10 Months Old

My little boy turned 10 months old on Saturday. I seriously cannot believe that in just 2 months he will be turning a year old! I listed several new things Riley is doing these days in this post, but just to recap here is a little bit of what is going on with my 10 month old!

*Wants to share his food with us & tries to feed us.

*Points at what he wants or where he wants to go.

*Drinks water from our glasses & says "Ahhhh" afterwards. Sometimes he gets a little carried away with the noises though! It's so funny!

*Claps when we say "Yay" & is so proud of himself when we do.

*Throws his ball to us & tries to catch it--not so great at that part yet, though. ;0)

*Smacks his lips to give us sugar.

*Waves bye-bye.

*Brings his toys, my phone, remotes, anything he can grab to us & *tries* to say thank you. It comes out more like "To-to".

*Other "words" (more like noises) he says now: Dada, Mama, Ba (ball), Oof (barking like a dog). Below is a video of barking like a dog. One thing is for sure, he knows what a dog is & "what it says".

*Walks!! He has been taking a few steps here & there for the last week or so, but Saturday he really started moving! I cannot believe my child is walking!!!

*I haven't weighed or measured him since his 9 month check-up, but I'm guessing he is probably about 21 lbs & 30 1/2 or 31 in tall.

*He has been eating more & more table foods lately, but doesn't care for foods with any sort of mushy texture, like noodles, diced carrots, whole peas, or bananas. But he will eat any type of bread or meat. We just have to squish the fruits & veggies into smaller pieces.

*He takes about 4, 3-4 oz bottles a day. Sometimes his 1st & last bottles are 6 oz. How much he eats really varies from day to day.

*I have been trying to begin weaning him off of the bottle by putting his milk in a sippy cup at least once a day. I have been doing it with his afternoon bottle so that he doesn't get as frustrated with it as he probably would at bedtime. He has done ok, but only takes a few sips & then I end up pouring it in a bottle for him to finish.

*He is still super attached to me & still has a fit if I leave the room, but will let Daddy occupy him with less fuss now.

*He loves to cuddle & lay his head on my chest when he is tired.

*Such a sweet heart & is very social! He waves to cars as they drive down our street when we are on a walk or going to the mailbox.

The last 10 months have been the best of my life! I love my little Riley man more than words can describe. Happy 10 Months, angel baby!