10 Months!

Well, here we are again...another month flew by and I'm a week late on this post!

Austin Thomas - you are 10 months old already! And you are such a fun, happy, busy little boy.

You're still wearing 9 or 12 month clothes and a size 4 diaper. As usual, you are my tall, skinny boy.

So, what have you been up to this month?...mostly lots of crawling really fast all over the place. You really like to push things around the house while you crawl - your two favorites things to push around are a little red box and a jet ski. You've even started to make little motor noises for the jet ski when you push it around.

You also like to pull up and stand up (assisted), especially in your crib when you are supposed to be napping. We had a few rough days when you were learning how to pull up, but you couldn't figure out how to get down. You'd get stuck standing up in your crib and would cry until we came in and helped you back down. We also have to cover up your toys with a blanket while you nap. Otherwise, you will stare at them and cry.

We've been going to mommy and me swim class once a week and you really love it! You're all smiles when we are there and you are definitely a water baby.

I can tell you are ready to play with the big kids on the street. Soon enough you'll be able to run around with them. You are so lucky to have so many other kids on our street! You call your friend Jackson, "Austin" - you must think all little boys are named Austin.

Austin and the neighborhood crew

And, of course, you still LOVE Dexter.  He still really only likes you during meal time - otherwise he wishes you would leave him and his feet alone.You've started intentionally feeding him your food. You'll grab a piece of food and hand it directly to Dexter. You also look for him in the morning when you wake up. We get you up and bring you to our bed for your first bottle. As soon as you're done, you immediately crawl to the edge of the bed to look for Dex.

You also still really love your car (we upgraded to the "whisper ride" because you could hear us coming from a mile away in the red car). You call it your "Auto" (bilingual baby) and get really excited when you see it. 

Your schedule as pretty much stayed the same - wake up around 6:30 or 7, nap around 9/9:30, nap again around 1:30, to bed around 7 or 7:30. You get a bottle when you wake up in the morning, after your naps and right before bed. Then breakfast around 8, lunch around 12:30 and dinner around 5:30. You prefer finger foods now, but we sneak in a little bit of the pureed foods to make sure you eat enough. Half of your finger food ends up on the floor or in your lap ;)

I really can't believe another month has come and gone. Its been a fun San Diego summer and, as always, we are looking forward to the next month with you...

Here are a few more pictures from the last month:

Austin and Grace

Auntie Robin came to town! 

Encinitas "tide pools"