Ten Months Old!

Dear Ethan,

You are ten months old!  And getting a photo of you this month proved to be quite a challenge.  You are still smiley as ever, but you never sit still!

I had to snap very quickly and take what I could get.

One word to describe you at this stage of your life... busy!  You have just started crawling on your knees, but still favor the army crawl in order to get places faster.  No matter where I put you down you don't stay there for long.  You absolutely love to play with doors and cords, which means I can't take my eyes off of you for a second.  The other day you pulled the lamp in our family room off the table for the third time and this time you broke the lightbulb over your head.  Some days you make me feel a bit like I want to pull my hair out, but you are so stinkin smiley and happy all the time that I can't help but just love you and want to kiss those big chubby cheeks!

You love your brothers and if one of them is in the room your eyes are fixed on them.  You love to play with James and think that he is absolutely hilarious.  You are quick to join the fun no matter what he is playing, however he is not quite as excited to have you crawl over and start swatting at his neatly aligned rows of cars.  Don't mess with James and his cars!

You are so curious about the world around you and you just want to be a part of it all.  We love your passion for life.  If I am holding you and I start to eat something you absolutely have to try a bite.  You are eating more table foods, but still really prefer purees.  You still nap twice a day... once in the morning from about 9-10 or 10:30 and from 2-3 or 3:30.  You go to bed at seven and sleep all night... bliss:)  You are wearing 12-18 month clothes for the most part, but still wear some 6-12 month things.

One of my favorite times of the day is when you are getting ready for naps or bedtimes.  You are so snuggly and warm and you just curl into my neck and we have some cozy time while I sing or read to you.  It is precious time that I don't want to end.  

Our days are in a very nice rhythm, which I'm sure means we are due for change soon!  We are looking forward to the next few months as you continue to grow and do new things.  

Ethan, you are so sweet and we just love having you in our lives!

Happy ten months!!