10 months

Happy 10 months Daniel! 

His stats (approx.):

Weight: 19 lbs 2 oz

Height: 28 inches

I can't believe my baby boy is almost a year old! Time has flown by and I can't imagine our family without him. He is the sweetest boy. It is impossible to be upset with him and he can brighten any bad day. Its so much fun to watch him grow and learn new things everyday. He still looks like me but I think he's got Mike's personality which is fine with me :) We love you sweet boy!

- Daniel is moving all over the house. He has been able to pull himself up onto things for a while now but he has started to walk along them now. He is getting really good at walking along the couch and can even walk while pushing his rock and play around the living room! He basically pulls himself up onto everything and climbs on everything. This boy is so busy!

- He has 2 teeth on the bottom and 2 teeth on the top. He does ok with teething but if he's tired then the pain of teething becomes 10x worse (apparently) because his crankiness increases quite a bit. He does want to be snuggled more though when that happens and that's not so bad :)

- We made another big transition this month which was to move him from napping in his swing to napping in his pack and play. He actually did surprisingly well with the transition. I was worried because he has always had movement at nap time but he seemed to really like being able to sleep on his belly which is how I usually find him. He's still swaddled at night but not for nap time. He still naps three times everyday for an hour to an hour and a half each time :)

- Daniel still loves bath time! Night time is my favorite time of day. I love giving him a bath and reading stories and scriptures together and I love tucking him in. 

- He is still wearing size 3 diapers (I think he will for a while longer) and is wearing 6-9 month clothes. Pants are still a little long on him but now that its getting warmer hopefully that won't be such an issue.

- Daniel is such a social little boy. He loves to be around people and will let us know when he's feeling ignored. Most of the time he is right next to me during the day. He doesn't have to be held all the time but he likes to be included in the fun. He's babbling a lot now too. No words really just mama but he babbles baba and lala a lot now too. I'm hoping he'll start talking more soon. He definitely loves to play. His favorite toys are his turtle ball pit and his stacking rings. He also really loves his teddy bear. He starting to use it to calm himself down when he's upset, its really sweet.

- Dan is such a good eater! He had meat for the first time this month and he seems to like it. He's had pork chops and chicken so far. He's getting better at picking food up himself too. We've tried giving him practice with cereal and banana.

- He has also started dancing whenever music is playing and even when no music is playing. He does it in the car a lot and when he's waiting in his high chair for his food. Its super cute :)

-Dan also loves to read books! His favorites are Clifford's Bedtime and Ten Little Ladybugs. He also likes to be sung to. His favorite song is the Winnie the Pooh song that I sing to him. It really calms him down when his teeth are hurting him.