Caleb is 10 months old and starting the walking process!
Another month down, and now 10 months old! I don't even have the words! But here is what is happening withi Mr. Caleb:
Baby Stats
Three weeks ago, he weighed in for his 9 month appointment at 19.1 pounds! I'm sure he weighs a bit more than that now, but man do my arms feel it! Such a big boy! He is also 28 inches long!
According to our 9 month appointment, they gave a test on his motor and social skills. This boy was at the top of the charts! He is pretty much excelling at all of the things they expect a 9 month old to do. Go Caleb!
He is wearing 12 and 12-18 month clothes exclusively now!
He eats about 24-28 ounces of formula each day. We are weaning him off the night time bottles since it is more out of comfort that he wants those bottles. We are also working on the sippy cup with him too!
Caleb continues to eat a lot of table food and baby solids. He is impressing us with how much he likes anything and everything. This past week, we ordered from the kids menu at a Mexican restaurant, and he ate the filling from his chicken taco, rice, and refried beans! He does so well! And it's funny, when I am eating cereal on the weekends, he crawls super fast to me and stands up with his cute face and almost begs me to have a piece of my cereal. LOL! Cracks me up. He's like a puppy in that regard.
Now that's a boy that likes his spaghetti!
Still teething...still only 6 teeth, but one of these days, I expect some more. His slobber has gotten crazy!
He sleeps from about 8:30-9 PM to around 7:30-8:30 AM. He takes less naps (1-2) a day.
Just two weeks ago, our boy stood on his own, and then just a week or so ago, he took his first steps to his grandparents without holding onto anything or anyone! He is definitely on his way! He uses the walls now to walk around the whole house. And he uses our hands to practice as well. I expect him to walk on his own probably this month at this rate. We shall see - and I'm not pressuring him to do it. I want him to do it when he is ready, but this boy is so independent already. He wants to do everything and has always seemed so independent at a very young age.
Standing on his own!
He now uses the wall to walk along it.
His love for reading has only expanded, and he loves to help turn the pages too! It's just so fun to watch his excitement and love to read already!
He had another cold this past week, which led to Mommy getting bronchitis. But, he seems to be doing better. I just didn't want another relapse from his RSV he had back in February. So thankful it doesn't appear to be the case.
He loves to climb on Mommy's lap and hold her hair when he is eating a bottle. Even if he is holding the bottle, he has to be holding Mommy's face or hair. It's too precious.
He loves to dance with Mommy. He will even shake his little bootie to dance some too!
We mentioned he stands on his own, and so since he learned that, he gets this super excited smile on his face, and almost jumps up (gets on his tippy toes) with excitement and squeals! He is so proud of himself too. You can see how much he loves learning a new thing!
He still loves people, and he is very flirtatious with women. He smiles and acts all bashful, but then gives them a little laugh or flirty smile. (I believe we have a little heartbreaker). But he has become a little more clingy (which I have read can happen). He needs a little more time to get used to a "new person" before he instantly plays with them or can be held by them. But after a few minutes, he warms up and forgets he was nervous at all.
This upcoming month, we are sending out Caleb's 1st birthday invitations! Yes - that's what I said. Just two more months til our baby is 1! EEEK! I cannot believe it! Seriously! My baby boy is growing soo fast, and I don't know that I am ready. But ready or not, he is!
In other news - it's officially Spring! Yay! We are ready for the beautiful flowers, and taking Caleb to the park again! I look forward to finding an actual park that has swings and swinging him! I think he will love that! We just purchased a new to us, used car. It's a Toyota Carolla and so far, we really like it. This is replacing his Pontiac Aztek as it cannot function anymore. He got a good 10 years out of that car!
Todd had another surgery this past month to remove the antibiotic beads they put in his arm to remove that bad infection he has had for the past 3 months! Anytime they open him up, that leaves room for more infection. So we continue to pray that infection stays FAR away from him. So please continue to pray for Todd that the infection never returns. We are ready for good news, not more bad news. We just want to move forward and return to normal as soon as possible.
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