10 Months

Lots has happened since my last post. Matilda is now crawling all over the place. She took her first few crawls on her 10 month birthday and since then she is getting faster and faster everyday. The only time she now sits contently in my lap is when we are reading. She has too much to explore as she has discovered the rest of the house. The bathroom is her favorite place to hang out. She also loves standing and is practicing pulling up on furniture. No cruising yet, but I am sure that will be happening very soon.

We have been doing lots of traveling as well. Our first road trip was to Davis to visit McKenna, Eliot and Jackson. We spent a weekend with them and had a very nice time. It was our first time in Davis and we really enjoyed the college town. Next stop was LA. Matilda and I had our first flight together and it went better than I imagined. I had 3 nights of insomnia worrying about how I was going to go through security, keep her occupied on the plane, and feed and nap her, but it was all for nothing. She was so good and even managed to fit in a few naps. We spent 4 days with Karen, Mike and family and were able to watch Carmen play in a volleyball tournament. We were supposed to see Joe in a swim meet, but he came down with the flu. I was also able to visit the Eidem family. They hadn't met Matilda yet and she had a lovely time with Hunter and Waylon. She was even introduced to Hot Wheels! And finally, we just returned from a trip to Iowa City to visit Uncle RyRy. Instead of going to his graduation, he asked us to attend his end of year swim banquet. We got a great tour of the campus and got to see where Ryan lives. We also got to see an alumni swim meet at their pool, the Field House. Matilda got a stomach bug at the Denver airport on our way back and managed to let loose her food all over us before we boarded. Luckily I had a change of clothes for her, but just had to wipe myself up with baby wipes. She developed a fever on the plane, but the next day she was feeling much better and back to herself in no time. A not so nice end to a great trip.

No more traveling for a while, but we are looking forward to our Christmas trip to England. Matilda will be 18 months at that point and I am sure it will be even more difficult to keep her contained. We are looking forward to every minute of it!