10 Months Old

Our baby boy is 10 months old now. We go for a walk every morning. Yesterday morning we ventured over to the swing set in the park close by and he LOVED to swing. They had a baby swing that his legs fit in. I guess we'll need to look into getting one. He crawls everywhere, loves to push or roll a toy and then chase after it.....hmm, I guess he has been watching the dogs more than we thought. He walks along the edge of the coffee table and steps from it to the couch, and then from the couch to us or his toys that are tall enough. He has just stood by the coffee table without holding anything, and he has stepped from holding the couch to us without holding anything. It won't be long before he has enough courage to take one or two steps by himself. If he can just figure out how to support his body weight then he will be walking everywhere. He still enjoys his walker and goes 5 mph down the hallway in it, chasing the dogs, or us. He is getting more independent, wanting to hold his bottle on his own, and sippy cup. He loves little Graduate Puffs as snacks and Mum Mums that dissolve easily in his mouth. I put some on his walker tray and he will snack on them, then race down the hall and share some with the dogs. It is fun to watch him in his high chair swinging his arms as if he is directing a choir, in between snacking. We know he's sleepy when he rubs his eyes and arches his back, so he goes in the crib with one paci in his mouth and then one in his hand. He will switch them out in his mouth and then fall asleep with one in his mouth and one in his hand. The above picture was taken last night. He was out, so I carefully put his leg back in his crib.