10 months

hard to believe this little guy has been out of my stomach as long as he was in. i'm totally in denial that he hits one year in april.

we didn't get much of a photo shoot in today so these will have to do. even if the lighting is a little off, he's still stinkin' cute.

what he's up to these days:

• claps his hands for joy, gives high fives (down low) -- clapped the other day when he heard me walk in the door after work -- smart boy!
  
• plays "peek-a-boo" all by himself -- meaning, he holds the blanket and pulls it up and down
• cruises ALL OVER the place
• uses his four teeth (two top, two bottom) to chomp big bites he can't even chew out of everything -- especially bananas
• babbles, babbles, babbles -- he happily gabs all day long
  
• never tires of opening cupboards, although his favorite spot is the drawer under the oven with all the noisy pots and pans
• sneaks right up the the toilet to splash in the water if we don't keep the doors closed
• laughs his head off when we try to get him to walk to us -- thinks it's a total game
• loves watching and popping bubbles we blow for him
• gets a hold of the tv remote and promptly points it AT THE TV and PUSHES all the buttons (and squeals when we take it away)
• bounces his mini soccer ball to you and catches it when you bounce it back
• enjoys smashing any block towers we build up -- he's all about the demolition these days
• still into ANYTHING water related (maybe that's his draw to the toilet?) -- loves baths, showers and anything in between (can't wait to get this kid in the pool!)
• still sticks everything in his mouth -- including dirt from our plants on the balcony
• favorite spot to be is on shane's shoulders -- most of the time he's holding shane's ears
  
• gives wet, open-mouthed kisses
• still loves to cuddle when he's ready for sleep
• "reads" his board books aloud to us while turning the pages
• still prefers sleeping in OUR bed, but is sleeping in his crib more than before