Happy 10 Months B!

In the midst of school getting out, getting ready for vacation, etc. I did not get around to wishing B a Happy 10 Months! You are getting closer to 11 months now.....gulp! Can it be?!

So, hey Brendan......Happy 10 months little guy! In some ways I cannot believe you are already 10 months old. It seems like you cannot possibly be that old already. On the other hand, it is hard to remember life without you. You have been such a terrific addition to our family and you have been the missing piece of the puzzle. It is as if you have always been with us. I love that James will never remember life without you. I have taken to telling him: Be good to your brother. He's the only one you've got.





What you are like at 10 months old:

- You are so curious! You are into EVERYTHING! You especially love the recycle bin and pull stuff out of it every day.
- You are crawling everywhere and pulling up everywhere. You like to play at the Elmo Workbench in the playroom and with a toys that has lots of little balls and plays music from Donna and Jamie.
- You adore our dog Cheesecake and we hear the biggest belly laughs coming from you when you are crawling after her and petting her.
- Stranger anxiety has set in and you are starting to be a little bit more reserved in who you give your grins to. You also get sad sometimes when Momma leaves.
- You play really well around your brother but also like to go off and explore on your own, especially at the play diner.
- Your favorite foods are banana, toast, English muffin, grilled cheese and yogurt melts. You are a carb man!
- You have 4 teeth....2 on the top and 2 on the bottom. I am pretty sure more are coming in soon!
- You say several words: Hi, Bye, Cheesecake (sounds like Cheecake), Mama and something that sounds like YoGab (Yo Gabba Gabba?)
- You are sneaky because one second you will be crawling behind me and I will turn around and you will be gone! Tricky tricky B! We are having to reevaluate all of our baby-proofing and had to invest in a toilet lock. That's right B, at 10 months, you are fascinated with the toilet!
- James is crazy for you but sometimes has a hard time sharing toys with you. But my goodness, he loves you so much! When you take a nap, he asks for you and tells me that he wants to see his Bubba. He kisses you and pats you and brings your pacifier to you. You love him so much too! It makes me so happy seeing you together.
- You have fallen behind in your weight gain over the past 6 months and have a little bit of a hard time eating. You are meeting all your milestones, but your pediatrician referred you to ECI and we met with them for the first time yesterday. They have decided to send an occupational therapist and a nutritionist out to see you. So far, so good and Momma is excited that we are going to figure out what is going on.
- You are still a total Momma's boy and I love EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF IT!



Brendan, watching you grow and discover the world is so rewarding. I just wish you would slow down a little bit and stay my baby just a while longer....