Happy 10 Months!

Happy 10 Months Lil' Monster! I can't believe how much you have grown. You are at such a fun age and we are so lucky to have you in our family! Here is a recap of you from month 9! (March 18-April 17)! We love you!

• 19lbs 7oz 28.75 inches  (March 20)
• 20lbs  3oz (April 9)
• Eating a lot more table food
• Started drinking juice, but isn’t too fond of it. He rather have water
• Started clapping all the time       
• Cruising all around the furniture and will stand on his own for a long time. However, he stands on his own a whole lot better when he is holding something in his hand!
• Always has something in his hand. Right now he's obsessed with this little ball! He loves them!
• Started driving cars…makes his Daddy proud. I am pretty sure that he couldn’t be a true Cook boy if he didn’t know how to play with cars
• Walking all over the house with his walker and recently figured out how to turn it! He is loving it.
• He has gotten a little braver with the dog door and will now stick his whole upper body out the door (it’s only a matter of time )
• A couple of times he has successfully taken one step by himself, but he has no idea he is doing it and if we acknowledge it, he gets too excited and falls over
• Size 3 diapers, Size 4 shoe
• Still only has 2 bottom teeth-which makes the cutest smile ever!! Haha!
• Is mastering the art of fit throwing more and more each day (BOO)… he makes such a cute funny sad face so I have to try not to laugh while he throwing his fit.
• LOVES the outdoors. We totally need a better backyard!
• Climbing up stairs, steps, or basically anything he can get his knees up on!
• He is a speed crawler. He is seriously quick! If he quickly speeds out of a room I know I can find him one of two places, 1. At the dog dish contemplating whether he should eat Roxy’s food, even though he knows he isn’t suppose to, or 2. In his room messing around with his white noise maker by his crib! I have no idea what his obsession is with that thing! Silly boy!
• Has figured out how to grab things out of the cart while grocery shopping and throw them on the floor! This makes grocery shopping interesting! Haha!  
• He LOVES LOVES LOVES to play chase! He laughs soooooo hard. This has become a regular activity in our house after dinner! He loves when Daddy chases Mommy and him and tickles us!
• Has the all time BEST belly laugh! He makes everyone else giggle!
• The beaver boy got a little bit of his crib, so crib covers had to go on his beautiful crib to save them.
• Talks baby talk a lot these days. We laugh so hard at some of the noises and babbles he makes. He is also (finally) saying Mamamammamamamamama lots these days and of course he’s still saying dadadadada too!  
• Starting to bounce his bottom a little when he hears music. Mama’s hoping for a boy that likes to boogie!
• Wants to be down exploring EVERY where and is not 100% happy unless he is. This is hard because he is just crawling and most everywhere is so dirty I don’t want to put him down. A few times I have had to just turn the other way and not watch him crawl all over and get black. It will be nice when he can walk! 

Mastering the fit!