10 months old

You are 10 mos (sniff, sniff), Big Boy! We see more and more of your personality everyday! You, Little Guy, are full of joy and bring us so many smiles and laughs! Here are a few things about you at 10 mos.:

You have mastered being a wiggle worm when we try to change or dress you. Needless to say, we always have to give you a toy to distract you, but we still better be really quick!

You are crawling EVERYWHERE! You have managed to find many, many things you aren't allowed to touch.

You make me laugh when I give you a toy to distract you from something you shouldn't touch, and you grab the toy & take it with you back to that thing you shouldn't touch! Last week, you found the electrical outlet! Thank goodness they are already covered.

I love to watch you play! You can take items in and out of containers; you often put other toys in the ball popper to watch them "pop", too! I laughed really hard as you managed to get your bib off and all of the way in there!

You love to munch on Big Brother's play food. The other day I showed you how the coins go in your piggy bank, and then YOU tried it!

You love to bang your toys on things and will even bang toys together.

You bat at our hands if we try to put something near your face that you don't want. (i.e. a pacifier when you really don't want it)

You still love for us to imitate what sounds you make! It is a game for you. I know you are already beginning to understand how we communicate in conversations with one another.

You are the star in the waiting room at speech therapy! All of the kids gather around you and hand you toys! You smile, "talk", and try to crawl in their lap.

You insist on holding your own bottle!

You shake your head no no, but it doesn't mean "no no", yet! You love to shake your head and then have Jackson imitate you or vice versa. Both of you giggle at this game!

When people say "hi" to you, you always look at Daddy or me to be sure it is ok for you to "talk" to that person! I love the trust that you have in us!

You crack us up when you turn around in your highchair in restaurants to "chat" with the people near us!

You put your arms out for people you want to go to. Mommy always gets the arms! :)

You have started waving, but I can't get you to do it when telling someone good bye or hello.

You love to look at yourself in the mirror! Hmm!

You say "Dada" and "Mama" unspecifically and a sound that mimics, "all done".