Ethan at Ten Months

Every day, as I look at my baby boy, I see traces of the little boy he is becoming more and more evident.  It might be his gorgeous hair, dark blonde with a hint of red, that gets brushed to the side of his forehead, that makes him look so grown up.  It could be the way he sits and plays with his fire truck and his legos while he gibbers away to himself, occasionally raising his eyebrows in surprise, that make him look like a big boy.  Most likely, it is that I see how much he is growing and learning, becoming more and more skilled and aware of the world each day, that makes me realize his baby days are passing us by.  Any way I look at it, I have such an amazing little man on my hands, and there isn't a moment - a slobbery kiss, infectious giggle, chubby-armed hug moment - that I would take for granted. Here are some of the moments we've shared this past month.

Ethan can

Cruise like a champ, around the house, all day long.  He is on the move people!

Walk with his push walker independently, for longer distances than last month (from one room in the house to another, for example).

Drink from a straw cup all by himself!


















Clap his hands.  Adorable.

Feed himself crackers, bread, veggies, fruit slices, and various other random bits of food that he takes an interest in.

He eats

Yogurt like it's going out of style.


















Pretzel sticks.

Apple and orange slices.

Graham crackers, saltines, animal crackers, and butter crackers.

Bread, as long as the crust isn't too hard.

Chicken strips (grilled and crispy).

Tomato slices.

Carrot sticks.

Tortilla chips.

Guacamole, hummus, and some other "spread" type items.

Pouches, favorites being the apple, raison, quinoa and the pumpkin, date, and chia pouches from Plum Organics.


















Apple sauce.

He sleeps

Through the night, with his early morning wake up/feed totally weened.  He cut them out himself within the first few days of the month, and they've never returned.

From 8:00 pm - 7:30 am, on average, with a morning nap and an afternoon nap throughout the day.

In his crib without bumpers.  He has great control of his body at this point, and has no trouble getting his legs or feet untangled from the crib rungs if he gets stuck, so there was really no point to the bumpers any more.

With his booty in the air, and twilight turtle shining his stars onto the ceiling.

He plays

With the most random things, like a tube of chapstick or a box of tissues.  He seems to love the "non-toys" (as Gigi dubbed them) better than actual toys.  Keeping on with his love of non-toys, he gets the biggest kick out of pushing buttons on our land line phone and hearing a dial tone, and pressing the play button on the built in answering machine so he can hear the voice say, "No messages!"  He also likes my iPhone, and will press the button so Siri will talk to him.  Hilarious. A tub of wipes will keep him occupied for at least 20 minutes, and opening doors and drawers is a fave.

With a few actual toys, like his fire truck.  He likes spinning the little wheels, over and over.

We read

His fave book, Superman to the Rescue, at least a few times a day.

Moo, Baa, La La La


















Touch and Feel books

Eric Carle books

Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?

Where is Baby's Belly Button?

He is allowed to

Push the buttons to open and close the garage door, for crosswalks, and in elevators.

Turn the handle to open the door for Mama.

He wears

Size 12 month tops, or size 12 - 18 month everything else.

Long sleeves since it is getting cooler out, which he seems perplexed by since he's worn short sleeves for so long.  He bites at the sleeves when I first put them on and tries to pull them off, but is okay once I roll them for him.

He went

To Las Vegas at the beginning of the month.  He was a total doll on the plane, although he could not sit still for a single moment.  No crying though, so we were happy!  He slept in the hotel crib for his naps and at night, although he did get to sleep with Mama and Daddy the first night since he was a little freaked out by the new surroundings.  He went on the Strip, to the Las Vegas Discovery Museum, and got to meet lots of Daddy's friends (we went for a photography conference that Mike likes to go to each year).

He talks

All the time.  It's mostly gibberish, but we do get some good Mamas and Daddies every once in a while.


















He has

Three teeth - his front two bottom chompers and his left front tooth.

Less stranger anxiety than last month, thank goodness.  He still won't let most people hold him, but he doesn't freak out hardly at all around new people anymore, thank goodness.

He loves

Mama's keys.

Mama's chapstick.

Daddy - he is super obsessed with Mike and won't leave his side each night once Mike gets home from work. Heart melted.


















Riding in shopping carts and sitting in high chairs.

Pretzel sticks.

Drinking water from a straw.

Sesame Street.

Superman to the Rescue! book

Phones, like Mama's iPhone and the house phone.

Pushing buttons (literally, not figuratively).

Climbing on people.

Pulling wipes out of wipe tubs and tissues out of tissue boxes.


















He hates

Getting his face wiped off after meals.

When Daddy leaves for work.

He is

The love of our lives and our little ray of sunshine.

Modeling his new bike helmet so he can go on rides with Daddy.