10 months

Well,  I am a bit late on writing this...since you are a week away from being 11 months, but better late than never.  And, let's be honest...you are technically still in the 10 month age group! :) 

Well, 10 months has been a very busy for you.  You celebrated your first Easter.  Your sweet friend, James, was baptized (on Easter Sunday). You went on your first road trip (2 weeks) to see family in NC and GA.  You went to Baltimore to ride on Thomas the Tank Engine. And I think that is about it.

You continue to grow each day.  While in GA, you met your Aunt Jenny for the first time.  She is a pediatric physical therapist.  Mommy had been trying and trying to get you to get up on all fours to crawl instead of doing the army crawl...all.the.time.  She suggested putting some pillows down and having you crawl over them.  The first few times we put them down, you army crawled...Daddy just laughed because he thought you were winning this battle, but Mommy stayed persistent.  And now?  You have begun to crawl more and more...up off the floor...no belly dragging on the ground!!!  So, YEAH, for you!!  Once we are a little more consistent, we will begin to work on walking.  Another thing you have learned? To climb the stairs...not sure how I really feel about this! :)  You are so proud of yourself when you do it...and you should be...you are by far the youngest of the four Hootie Hoos to tackle the stairs.  You also are eating more table food.  Chicken nuggets and grilled cheese are your favorites by far.  You did like the spaghetti that I made you the other night, too.  You make me smile as you try new foods and get used to the texture in your mouth.  You did AMAZING on our trip...you slept through the night while in your pack n' play.  This has helped Mommy and Daddy to feel a little more rested and normal! Your personality has really started to come out...you are quite the silly boy.  You make TONS of facial expressions that make us laugh.  You are figuring out new sounds to make...we call it you beat boxing.  And like Kyrie...your laugh is contagious. 

Richard Tobias, we are so thankful for you.  We are so glad that God chose you to be a part of our family.  We love getting to know who God created you to be.  Happy 10 months!!

10 months