And he's pretty excited about it...
So how is Parker at 10 months? Parker is doing just fine and at this age Parker is:
* Still not crawling, but he does get in the crawling position sometimes and rocks a little until he tries to move and ends up on his belly. He can push himself backwards and he rolls all over the place. As long as he doesn't want to go straight ahead, he has pretty much figured out how to get where he wants to go.
* Waving on command (to "hi!" or "bye!") and in response to someone waving at him. He thinks it's pretty funny. It's really funny when he turns his wave toward himself and looks all amazed at how he can wave his hand at himself.
* Holding himself up to stand a little bit, but isn't all that steady just yet. He's much more content to sit in our lap or just sit and let everyone bring things to him. His daddy says he's lazy. :)
* Teething. He has his two front teeth and his bottom two (none are fully through but they are slowly but surely making their way), and the tooth next to his top left tooth is breaking through the gum. With his top two teeth he is a poster child for not sucking your thumb (or an orthodontist's dream). See what I mean?
There's quite an impressive gap between his otherwise very crooked front teeth. Oh well!
Back to my list... At 10 months, Parker:
* Is a bit of a picky eater, but is also more willing to try new things than his big brother was. He loves Cheerios, wheat bread, white beans and lima beans, and he has also tried a bit of chicken and pasta. As for baby foods, he prefers the sweeter things, but will eat his green veggies too if we put a little on the spoon and then mask it in a fruit he likes. Oh well...as long as he eats it! He's still not really fond of rice cereal and will not eat something if there is too much of it mixed in. He would NOT eat it on its own.
* Will have nothing to do with a bottle, but has mastered the straw-type sippy cup. He nurses about 5-6 times a day.
* Loves his big brother. He loves to be around him and play with him and his face just lights up at the mention of the name Thomas.
* Is still not a wonderful napper, but his naps have become slightly more reliable. He naps for 1-2 hours in the morning and 1-2 hours in the afternoon. He goes to bed around 7 and wakes around 7.
* Has an area of curls on the back left side of his head. This is funny because looking back at Thomas' 10-month update I noted that he had an area of curls on the back right side of his head. :)
* Sometimes lets us read books to him, but most of the time he just starts yelling and trying to attack the pages. Hopefully his love of books will grow and be more like his brother's!
* Prefers his brother's toys to his (especially the cars and trucks).
* Imitates sounds very well and is even starting to say something like "Mama" when I say it to him. He mimics many other noises I make and always thinks he is quite funny when he does.
* Wears size 4 diapers and mostly 12-months clothing...some 18 months things and some 12-18.
* Makes some of the funniest faces and that is why he always makes me smile!
He laughs a lot (especially when tickled)...
He was quick to remove the sign this month:
(He has much more hair than his brother had at this age).
I can't sneak anything by him...
He's a sweet boy and we love him so.
How 10 months can fly by so quickly I just do not understand. Sometimes I wish time would slow down!
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