Wow! Wade has been in this world longer than he was in my belly. Yesterday was his 10 month birthday. I managed to get the picture taken on the right day but still can’t seem to post it in a timely fashion. Oh well, I got 2 more months to get it right!
In honor of 10 months (& Dave Letterman), here are the top 10 current happenings in Wade’s development…
10. He has staged an all out boycott of the bottle. Each day he gets one bottle with Jamie while I tutor. But over the last month apparently he’s decided he’s too big for that. He prefers his milk in a sippy cup and he likes to sip on it rather than drink it all in one gulp. You know, like a normal human would drink.
9. He LOVES to read books. He will pay attention the entire book (well, an 8 page board book at least). His favorite part is turning the pages. After we read a page I left up the next page a little and he flips it for me. His current favorite is Brown Bear, Brown Bear…he thinks it’s hilarious.
8. His signing has progressed. He consistently signs “milk” (although he uses it for water too) and “all done”. Occasionally he signs “more” but I haven’t been as diligent about that one. He also waves hello & goodbye. Although he doesn’t move his hand, he just holds it up towards the person. Kinda like a guy who’s too cool to actually wave.
7. He LOVES LOVES LOVES his daddy. Every day when Andrew comes home he goes nuts. His favorite time is when he gets to wake daddy up in bed. He does his excited dance and starts panting and crawls all over him. This morning as Andrew was leaving we were pointing to him saying “dada” and I swear he said “da”. Now he does ramble dadadada a lot but he had been working on “thu” since he woke up so it wasn’t just a continuation of his rambling. So maybe, maybe….
6. His best friend is his cousin Sydney. Syd is 18 months old. They love to play together and hug and kiss.
5. Although he will eat virtually anything, his favorite food is grilled cheese sandwiches. How can you go wrong with bread and cheese, right? Just like his daddy.
4. His shoe size is a 2 1/2! That is VERY small. Like, baby shoes start at a size 2 generally, so many newborns wear a 2. The other day at the mall we stopped in Stride Rite and had his foot measured. The lady laughed at him. Not in a condescending way, just in a “wow, you’re 10 months old and you wear a size 2 1/2” kind of way. Guess he takes after me.
3. He is a crawling champ. A sprinter, really. He pulls up onto his knees constantly but doesn’t really attempt to pull up onto his feet often. When standing he will occasionally move a foot but is very reluctant. We don’t expect him to walk anytime soon.
2. As of 2 weeks ago he weighed 19lbs. 4oz. (35th percentile) and measured 28 7/8 inches long (75th percentile). He swims in most of his 12 month clothes but the 9 month pants are too short. Do they make belts for babies? Or maybe suspenders.
1. Bathtime is still a favorite activity. No matter how cranky he is as soon as we go in the bathroom he starts his happy dance. His newest trick is laying on his back with both arms stretched out touching the sides of the tub…kinda like he’s floating, but he’s not cause there’s only like 4 inches of water, but don’t tell him that.
Well, there you have it folks. 10 facts. And just in case you weren’t convinced that Wade is the best kid in the universe then let me seal the deal….
I mean, really…I’m probably a little biased, but could he get any cuter?
2 comments:
Wow! I LOVE your blog decor! Ha! Great minds do think alike, huh? Yeah, no need to change....it's only for a few short weeks, right? I can't believe how fast Wade is growing! He's SOOOOO cute!!!
so did you photoshop the 8 months sign or what?
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