Mason's 10 Months Old!

There is so much going on these days it seems... Mason is eating a ton, not sure where he puts it all!! He is still drinking a few bottles a day, but also takes his milk through cups with straws, and occasionally sippy cups too.

As for mobility, he pulls himself up to standing easily, can walk around holding on with only one hand, and when he gets involved with a toy he has let go and managed to stay standing for 30 seconds or so before falling back on his bottom. Can also take a couple steps towards something before falling over.

Feisty - He knows what he likes and what he doesn't and has NO PROBLEMS vocalizing it. If he is unhappy with something his automatic response is to arch his back and fuss. As an infant we were always careful to make sure Hunter (who is a brute) didn't fall on Mason or accidentally hurt him. I don't think we had to worry much. Mason now crawls over to Hunter pulls himself on top of him, crawls all over him really. This morning Mason was standing up by the couch and I had a wind-up car which I propelled towards his foot. When it hit his foot, Mason squawked and then started kicking it away while fussing at it. I thought this totally captured his personality...he doesn't take crap from anything or anyone.

His expressions have really developed recently too. When something captures his attention, he really reacts with Ooos and Aahhs and has a really infectious smile.

He sleeps well, about 11 - 12 hrs a night plus 1-2 naps during the day, but still does not sleep in as much as we'd like. He is generally up around 6 a.m. or a little after and no matter how we move his bedtime we can't seem to get him to sleep in a bit longer. Oh well...

He leans in to give kisses now and loves doing so...he even gives kisses to the animals on the pages of his favorite book, Noisy Farm. He also loves blowing raspberries. We recently put his artwork up in his bedroom, one of which is a giant stuffed giraffe butt. When you ask him what a giraffe butt says, he lets out a big raspberry toot sound! He cracks us up!

He really does understand way more than he can communicate. If you ask him to open his mouth so we can clean his teeth, he will comply immediately. He follows a few other simple instructions too. He loves playing chase, if you say "I'm going to get you..." he takes off in the other direction giggling!

Love this little guy and can't believe his first birthday is right around the corner already...