Big Ten!

Hellooo 10 months!  This has been a big month for my little Bear!

This past month was full of many firsts:  Brady's first time to a pumpkin patch and Dewberry farms; first Halloween and trick-or-treating at the mall; first trip to the ER courtesy of a 102.8 fever and croup;  first ear infection; first major diaper rash;  first tooth(well, more like a little pearly white sprouting from the gum line; first taste of non-pureed foods; and many first tumbles, falls, and bruises!

Brady's personality continues to come out more and more.  He is such a happy baby!  He smiles, waves, and claps at anyone he sees. He giggles and laughs at just about anything.  He will giggle with joy when he sees his cousin Emily.  They have a love-hate relationship right now. They love each other when they are not together, but then are crying and fighting when they are together.  Brady doesn't understand the concept of taking turns and sharing.  He likes to take things out of Emily's hands especially if its food. Brady also likes to chase Emily to which Emily goes running the other way screaming, "No, No, No".

Brady is also a little jokester!  He loves to take off crawling and then stop and turn around to giggle at me until I get up and chase him. Brady loves to wrestle on the floor with Mama and Daddy, as well as climb on and over Daddy. And nothing brings out a giggle than pulling on Mama's hair. He thinks it's the funniest thing in the world. He also loves to play peek-a-boo, throw things, and stick out his little tongue at people!

Brady is a typical boy!  He is fearless and always on the go.  He has been refining his skills of cruising the furniture, crawling under tables, pulling things off the coffee table, reaching up to pull on something, pushing buttons, climbing the stairs or big toys, opening and closing drawers and cabinets, pushing toys across the floor, banging on everything, and getting into all kinds of trouble.  And he does all this with a cute smile and a sweet giggle.

Brady at 10 months:

-Sleep:  It's no surprise that Brady continues to be a horrible sleeper!  He is the king of cat naps!  He takes two 20 minute naps during the day. If we are lucky, he will have three naps.  And if we are really lucky, he will take a nap that is longer than 20 minutes!  He still does not sleep through the night. Since he has been sick so much this month, he has been waking up numerous times during the night.  We try to put Brady to bed by 8:30 at night and then Brady will be up for the day at 5:30 am.  He is a ball of energy from the time he wakes up until the time we put him to bed at night!

-Eat:  Brady has been eating much more food and taking less formula this month.  He takes 4 six oz bottles of formula during the day and eats three meals of food along with snacks during the day.  He loves bananas, yogurt, puffs, mum-mums, and yogurt melts!

-weighs about 23 lbs

-wears size 4 diapers and 12-18 month clothing

-still loves bath time and loves to play and splash in the water.  Once he hears the bath running, he will make a mad dash for the bath tub!  He has started standing in the bath tub and loves to try and reach shampoo bottles and wash cloths.

-started waving and clapping this month

-loves when Mama sings to him and reads him books

-his hair is still a golden brown and about the same length as last month, but his hair has started to curl up a little in the back

-scared of sneezes and loud coughs

-answers to his name

-understands when I say "NO"

-can throw a mean tantrum when I take a toy or object away from him

-has the cutest pout face!