10 months!

My Dearest wee boy,

Happy 10 months! It feels like yesterday that I was writing your 6 month post, lamenting that you were now closer to a year than birth.  Now with less than two months until you blow out your first birthday candles, I am starting to think of you as more of a toddler than a baby.

This month you have started to do a proper hands and knees crawl, rather than your usual "army crawl", and boy does this make you much faster.  This new crawl is even cuter to witness when you are off exploring with Daddy, and happen to find me in another room.  That happy smile, and those little knees working so hard to make your way to me as quick as possible, is probably one of the cutest things ever.

Although your aggressive wave is also adorable.  Any time you see anything that might possibly be something that could wave back (ie. a painting, a tree, a dog...etc) you wave your little heart out hoping for a wave back in return.  You melt strangers hearts when they give you a smile, and they are rewarded with your enthusiastic wave.  It must be so nice to be able to communicate!

Clapping is another of your current favourites, and you must feel like you can command a room, because as soon as you clap, we all clap too.  The joy on your face as you are surrounded by people clapping is priceless.

You continue to pull up on everything, and you have stood a few times by yourself.  Sometimes when you are quickly cruising around the furniture, we joke that you forget you don't know how to walk.  I see steps in your very near future.

Please slow down!!! The only time I seem to find the "baby" Cillian is when you are nursing in the middle of the night.  When you are full and satisfied you still do the baby back arch and stretch that you did your first week home from the hospital.  It reminds me that you are still my little baby, even though you are usually too busy for daytime cuddles.

Your likes: You have started to play with stuffed animals, and sometimes I replace Sophie with a stuffed Bunny for our walks in the stroller.  You like to chew on Bunny's nose, and give him kisses.  You love your stacking cups, and have started to talk into them at mommy's prompting.  I find it hilarious every time. Teething ring Sophie is still a pal, and you still adore your blocks. You love avocado, applesauce and Whole-O's.

Your dislikes: Not much.  You don't like being contained without entertainment, but you're such a good boy you rarely fuss.

Mommy and Daddy love you so much!!

xoxoxox