10 months!

Another month has flown by, and my baby is now in the double digits!  He is growing and changing by leaps and bounds, it is astounding.  He's sleeping for nearly a full 12 hours at night now----I believe due to the fact that his brain is growing and he's processing all these new tricks he has.  But, he's still handsome as you can see.  :)

Johnny really enjoys playing in his room, and he's got 7 years' worth of toys to explore everywhere he turns in there.  His favorite though is probably the ball popper.  It plays music and sends balls popping up everywhere, and he squeals and kicks with delight.

Last month he was beginning to crawl, well now he's officially mobile.  He is all over the place.  I knew once it started that there was no looking back.  Hold on to your hat everyone, because this kid is all up in it.  He can get to pretty much whatever he wants now.  He's pulling up too, but isn't exactly steady on his feet.  He mostly comes tumbling back down because he'll stand on his tippy toes.  He's getting better though, and no doubt by next month he'll be cruising all over the furniture.

He's learned that food is really tasty, and he's anxious to try it all.  He'll eat pretty much whatever I throw at him which is a blessing, and I hope it stays that way.  His favorites are pears, bananas, hummus, and guacamole.  He's super happy to be with us at mealtimes and enjoys his spot at the head of the table.

This boy loves to be wherever his brothers are, and he is hot on their trail.  He's figured out that he can get to Will's precious cars and interrupt whatever race Matt has started.  He's already frustrating them.  It's only just begun.  He's losing more interest in me, which is fine, it's about that time anyway.  Most mornings when I go in to nurse him, if he hears his brothers he will sit up and start squealing and kicking, anxious to go play with them.  He's a blessed boy to have such fun playmates around.  Will & Matt do a great job entertaining him, and are doing their best to divert his attention when they don't want him all up in their business.

This is a good video of him crawling.  It's fitting because you can hear him panting as he crawls, and then he reaches for the camera and then for Steven's magazine.  And Steven gets a little choked up.  Good stuff.

He's babbling like crazy and continues to experiment with his voice.  He says "Mamamamama" now, and it's the sweetest.  He doesn't know what he's saying, but it's still nice to hear.  He cut one tooth on top this month, and I feel the other will shortly follow.  He's already up to the naughty business too---he's found that he can turn the Blu-ray player on and off and eject the discs.  So, we've realized that he knows his name and the meaning of the word no.  He likes to lock the wheels on his highchair too.  And knock down all the magnets he can reach on the fridge.  And throw the cars out of the bucket one by one.  And spread the Legos far and wide.  And chew on the couch when he pulls up.  So the fun has begun!