Roxy at 10 months

Roxy on her 10 month birthday

Here's what our sweet Roxy was up to between 9 and 10 months:

• Started sucking her thumb - what?! She's been falling asleep on her own for about 3 months without sucking her thumb and now she always sucks on her thumb when falling asleep. I think it is kind of late to develop this, but I don't really know.
• More rolling to get places but still frustrated with her lack of mobility (she isn't crawling yet) .
• No interest in walking. Roxy won't take a single step while standing and holding my fingers no matter how far forward I lean her.
• New "words" (sounds that she makes, no real words yet)
• Front top two teeth came in.
• Had some separation anxiety / mommy preference. Roxy cries when I leave the room or if I walk past her while someone else (even T) is holding her. She was mostly over it towards the end of the month, though. 
• Sleeps through the night (about 11 hours) most of the time.
• Likes shaking her head "no."
• Eyes are still blue. According to babycenter.com baby's eyes are unlikely to change color after about 9 months. (Though this was definitely NOT the case for Pippa!)
• Likes to grab knobs and open and close drawers and cabinets.
• Loves to play hide and seek with Pippa (squealing with delight when we find Pippa or Pippa finds us).
• Puts hands "way up in the air" for that part of patty-cake.
• Pinches my upper arm all the time. She's been doing this for a while now.
• Rarely spits up in the car now. The car is pretty much the only place Roxy was still spitting up. Very occasionally she will spit up at home.
• Fussier this month than last month. I think it's mostly frustration with her lack of mobility (mentioned above).
• Total arm flapper when excited - especially when she's excited about getting food (has been for a long time now - like 3 or 4 months).