Perfect 10

Trying to climb into the dishwasher

My friends at play group

My friend's horse

Cheerios and pears are delicious!

Charlie turned 10 months old on the 7th (yes, I am late posting). He had just started pulling up at 9 months, and now he is cruising around the whole house. He will pull up on anything and everything and cruise along the edge while holding on. Occasionally, he will let go and stand on his own for a couple of seconds before plopping onto the ground. He got a walker for Christmas, and he loves to show us how he can push it and take a few steps. What a big boy! Right around the same time that he started to pull up, Charlie realized that crawling on his hands and knees is much easier that army crawling. And man, is this kid quick now!

Another big development this month is the fact that Charlie is sleeping straight through the night. It only took 10 months, but my child is now sleeping 12 hours. I don't know what to do with myself now that I don't have to get up in the middle of the night. Charlie is also on a pretty good nap schedule. He takes two naps a day that are usually an hour each. I couldn't be happier about his progress with sleep.

Eating has become the center of Charlie's little world. We have switched over to finger foods completely, and he is eating three meals a day. He LOVES the Independence of feeding himself. I made a list of all of the foods that he has tried the other day, and I came up with over 30 foods. The crazy thing is that he has devoured everything that we have given him. He doesn't even seem to notice a new food when it is placed on his tray. It just gets shoveled in with everything else. He does have some favorites however: cheese, peas, green beans, and chicken. I am so thrilled that he is a good eater, and I pray that he continues to eat so well. Nick and I were both very picky eaters as kids, and I know that it drove our parents nuts.