one.

- growing: I got another tooth last week. No 7, on the left hand side of the 2 bottom middle ones. I think Mammy wasn't paying attention because by the time she spotted that I had one pink cheek, it was already through. I seem to grow out of my clothes reasonably quickly too but that's ok because there are always plenty of new ones for me to wear.