Clara is in the double digits!

My babe turned 10 months yesterday . . we're almost to one year! She has been healthy for a couple weeks now, getting over the cold she had before that, and so she has been a lot of fun! A few things about her:
1. I love playing chase around the house (while crawling . . no walking yet) with mommy, daddy, or one of the boys. I also love to crawl up the stairs when someone forgets to close the gate, which is several times/day. Other things I love to do: Look at books, watch mommy sing silly children's songs and do motions to them, pull myself up to tables and pull things off, stand up and balance myself for 10-15 seconds and clap my hands.
2. I continue to be a great eater (see picture below). Mommy is wondering if I might be a "south-paw" because I stuff things in my mouth a lot faster with my left hand than my right. We'll see, though . . .
3. I am really into my schedule and am sleeping well right now. I sleep about 10-11 hours at night, 1.5-2 hours in the morning, and another 1.5 hours in the afternoon, most of the time. I am able, though, to skip morning nap occasionally, but only if we're out doing something fun.
4. I still sign "more" but haven't acquired any new signs yet. I'm working on "please," "milk," "all done" and waving goodbye to people. I babble and make noises constantly and say "da-da" and "ma-ma."

I'm looking forward to the holiday season with Clara since she is at such a fun age and we get to have Christmas here at our house this year with my family! On Halloween . . . I was a penguin! Mommy made me keep this yucky hat on for a picture!
Eating a "Mum-mum" . . . I love eating! But mommy doesn't know where I put all of it, since I don't really gain weight very quickly.
Such a happy girl!