10 months!

Today, this little guy turned 10 months old:

I say it every month, but where has the time gone?!?!?!

Grayson,
You are as fun as ever.  I think we can officially say that you are no longer a baby...you are officially a little boy!  Every day is certainly a new adventure for our family.  You amaze us with how fast you learn new tricks, and how quickly you are growing up!!

At 10 months old:
You take 4-5 bottles each day, and eat anywhere from 2-3 meals.  You usually eat yogurt and oatmeal or fruit and oatmeal in the mornings, a veggie and meat pasta for lunch, and then some of whatever we are having for dinner.  Your favorite foods are french fries, chicken, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, ice cream, watermelon, cantelope, cheese puffs, crackers, apples, carrots, cheese, and bananas.  As I have said before, you love to eat!  :)

You have 6 teeth now!  You have 2 on the top and 4 on the bottom.  And, you think it's sooooo funny to chew on Mommy and Daddy's fingers.  (It hurts!!)

You have really gotten a good napping and sleeping schedule down, which, thank goodness, has never been a problem for you.  You wake up every morning around 6:00am, take a nap from about 9:30am-11:00am, another nap from around 3:30pm-5:00pm, and then go to bed around 8:00pm each night.  You love to cuddle with your lovie to go to sleep.  (I know that you are ready to get out of bed when you throw your lovie and your foo-foo out of your crib.)

Your independence continues to grow each day.  You love to play with your toys, either with Mommy and Daddy or by yourself.  It's pretty hilarious to see you dump over your basket of toys on top of your head each morning.  :)  You certainly have a few favorite toys: your shape sorter, your push-n-go, your CD player, and your books.  Oh goodness, you love your books.  You will read each of your books over and over again, and then bring a book to one of us to read to you.  I am so so so glad that you love books as much as you do!  You also like Daddy's laptop, although you aren't supposed to play with it.  :)

You LOVE to laugh!!!  You also love to make us laugh.  You have the most fun climbing on top of Mommy and Daddy, and rough-housing with Daddy whenever he is on the floor.  Bailey is probably your best friend--you will get her toy, hold it up in the air until she comes to get it, and then you will play tug of war with her.  You think it's hilarious to do things that you know you aren't supposed to do.  You will always turn and look at us with this mischievous little smile, and then crack up.  Oh, and one of your favorite places to play is in Bailey's crate.

You are really starting to talk!  You say: dada, dodo, baba, bobo, mama, papa, and yaya.  You also just randomly scream out sometimes.  It is so funny!

You can stand on your own, and will push your push-n-go back and forth across the living room over and over again.  I have a feeling you will be walking sooner than later.

You are SO AFFECTIONATE!  Every morning, you grab each of my cheeks and pull me in for a big kiss.  You also love to give us kisses randomly throughout the day.  Let me tell you, Mommy LOVES it.  And, you will bear hug/tackle us out of the blue, give us high fives, and snuggle with us.  It's pretty awesome.

We can't wait to see what the next month has in store!  And, we can't believe that we are in the middle of planning your 1st birthday party!  WOW!  We love you so much, Grayson!