Jack's 10 Month Update

Weight: ~18 lbs

Length: ~28"

Loves: His loves are still pretty much the same. He loves to army crawl, hold on to us while walking or standing, and he still loves his walker. But man that kids needs to learn to turn :). He also loves to play chase. When he's crawling he looks over his shoulder at you like a cheeky fox and then giggles and takes off crawling, hoping to beat you to nowhere, if he's walking he loves to chase you and run over your toes.

Hates: He HATES when he gets stuck. If he's in his walker and a wall has rudely gotten in his way, or if he tries to pull up and stand under the coffee table or that the bottom bars on our chairs are too high to wiggle over. He hates getting stuck.

Milestones: He has done a lot! He's pulling up on pretty much everything, but since he's an army crawler it has to be close enough to the ground for him to reach from his belly. So people, toys, shelves, etc. are all fair game. He can pull up to stand from sitting and he does try to stand from sitting without something to pull up on but he looks pretty sad :).

Update! - I almost forgot Jack has started to cruise a little! He pulls up on his toy table and grabs and waddles like a handsy drunk sailor over to his push toy. He obviously can't walk without holding onto something but slowly he's learning! Hopefully a video to come :)

So last month I thought he was on the verge of meaning it when he says mama and dada but I think I was wrong. He still throws them around aimlessly. But sometimes it does seem on purpose like when I change his diaper he'll say mama or dada if he sees him come in the room but other times he'll look right at me and say dada. So who really knows :)

He can wave now but still needs prompting and he waves with his whole arm which is totally adorable.

He will also share his toys sometimes. If you are doing something cool with his toy (because we have to play or do something while we watch them :) ) he will hand it back to you to do again. It's really the most adorable thing.

Sleep: He is a great sleeper! But he's getting used to work schedule again after the holidays so he's waking up earlier which means waking up earlier on weekends too. But I guess that's just more snuggle time :)

Eating: He still has 4 bottles a day 6 oz each. Then three solids, breakfast, lunch and dinner. He is capable of eating smooshy finger foods but he doesn't really like to. He wants what he wants and nobody can convenience him otherwise. He'll eat some fries off our plate, puffs, and some other various things I cut up for him; but other times he throws a fit and spits it all back out. So we're learning.

Teething: FINALLY HE HAS A TOOTH! It's also his top tooth which I guess is not the norm but hey we'll take it! It so funny to see this pearly white thing sticking out of his gum when he giggles.