I am Ten months Big!

I haven't written on here in awhile! I have been too busy sleeping! About a month ago I started sleeping ALLLllll night long. It is really great. Mama puts me to bed around 630pm and I chillax in my crib until they come and get me, usually around 630 am. Usually when I wake up, I like to put my feet up the side of the crib and snuggle with Lovie and Bobo. We say our prayers and talk about what the day is going to be like. Then when Mama comes in I bubble with joy and spit Bobo out so I can nurse a bit. But when I hear a "pitter patter pitter patter" down the hallway, I start to kick and squeal and whip my head right to left looking for. . . NORI!!!! I get so excited to see her and want to play play play. I have been wanting to be right on top of her a lot lately, in the tub and when she is playing.Sometimes I accidentally pull her hair, but she is pretty patient with me. She is so much more exciting than Mom and Dad. When other kids are around that want to say hi to me, Nori is especially nice to me then, I think she likes to show me off a bit. My Mama has been doting on me a lot lately. I think it's the sleep thing. She raves about it all the time. She says I am the perfect baby. I feel super cool and accomplished. I think it's my first resume builder: sleeping thru the night (for REAL.) I mean 12 hours definitely meets the requirements. Besides that, I am super snuggly, pretty darn cute and calm. Mama says she is realizing that I hold my emotions on the inside. Like the other day when Grandma was holding me (I didn't know who the heck she was)- I was just kinda looking at her with a semi frown. Then Mama came back in the room and I could let my big girl front down and say "HELP! " I still don't have any separation anxiety usually. I easily go to anyone, although sometimes on the inside I have a bit of hesitancy, but no one would ever know. I love my Nanny Shirley. Usually when Mama gets home I don't even reach for her. Sometimes I do to make her feel better (she looks a little sad at the end of a day away from me), or if I remember that she produces that yummy breast milk. About nursing, there has been a lot less milk around since I started sleeping throught the night. I don't mind because I LOVE eating, especially meat. I had steak and eggs for breakfast today. I really love meatballs right now too. And pizza and all fruit, and popsicles, and yogurt, and. . . I still don't love cheese but I will eat it sometimes. And I found out this week that I dont have any nut allergies! Hurray! Can't wait to try those someday too. But back to nursing. Mama says she wants to nurse me until I was 4, but I don't think I will stay interested. I am usually not that hungry and would rather be playing than nursing. I think Mama may need me to nurse her a few more months though. She looks at me sooooo sad sometimes. Since I am the last baby, I really have to ham it up and put on my big baby eyes and let her hold me and rock me and pretend I will never grow up. I don't mind. I like her nose kisses and how she still gives me raspberries on my belly. I can do no wrong. Which is pretty great, especially because the big one gets in lots of trouble (all the time.) That's essentially the only time I cry, when Nori does. And BOY does she CRY!!! Usually I just join in to look cool, although sometimes I feel it's an instinctual cry to join in the little people against the big ones and I can't forsake her. I stop as soon as she does though. Geez, she cries a lot. It's kind of hard on the ears. I still only have two bottom teeth. Shirley says she can't believe I eat everything I do with only two teeth. Skills. I got em. Mama keeps feeling around in my mouth for more, but no signs yet. Mama says I am so gentle. I like to hold things gently and pick up things. When I want to get around with something I found, I just put it in my mouth. So sometimes I have multiple toys in my mouth crawling around looking like a dog playing fetch. It keeps the big one from taking my stuff too. I have several obsessions. The first is Mama's keys. I have loved them for months, other keys don't do it for me. Mama even got me a new set from the hardware store but they aren't nearly dirty enough for me to put in my mouth. One of my other loves is music! As soon as I hear it I scoot like a little crab and get as close as I can. I love to hum along with my own version of singing. This reminds Mama of when I was a baby and made a humming sound in my sleep. I like instruments too. Especially this little egg shaker I have in my room. Most of my toys make their way to Nori's room. So I have to hide any that I want to keep all to myself. But my biggest obsession is beverages- any size bottle, cup, sippie cup, can, glass, you name it- I want to drink it. I love beer bottles, juice boxes, mama's water bottle, soda bottles, wine glasses, pool water, bath water and the other day I even lifted a 2 liter of soda and tried to drink it. I dip my head in the tub and pool in hopes of getting a swig and I suck on the washcloth. And... oh watch out, you don't want to me the one trying to take a beverage away from me. I will lose my mind! Mama worries I have diabetes or some medical problem. I think it's just a fun hobby- there are so many different drinks out there to taste. Haven't found a liquid that's not yummy yet. AND I have a new name. Mama asked Nori what my nickname should be, she likes to call me Mira or Mia. And neither is really "sticking." so Nori said May. Mama said Mei Mei is little sister in Mandarin, so that's my new name! I love it. And clap my hands when someone calls me Mei Mei! And oh, I haven't mentioned Dada yet. I do love him so much. So far it's the only word I say with any consistency. I light up when he is around and love to lift my arms up for him to carry me. Mama is mad because the only time I say "mama" is when I am telling her off. ie when she tries to take a cup from me. And it usually followed by a whole conversation that she calls babbling. But I am really trying to say something. I even have intonations and exclamations to my talk. I learned how to sit up, crawl, pull up and cruise all in the same week back in May. It has made life pretty exciting. I didn't add any motor skills til this week. Now I can stand up in the middle of the room without holding onto anything. Mama says it looks like I am surfing I stand up real slow and keep my legs a little bent and smile away. I am super cute( I think I mentioned this) and a little short for my age. So I guess I will have to learn to stand up to see what's going on. Alright, I better go check and see what I am going to eat for dinner. And I have to practice my walking, hope to showing off my skills by my first bday in only a month! Love Mei Mei