10 Months Old!

10 Months!

 

 

Stop growing!! Ok, don't really stop, but can you somehow slow down a bit? You are getting so big and independent now and I can't help but miss the moments where you had to be carried all the time and were too tiny to get around without my help. Don't get me wrong, I love that you are growing and I love the new ways we get to interact, but I can't believe how fast it is all going by. Everyday I celebrate each of the wonderful milestones you are reaching, but I also nearly burst into tears when I realize what you have outgrown in order to get there. 
  

You are currently 31 inches tall and are weighing in at a whopping 27.4 pounds! You can wear clothes from 18-24 months in size, but have ventured into the 2T range in many things. We have been using size 4 diapers, but their claim of going up to 37 pounds is not working with you so we are finishing out this pack and have already begun stocking up on size 5.
 

 

It amazes me constantly how fast you are changing. Gone are the days of a newborn's gummy grin. We now get a pretty full smile when you give us your "cheesy" little boy grin (you are so goofy!). Your four top teeth are pretty much completely in place and the two on bottom are still waiting for their outside buddies to come up. The high volume of drooling has returned though so I am thinking we'll get a peek at those any day now.

 

Your dad and I are having so much fun with you! You get into everything now that you are crawling and cruising so we have had to take our babyproofing to a whole new level. You really like to try to eat magazines for some reason so they are all shoved out of sight. :) You are so curious and it makes me so happy to watch you try to figure things out for yourself. And, I cannot help but crack up when you don't manage to get things to go your way because your whole foreheard wrinkles up with frustration. You keep trying though...that is until you grow bored and throw whatever down and move onto the next thing for a minute or so.

 

 Your laugh is infectious and we are able to get it out of you all the time now because you a.) seem to think we are weirdly hilarious and b.) are extremely ticklish. Laughter is by no means the only noise coming from you these days though. You also like to click your tongue at us, yell loudly, bark like a dog, and make a weird hissing noise (sounds like "cssshhh"). You are babbling up a storm and you are beginning to string multiple syllables together, going beyond the standard baba, mama, dada.

 

We find it really funny that you like to shake your head back and forth as if you are saying "no." I keep trying to nod "yes" and teach you that, but you just laugh and shake your head at me. You give great kisses and high fives though! Another fun habit you picked up this month is biting. We are getting along pretty well by saying "no biting" every time you do it, but every once in a while you nearly take a chunk out of my shoulder. This is one milestone I won't miss. :)

We keep thinking you may start walking any day now. You pull yourself up effortlessly and like to walk behind your push cart...or I should say run behind your push cart. You also like to scoot behind it on your knees just to break things up. :) You have stood on your own without holding onto anything several times now, but only for a few seconds so we may have just a bit more time before you are fully mobile.

We love you so much and cannot wait to see what the next month brings!