…and a maniac.
Or, as said by her teacher, Ms. Gladys, “Kate is different.” 
I’d be concerned if she didn’t say the same thing about Kate’s best bud, Stella. Stella is 5 days older the Kate and equal in her rough-and-tough, into-everything, early-mover style. They play peek-a-boo at school, stopping to glare at anyone who tries to get involved and then moving to another side of the room to continue. They tag-team tearing up the changing table, so that a teacher is dealing with the mess one made in the front without seeing the other one re-making a mess at the side. They wake up sleeping babies (actually, this one could be just Kate). They blow kisses and screech to each other across the room (to be fair, Stella blows kisses. Kate screeches.) 
So Kate is 10 months old. She’s been struggling with an ear infection diagnosed last week. The pediatrician prescribed an antibiotic… a serious antibiotic (Omnicef… the one that caused all the problems for Will last year where I swore I’d never do antibiotics for ear infections ever again).
After careful consideration, research, and deep thought, I decided to forgo the script in favor of wait and see, using Motrin, warm compresses, and nursing to treat pain. She seems to be doing much better, although she still has a cough (improved, though) and her nose is still a bit runny (particularly in the morning… allergies?) 
At 10 months Kate…
– Weighs about 17 1/2 pounds
– Walks across the room (15 or so steps), but then remembers how much faster she can crawl and gets back on all fours
– Adores her big brother
– Practices gymnastics while nursing
– Babbles and babbles and babbles
– Strongly favors her right hand
– Loves to wave!
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