10 Months!

Elena is getting to be such a big girl! She will be 10 months old on the 17th. We are so, so, so grateful to have her in our lives. We have truly been blessed. She is a perpetually happy girl who loves to be around people and gives big sloppy "besitos" to all her loved ones (including her baby and her stuffed animals).
Don't let this picture fool you, she doesn't crawl yet, she still scoots. She'll get on her knees or even pull up and stand if she wants to, but she'll plop back down on her belly to move. She's hilarious. In this picture she is playing with a puzzle that I was able to get this week for free. Well, pretty much for free: I returned a teaching book that I bought back over a year ago and never used. I thought they would refuse to take it back, but instead I got $10 in store credit! I always get excited about a deal.
I know that I probably shouldn't give her a new toy a month before Christmas, but she hasn't had anything new in several months. I think I'll wrap it up for her in a couple weeks and stick it under the tree. :) She won't mind.
I'm really very surprised by how hard it is to not buy her things. I've always tried to be a frugal person, but there are so many fun (and educational) toys out there and don't get me started on little girls' clothes!