Yikes, closing in on one year...wow. Most of Austin's little friends have turned
1 in the last month, and it has been so fun watching them at their birthday parties. It makes me excited for his! I can honestly say I am loving watching him become more like a little boy, but I will definitely be sad though when these days are gone completely. Austin is the highlight of our life, and makes us laugh all day. We are so lucky to have such a funny, sweet, smart little boy with so MUCH personality. I can see he takes after his favorite person..his daddy.
This month it seems Austin has accomplished more milestones than any month prior. It's so fun to watch him learn something new almost every day! As far as size goes, he's still pretty tall and has probably hit the 20lb mark. Strangers are shocked he's not well over a year old. And now when I go running with him, I'm pushing about 40lbs of baby+stroller haha. A great work out for sure. The hills are only where I notice it though so it's not as bad as you'd think.
10 month picture in his PJ's and with a sleepy face! And a couple bruises..battle wounds..from falling while crawling on those slippery on kitchen floors.
Boys wear leggins right!!? His poor skin on his legs and tops of his feet was getting pretty irritated from all the crawling on our scratchy carpet, it almost looked like it was about to bleed at some points. So daddy suggested the protection! Don't worry, he doesn't wear them in public! Austin loves to stand against anything..he'll play like that forever. He's only taken a few steps side to side along the table a couple times. I don't even want to imagine him walking because that means he really isn't a baby anymore.
This is "choppies" as explained in his 9mo post I believe. What a silly boy!
Now that he can get around by himself, he explores all day long. He especially loves exploring at his grandma Tammy's house. He actually freaked out under his crib though, because he couldn't figure out how to get out..his head was getting stuck (and scraped) on the drop-down foot rest.
He is so funny when he's eating. He makes silly faces and gives mama "bites" from a spoon I sometimes give him while he's eating.
The first time I put the leggins on him..he thought they were weird and lifted up one leg.
1st Haircut! It was totally my idea..his straggly hair was bugging me and I think it will grow in quited nicely now that it's all one length. He did great! We sat him in his Bumbo and turned on the Baby Channel, and he watched those weird shows while Jake cut his hair, using the trimmers! I was impressed with Jake's skill, he didn't miss any hairs. Jake is quite sad Austin's hair is gone, he thinks it makes him look too old.
These last few pictures crack me and Jake up. Once Austin wakes up, he sits up and peeks over the rails at us. I love it because all you can see are his brown eyes. We've recently lowered the mattress though since he's *almost* pulling himself up on his own.
A little double fist action during lunch!
This is "choppies" as explained in his 9mo post I believe. What a silly boy!
Now that he can get around by himself, he explores all day long. He especially loves exploring at his grandma Tammy's house. He actually freaked out under his crib though, because he couldn't figure out how to get out..his head was getting stuck (and scraped) on the drop-down foot rest.
He is so funny when he's eating. He makes silly faces and gives mama "bites" from a spoon I sometimes give him while he's eating.
The first time I put the leggins on him..he thought they were weird and lifted up one leg.
1st Haircut! It was totally my idea..his straggly hair was bugging me and I think it will grow in quited nicely now that it's all one length. He did great! We sat him in his Bumbo and turned on the Baby Channel, and he watched those weird shows while Jake cut his hair, using the trimmers! I was impressed with Jake's skill, he didn't miss any hairs. Jake is quite sad Austin's hair is gone, he thinks it makes him look too old.
These last few pictures crack me and Jake up. Once Austin wakes up, he sits up and peeks over the rails at us. I love it because all you can see are his brown eyes. We've recently lowered the mattress though since he's *almost* pulling himself up on his own.
A little double fist action during lunch!Also:
- Austin's "vocabulary" is growing quickly. He doesn't say any words besides mama and dada but he will point to, look at, or touch certain things on command..such as diaper, light, fan, his "peepee" haha, bottle, books, jumper, daddy, walk/outside, hungry, up, and a few others.
- his 2 top teeth are coming through, and has had his 2 bottoms for about 4 months
-He "shares" things. Like he will hug a stuffed animal then hand it to you to hug. Or he will give you bites from his spoon.
-He "shares" things. Like he will hug a stuffed animal then hand it to you to hug. Or he will give you bites from his spoon.
- He loves feeding himself, and is officially pretty sick of any pureed food. So, mealtime is a tad bit longer since I have to wait for him to feed himself. But he will still let me put bites in his mouth. His favorites are: diced fruit, quesadillas, spaghetti, any type of bread/tortilla/cracker, mac n cheese, yogurt. He still hates veggies so I have to be creative and sneak them in daily.
- He started crawling on his 9 1/2 month birthday.
- Loves to read his books! He still likes to turn the pages.
- Gives kisses
- Can wave "hi" or "bye" in return...but rarely does it!
- Likes to play on his own at certain points each day
- Climbs over mom and dad
- He's pretty vocal, and will make it known if he wants something
- Laughs at himself
- Will sit on the floor and throw a ball back and forth with you
-He has grown out of his infant seat (actually at 9months), as far as height goes. So..on to researching convertable seats
On to month 11!
