Wow! The months seem to be going more and more quickly. It is true what everyone says, savor every moment because they pass much too fast!
John Thomas,
You, sir, are a ham! Each day you show us something new, and where I was once very good at making notes and keeping up with everything, now it is hard to just keep up with you!! We wouldn't trade one second of having you at the center of our world, there is no greater joy than seeing your smile light up a room!
Here are some of the things you have been doing this month:
- We brought down some of Koen's toys for you to play with and your favorite is a large metal Tonka truck. You push it around and within minutes were making car noises with your mouth! It may have been one of your Daddy's proudest moments!
- You must be very observant of Lainey, because you have started carrying things around in your mouth, just like she does! We laugh, every time!
- Just a few days after you turned 9 months, you stood for the first time without support (11/9/12) now you let go of everything and stand for long periods of time!
- You will do "touchdown" on command and do it over and over again because we praise you so much! Another proud Daddy and Brother moment!
- Each time we pray before we eat, you smile the sweetest smile the whole time! It warms my heart every time!
- Anytime we laugh, even if it isn't at you, you copy us and laugh hysterically. It is definitely one of the best sounds I have ever heard!
- Lainey has become one of your best friends and you will go around and pick up her toys, she even plays tug of war with you sometimes. (you also try to get us to play with you when you have toys in your mouth!)
- You started shaking your head "no" possibly because you've heard it a lot more this month! :)
- We took your pacifier away except for in your crib and carseat, you are doing great! We do keep it in the diaper bag for public outings in case not everyone around appreciates your meltdowns!
- You celebrated your first Thanksgiving and it had a whole new meaning for Mama and Daddy this year! You enjoyed the food, and family, naturally!
- A BIG development is that two days before you turned 10 months, you got your very first tooth!! It is the bottom left. It wasn't too bad, just a couple of days of fussiness and restlessness.
He is getting much better about the mess he leaves when eating! There is less and less scattered around the seat and him! He started loving blue berries this month, but still goes crazy about bananas! We are still doing 4-5 milk feedings a day, some days he drinks a lot of milk and other days he "snacks" on his milk.
Sleep:
It is hard to think that just a few months ago we were getting up once at night for a feeding! He is still sleeping 10-11 hours at night, some nights we get really lucky and we will get 12! His morning nap is consistent, going down around 9:30 and usually sleeping an hour and a half to two hours. Afternoon naps are a little inconsistent, ideally he goes back down around 2:00 and sleeps for another hour and a half or two hours but sometimes he goes down for an hour then takes another really late afternoon nap around 4:30. I am hoping it is just teething and that nap will become consistent again.
Toys:
This month toys have become exciting again. He likes to carry them around and show them to you. He has developed an attachment to what Koen refers to as his, "ratty old star" which is a pretty sad silky star that came on one of his pool toys. He will find that thing in a basket of toys and carry it around for hours!
I am not sure of his stats, but I can say his belly is definitely getting bigger :) he has one pair of jeans that fit!
He hasn't gone up a size in clothes, still in 9-12 month and 12 month, but as I mentioned above, any pants that are not stretchy do not fit! We have one pair of 12-18 month jeans that fit and I just roll up the legs so they aren't too long :) He is still in size 4 diapers.
We certainly can't imagine our lives without you in it, John Thomas! You are a bright spot in every day! Love, Mama and Daddy
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