Ten Months Old

I hate that I'm late with this post, but I wanted to do a vlog, then decided to wait until he's one year, then start the monthly vlogs.  And then the Hubs and I kept forgetting to do the little man's stats, so I could really do the post.  But I'm ready now!!  Here we go...

If you've been following every month, you'll notice something's different.  We used to use these cute little signs that say how old he is and have a little graphic that depicts what month it is (like an Easter bunny for April, fireworks for July).  Well, we've gotten to the point that as soon as we set him in the chair, he grabs said sign and proceeds to crumple it up into a ball and shove it in his mouth.  So we nixed that and went with the digi version.

Now for the details:  My little baby boy is so grown up now.  He's full on walking (took at least 15 steps in the mall play place yesterday) and takes every opportunity to practice, practice, practice.  If one of us gives him even just a finger to hold onto, he walks forever!  Most of the time, I think he gets so excited that he's walking on his own that he loses balance.  He crawls at lightning speed, so Joe and I are constantly running after him to make sure he's not getting into trouble.  He is boy - through and through - and will leap and tumble without a second thought.  His hair is still blonde and his eyes are holding steady at this weird blue with hazel centers.

Physical stats:  He's huge!  Even though he hasn't grown that much in the last month, he's still remarkably big for his age.  Everytime we take him somewhere or introduce him to someone, they are like, wow, he's bigger than I thought!  He's measuring at almost 30 inches and 23 pounds, and is still very solid. He has big hands and big feet...and has grown out of most of his size 4 shoes!  He's wearing 12-18 month clothes and we just packed up a slew of 9-12 month-ers that just don't make the cut anymore. Still rockin' the size 3 Target diapers (or size 4 in Huggies).  He has 7 teeth now since he just got his third one on the bottom.  Poor boy is such a drooler!

Talking:  Even though he manages to spout out a "mama," dada," and "baba,"  Joe and I doubt he actually knows what he's saying.  We just started Baby Signs class, so we're working on teaching him all the baby sign language stuff.  We're hoping it will help with some of his frustration, since he seems to get bent out of shape when we don't understand what he wants. 

Eating:  This boy can eat!  He eats just about everything (still), but he definitely has some favorites.  He loves any kind of toast, but especially when it has peanut butter on it (we tried it and no allergies!).  He has firmly decided that he wants to feed himself, so he tends to smack away anything that comes on a spoon (unless he can manage to grab the spoon himself).  Last night he devoured a small portion of veggie sloppy joes with wheat bread, steamed carrots, and diced grapes.  We really try to get him to eat whatever we are eating, although I always make sure he has a ton of fruit and veggies (which we neglect sometimes).  He is FINALLY taking charge of the sippy cup!  I was getting nervous because I really want to ditch the bottle at 12 months, but up until the last few weeks, he wanted nothing to do with that sippy cup.  Now he does it all himself and chugs whatever's in there (mostly watered down apple juice, green juice, or just water). 

Other Notes:  I think this kid might be an athlete.  I know a lot of parents say that about their kids because it's a desirable trait, but I'm freakin serious!  He has figured out how to make baskets on his little basketball hoop (and by make baskets I mean take anything that's round and resembles a ball and put it through the hoop), he is super strong, and is getting better and better at throwing a ball/playing catch.  We literally sit on the floor and toss a ball at him, he gets it, then throws it "back."  He originally couldn't figure out how to let go of the ball, but he's mastered that and the ball goes pretty far.  He just doesn't have any aim yet...that thing will go in any direction, so we have to watch out or get smacked in the face!

The Future:  This is hands down our favorite time of year.  We can't wait to take him to the pumpkin patch, to Boo at the Zoo, and trick-or-treating all within the next two weeks.  My and Joe's birthdays are coming up, then we have cooler weather (which means more trips to the beach), Thanksgiving, baking all things pumpkin, Nash's first birthday, Christmas, and all that fun holiday stuff!