Dear 10 1/2 months old, Chris,
Random things we love about you right now:
You love to climb. If the diaper bag or pillows are next to the couch, you get yourself up onto the couch. If we go to my mom's, you love the stairs. I'm a little afraid for when you're bigger and decide to climb up bookcases and dressers....
You've already started tantrums. If you want something, or something is not doing what you want it to be, you will throw your head back and do this frustrated cry. Often we help you and immediately you're a happy little baby. It's sad, but we just have to laugh when you do it because its so cute.
You smack your lips when you eat yogurt. Every time! And these smacks are hard smacks, with a lot of suction build up before each one.
You love remotes and phones, and when you get them you usually just chews on them.
If we present you with a box of toys, bin of shoes, anything, you will pull the items out one by one until the box is empty.
You sit through almost the entire time I need to cut your fingernails. What a good boy, right? But I struggle doing your toe nails because you are ticklish :)
You will walk if you hold your hands. You have been taking one very small step on your own sometimes too. Walking is close!
You're a lot more particular about food.... You will get upset sometimes and we have no idea why. Generally we just leave you alone for a minute to figure yourself out and you will start eating again. You still hate green beans.
You feed yourself so well! Little chunks of hot dog, cereal, puffs, peas, you can pick them up so well.
When in the mood, you go around saying, "Ma ma ma ma ma ma" or "da da da da da," but never actually to one of us. I've decided we will work a little more purposely on that.
You still just love your baths.... So much! It's pretty great. It's fun to play with you when you're in your bath.
You're a little vacuum cleaner if we don't do a good enough job sweeping. Gross.
You are so social and just love everyone. On the weekdays you love to play with porter and Lucy. At church you go to anyone who wants to hold you.
You love to explore church. It makes for some difficult meetings....
You love to try to escape outside if the door is open, and you crawl FAST to get there.
You still are really unpredictable with your sleeping habits. It's probably our one frustration with you. We just never know if you will sleep through the night, and if we go in to comfort you, we never know how long it will take you to get back to sleep. It's frustrating, but you have improved generally.
You love it when your daddy comes home. You get so excited when he walks through the door.
When you want to be picked up, you crawl over to the person, kneel, stick up your arms, and bounce, sometimes making noises, until they pick you up.
We've slowed down nursing to just morning and night.
We've had to do a lot of baby proofing.... You've been pulling all the DVDs off the shelves, opening out pantry cupboards and taking out cans and eating onion skins, and opening drawers and slamming your fingers in them. So we had to buy a lot of thingamajig but now we're pretty baby proofed.
You have six teeth! Your two, bottom front teeth, and your front four on the top. It sure makes for a cute smile!
You love books. You will turn each page for me, which I think is just so impressive. We do have to move fast, though, because if you lose interest you make it very clear and try to grab a new book. Your favorite books are the touch and feel books and this one cute one about Humpty Dumpty. You also love The Very Hungry Caterpillar because you can stick your fingers in the holes.
When it's bedtime, I carry you over to the crib, grab your blanket, and put it around you. You are so smart that when you see me pick up the blanket, you lay your head on my shoulder. I love how you cuddle. Then, every night, we sing a song or two, always ending with I Love to see the Temple.
When you see moles on my arms, you scratch at them and sometimes try to lick them.
In general, little Chris, you are just a love able boy. Everyone who is around you comments on how little you cry, how friendly you are, how much you look like your daddy, and just how darn cute you are! We couldn't agree more.
Love,
Mom and Dad
P.s. pictures will be added sometime.... But this couldn't wait on pictures any longer!
