10 months... and still growing!

Your tenth month is through and I can't believe it. You are such a little boy these days. As others have said, and I agree, we didn't realize how 'big' you are until you started to stand up. It's like you unravel as you push up onto your feet, then slowly up to a standing position with your arms straight out in front of you for balance. You look up with a hug smile, hang out for awhile, then slowly sit back down. You haven't even thought about stepping yet, you're just content hanging out. Like your sis, you have decided to get very good at the standing thing before you try to walk. You are definitely a do-it-yourself kind of guy, climbing and getting in to everything. I often look over to find you crawling up, over, and under many things. I have been amazed at how you just do things to do them... not really with any other goal in mind. For example, last night you were trying to crawl up onto the diaper box... your only goal was to get all fours up off the floor. You weren't trying to reach anything or get anywhere, just see if you could do it. You have had fun working on stairs as well. Since we don't have any in our house, anytime you find some (Grammas and papa's, or outside our house), they keep you busy for a long time. You know what 'turn around' means but you have only mastered it with one step. The other day, you turned around for the first step off the deck, then turned around and did a face dive off the second one right into the dirt. You usually just roll over and pop right back up from these falls, unless it was a tough one (then you cry for a moment, then move on). You smile and laugh ALL the time. Your sister is still best at making you laugh... you love watching her do pretty much anything. You have been so fun to watch grow and it is truly amazing how much you have grown, changed, and learned over the last year. You do a great job of sleeping now (sigh from mom :), and dad), and still take two naps each day (but may be getting closer to one). These days you will just play in your crib... sometimes for 20 minutes or so, then just clonk out. I'm proud of you for that! You love pretty much anything physical, but some of your favorites are playing on the bed (you will 'stand up' on your knees, get this huge smile, and then just belly flop onto the bed), swinging, playing in the dirt, and being tickled. You also love to eat... still. You have no interest in sitting still to eat from mom and you are starting to ween yourself. You still have those beautiful big blue eyes and wonderfully crazy curly 'sandy' blonde hair. Pretty much to sum it all up, you are the best and we are totally in love with you little man!!!