Progress

Just a few updates on our little fellow. At 10 months, he's been a busy, busy boy. He's recently started clapping and is just so proud of himself when he does it. We think he's starting to wave, but it's a real stiff-armed kind of salute. We think that's what it is, but not quite sure yet.

He's pulling up on things and is getting good at getting up to his knees. He's really trying to get up on all fours to get crawling, but still has the weeble-wobbles when he tries. So he usually settles for either getting on his belly and scooting in reverse or getting on his back and kicking his legs to move around for now.

He's eating up a storm, and loves to feed himself, preferably whatever we are eating.

He says mama and ma alot, but we are learning that in addition to Mommy, he's also using it for "more" (as in food...keep it coming people!) or for "milk" (as in, get that bottle that I can see over to me STAT!). He's also starting to use the sippy cup every once in awhile and is doing great with it.

He's gotten much, much better with his nighttime sleep, but it's been a slow process. He's such an easy baby to put to bed, his problem has just been staying asleep all night once in his crib. His latest is to wake up around 5 or 5:30am and try to start his day. We will hear him in his crib talking and having a good time. The first few mornings this started we got him up, but we've revised our plan and are now working on letting him stay in there and hang out until a more respectable hour! So far he's going for it, and sometimes we use the paci or his mobile to help entice him. So let's hope we are on our way to him actually sleeping until a more respectable hour!

His legs are getting sooooo long. We're going to have to move him to a convertible car seat very soon, as his feet now hang off the end of his infant seat.

He loves to be in the middle of whereever the action is. Otherwise he is craning his neck to try to get a look at whatever is going on.

He loves Tucker and is starting to enjoy "petting" him. Jury is still out as to whether or not Tucker enjoys this new found attention.

He loves his big sister and loves to get his hands all over her toys, preferably while she is playing with them.

He loves to be held and to snuggle. His favorite ways to snuggle is forehead-to-forehead or cheek-to-cheek.