10 months!

I say this every month, but holy crap! My boy will be a year soon and is acting more toddler than baby lately. This month has been really fun, with the exception of a cold that has gotten passed through the family.

Playing: Patrick is a blast to play with lately. He always prefers non-toys over his real toys. He is doing better at playing with others. He hasn't had a lot of play dates lately, but I hear he is having fun during the day with Layla (care providers' little girl). He did pull her hair the other day though. Guess we need to watch him with the cat more often. Patrick loves playing with the kitty. He bats at her, grabs her collar and yanks on her tail. She is a good sport about it all. His latest "toy" is my water bottle on my night stand. Ryan and I are convinced that he would play with this all day. We just have to make sure it is closed before he gets ahold of it. This morning it was the first thing that he grabbed for after he woke up.

Eating: Patrick has a funny appetite. Sometimes he'll nurse/drink like crazy and other days he is just too busy to sit for a boob/bottle. He has been eating a wider variety of foods now. We've added in some chicken and cheeses now which he really likes in addition to his fruits and veggies. He is much easier to take out know because we can give him most of what we are eating (the good stuff at least!).

Moving: This kid is getting fast. He crawls like a champ and is typically accross the room before we can catch up. He also seems to have a lot less reservations about taking off in public. We like to play at the mall play place and he has been known to make a break for the exit. It has been fun watching him go from hanging on to us and not wanting to venture off to know crawling away and playing in the tunnels etc. He walks a bunch while holding on now and has been seen walking while just holding on to one hand. He is really timid about letting go though, so we'll keep it that way for a while! He is a climber though. If he can find a stool or a leg, he'll climb it in no time.

Sleeping: Patrick has done much better this month. He seems to stay down when we put him to bed for at least 3-4 hours now and is only waking 1-2x's per night. Much improved over last months 10x's or so. Ryan and I finally have some free time in the evenings to clean err.. veg out in the evenings.

Talking: Patrick has been starting to make more sounds. We hear a lot of Mama, Dada and he seems to be relating it to us. We also are hearing lots of baba and now tata. He seems to want to put it all together since we did here Kitty and Up last week. What really breaks my heart is when I hear the tired/crying "mama". Funny how "dada" comes out when he is playing! such as life!

Growing: Patrick is not growing as fast anymore, so at least his clothes fit for longer. He is in all 12mo size now with even some 18mo thrown in for good measure. We don't have stats this month as finally no shots or dr.'s until 12mo.


Here is how you take pictures of this kid these days. Add in a funny dad and you get a great smile!