Breaking through

Harper has another tooth coming in. Well, we think it has actually broken through and is now not so painful. A few days ago, a totally different story. Harper, usually a pretty smiley, sweet, happy kid, turned into a biting, crying, mean little tot. She would be sitting in my lap happy as can be and then arch her back, throw her head into my chest and bite me. Then she would raise her head, look me straight in the eye and smile. Then cry. It was a long few days when you factor in the not-able-to-sleep through the painful nights factor. There is nothing like having to get out of bed, only to be bitten on the shoulder by your teething 10 month old, at 3:30am.
Speaking of being 10 months old, Harper is really becoming a little toddler. She is constantly on the move, she repeats sounds, words and phrases all the time, even if it is mostly mimicking. She is also learning all of the requisite "tricks" that babies learn- reaching up to show us "high" and reaching to the sky to show us "so big" and waving bye, bye or wiping her mouth (or your mouth) with a napkin. She is beginning to show preferences to her baby dolls and stuffed animals and even colors when given the choice in balls or cups, etc. She loves fabrics and will drape Lucy's clothes or dress up clothes over her face to feel the different fabrics. She eats all her snacks at the "little table" with Lucy and now attends storytimes with her big sis as well. She loves to get people to laugh, she loves rough-housing and loves cuddling. She screams and heads for the little table when she sees a bag of goldfish crackers come out and she screams and yells "mo mi" (more milk) when she sees her bottle being prepared. She holds her hands up when she wants to be held and she is stubborn as can be when she wants to do something and is told no (such as playing with the stereo, removing the door stops from the wall, attempting to tear up library books). She loves to swing, get tossed into the air and be tickled. I suppose these are typical for a 10 month old and I suppose that Lucy went through all of these same things at about the same stage, but they are new to Harper and we love experiencing them with her.