10 Months

Wow, Adam's first birthday will be here before you know it!  He is now TEN wonderful months old. His major developmental milestone over the past month was pulling up, which is now one of his favorite activities.  He likes to let go with one hand and look around and smile at you, so proud of himself!  He's also working those leg muscles doing of squats - pulling up, crouching down, repeat.  He has recently tackled climbing stairs and (with Mommy hovering right behind him anxiously) was able to crawl all the way to the top of the stairs.  Although I was beginning to think he never would, he finally started getting up on all fours with his stomach off the floor and rocking back and forth on his hands and knees, and is now doing "real" crawling on hands and needs for up to a few paces at a time before he reverts to his tummy position. He'll also do kind of a hybrid where he is crawling on hands and knees with his stomach off the floor, then lifts his right leg and puts his right foot on the floor to push himself off - so crawling with his left knee and right foot, if you can picture that. Adam is bright and curious and enjoying his ever-increasing opportunities for exploration.  I call him a "Danger Baby," though, because sometimes this gets him in a pickle - like when he was opening and closing a kitchen drawer and ended up with a blood blister on his poor little fingertip.  He definitely is requiring a closer eye these days, but I'm enjoying every moment of this age. He is also at an age where he is becoming more expressive in terms of his thoughts and feelings.  He will give me a "help me, Mommy" look if big brother just took away a toy that he wanted to play with, and he is very expressive with his face and vocal grunts when he wants whatever food or drink someone else has.  He can drink from a straw.  He recently had his first sips of cow's milk and seemed intrigued and willing to try more.  He continues to have a ravenous appetite for table foods and is a skilled eater.  I took him to the pediatrician recently for a suspected ear infection (he didn't have one) and he weighed in at exactly 26 pounds. What else can I say?  He continues to be a light in our lives, but that's nothing new.  :)

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