10 Months!

Colton at 10 months

Nicknames: Coal Train, Brother, Buddy

10 Months.. Two months away from being a year old!! I’ve already started planning his birthday party and it just blows my mind that Colton is going to be 1 shortly! Oh how I miss those baby moments, but I’m loving this age the most!! He is in to everything and he loves to explore the house! He is experiencing new things everyday and he is just the happiest little boy!

Here are some highlights from the past month:

• We’re still trying to get Colton to eat some table food. He loves ice cream, rice and mashed potatoes. Hopefully this month he will venture out and try some new things!

• He now uses his sippy cup correctly. He has always chewed on his sippy cup but this past month he finally started just sucking on it.

• He has found the kitchen drawers and cabinets. He loves to open and close them. Chris finally had to go and get some things to put on them the other day so that we can keep him out of the cabinets.

• Hates getting his nose cleaned and face wiped off

• He will now crawl to the bathtub when we tell him it’s time for a bath. While, I’m getting the water ready, he pulls up on the bathtub and starts dancing because he is so excited. (I’ve got to get this on video)

• He can stand up by without holding onto anything for a few seconds. He gets so excited though, and he starts waving his arms which in the end makes him lose his balance.

• He now runs behind his walker!! He is extremely fast and I have a feeling that I’m going to have my hands full within the next few weeks. He isn’t far from walking and once he figures it out, he will probably be running everywhere!

• He has figured out how to sit from standing.

• He loves anything that has music!

• He loves to look at the computer and to look at pictures. He always smiles when you show him a picture.

• He reaches for Mommy and Daddy all the time.

• He now understands what “no” means. Most of the time when he hears you say “no” he will sit down and will look at you and will turn away from whatever he was doing before. He does however, have his moments and will do whatever he wants to no matter what we say.

• He has started screaming at a high pitch recently. He loves to do this all the time, especially when he gets excited.

• He has become so hard to change when he has a dirty diaper. He loves to roll over, kick his legs and throw a fit every time I try to change him.

• He wears size 3 diapers and is in 9 to 12 month clothing.

• Takes 24 ounces of formula a day. He also has cereal and fruit in the morning and at night time and one vegetable and fruit at lunch and dinner. He really loves to eat!

• He sleeps from 7:30pm-6:30am! He is such a great sleeper!!