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Atlie at 10 Months (August 27)

This month you have really started to understand things that are going on around you. You're signing more things like "where", "baby", and "all done" and are starting to apply "more" and "milk" by yourself.

You have your favorite toys (Snoopy and Baby) and when someone asks you to find them, you can locate it. When you find them, you get so excited and start squealing. Even when I'm a different room, I can tell have them by the way you "talk" to them.

You love to mimic sounds. Some of your favorites are growling and "whistling". (Branna has a fake whistle that she does by making a high pitch squeal. Atlie has caught to this.) You also pretend to be a tiger and sheep by roaring or baa-ing.

You've started giving kisses this month, too, but only Daddy gets them (unless you're blowing them).

You're walking has picked back up and you are really getting confident with it. There's been several times that you'll walk to something without being prompted. You're still much more comfortable crawling, but I think it won't be long before walking is you locomotion of choice.

You love to get your pusher and get in on the action with Daddy and Branna. One of your favorite things is to be chased! It is so funny to see you get so excited about it. Although this video is cute, it doesn't give justice to how fast you can go. You can really get moving!

A few other milestones this month are:

Can put blocks into block sorter

"Dances" to music

Says "Ba" for Branna (used to be "Nana")... she calls for her this way

Cross the t's and Dot the i's

A sample of Branna's "cursive":

as well as a drawing of her feet...