Julia's 10 Month Photo

I took this photo of Julia and Betsy Bear a little over a week ago – isn’t it adorable? Yes, I had to put her 4th of July outfit back on her, couldn’t resist :). Our little cutie is just as sweet and lovable as ever these days – she is a huge blessing in our lives! She really seems to be understanding a lot more of what we say to her, which is so neat. She will follow very simple requests, like “put the toy in the basket” or “go see big brother!” and understands “no” and actually obeys – unless she feels like showing her mischievous side :).  At her recent check-up she had a vision test – it looks like she may need glasses like Gabe! She will see Dr. Metz along with her big brother at his next visit in September. She doesn’t have nystagmus like he does, and I know her vision is much better than his was as a baby, but her eyes are seeing differently which may need to be corrected. We also learned that she is now about 16 lbs and is in the 4th percentile for weight – quite petite like her mommy was as a baby. She still won’t eat any table foods, but she did feed herself a few bites of baby food today  – all by herself using her spoon! And last but not least, Gabe’s favorite milestone from this month is that she “learned to say his name” – since she has been saying mama and dada for so long, he has waited and waited for her to say “Gabe”. She does make a sound like “bruh bah” (for brother), because we call him “Big Brother” a lot – but he really wanted her to say GABE! So… the other day when she was with Gabe and daddy she said something that sounded like “Gabe” to him and he is so happy now, he talks about it all the time :). I love the sweet relationship between these two, it makes me one proud mama!

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