Happy 10 Months Little Man!

Today you are 10 months old.  I can hardly believe we have had you for 10 months already!  The time is flying by and you are growing like a weed!  We cannot even keep up with you anymore.  We look away for one second and you are already in the other room.  You are one FAST crawler... I can only imagine how fast you'll be once you start walking. 

Official 10 Month photo - He looks like such a BIG boy!

You just took your second trip on an airplane (we went to visit Grammy when you were 3 weeks old - that was EASY).  You did pretty good considering you are 10 months old and find it extremely difficult to sit still for more than a minute. HA!  You have yet to meet a stranger and made friends with quite a few people at the airport and on the plane.  You just smiled, showed your teeth and crawled to everyone.  It was kinda embarrassing to me since I tend to be a little less outgoing around people I don't know. 

You make this silly face all the time!

You pull up on everything and have even stood by yourself a few times.  You can walk along the furniture and behind a push toy, but I don't think you'll be walking anytime soon since you are still pretty wobbly.  But who knows, you've mastered everything else over night it seems.  You love to be upside down and will sometimes throw yourself back with no warning.  Sometimes I'm scared I'm gonna drop you on your head.

You are always banging your hands on things.

You only eat "table" food now.  You love all crackers - goldfish, graham crackers, oyster crackers, club crackers, cheese cracker.  You also enjoy strawberry and blueberry Nutrigrain bars.  We are working on veggies, but so far you only like broccoli.  Maybe it's because it looks like something you might find in the yard - you still like to eat grass, or at least try to eat grass.  Sometimes you'll eat fruit.  I think you like mandarin oranges and no sugar added fruity applesauces.  You are not a fan of cottage cheese.  You do love cheerios and last weekend, thanks to Heather and Lily, you had Honey Nut Cheerios for the first time.  Sorry buddy, only the plain cheerios here.  The only meat you really like his hamburger.  You tried chicken, but made an awful face!  At school you eat all kinds of good stuff - I guess the ladies there know tricks your mama doesn't.  HA!

Pouty Face

At your 9 month appointment the doctor told me that you would most likely begin having "temper tantrums" and boy was she right!  You make this pouty face everytime you don't get your way or I take something away from you.  It breaks my heart to see you unhappy, but I am your mama and my job is to keep you safe and raise you well, not make you happy!  Plus it is pretty funny to see this face.  You look so pathetic and helpless.  It makes your daddy and I laugh pretty hard!  Unfortunately these little fits are coming more frequently.  And you can turn the water works on in a heartbeat!

I think he's mad because I took away his spoon.

Overall, you are still such a HAPPY baby and quite the little ham.  You mock sounds we make and say "mama" and "dada" all the time.  You can say "bye bye" and wave, but most of the time you choose not too.  You have said "bravo" a few times and clap anytime we say it.  You are so funny.  You have decided that you like your paci (I guess your teeth hurt your thumb) and we are fine with it.  We would much rather have the option to take away your paci since we can't exactly take away your thumb. 

I'm sure there are so many things that I've left out, but you are so fun and we love you so much!  I can't wait to see what the next 10 months bring!

Jack's Stats:

Weight: 25.6 lbs

Height: 31 inches

Clothes: 18-24 months in most brands

2 bottom teeth and 1 top tooth with another top tooth coming in

1 - 2 hour nap at school during the week

2 - 2 hour naps at home on the weekend (I guess school wears you out!)

Sleeps from about 8pm - 7:30 or 8am

32oz formula and 4 meals (we are fixing to eliminate one 8oz bottle)

We love you so much!

Happy 10 Months Little Man!