10 months old

Nate turned 10 months old on Friday. I can’t believe I’m going to have a 1 year old this summer.

{Side note: It is getting very difficult to take pictures of him with the "month old" cards!}

Every month, he gets more and more fun. I love watching his personality develop. He’s quite the character. Here’s what he’s been up to . . . .

The most important new development is he’s sleeping through the night! It only took him 9.5 months but he figured it out. He’s been a TERRIBLE sleeper at night since birth so this is a huge accomplishment. Up until a few weeks ago he was still up 2-4 times a night. He started sleeping through the night on his own which made it easy for me to not go in at all in the middle of the night if/when he does wake up. He has learned that crying doesn’t get me in there anymore! It’s amazing what a few nights of consistent sleep will do for a mom. I feel like a new person.


{I love sleeping babies}

He’s so funny when you go in to his room after he wakes up from sleeping. As soon as he hears the door creak open, he jerks his head and just smiles. Then he crawls as fast as he can and stands up to say hi.

He doesn’t like the car anymore and really isn’t a fan of being in his stroller either. This will make our drive to Newport Beach and day at Disneyland interesting! However, he does love being in a shopping cart so I can at least still roam Target without any complaints.

His newest favorite foods are yogurt, string cheese, golden spoon, strawberries, nectarines & pickles!

{Dad was nice enough to share his golden spoon.}



He’s trying to do headstands. I often find him with his head on the floor, one leg in the air . . .like he’s trying to stand on his head! I’m trying to get a picture of this one.

He sticks out his pointer finger and points at what he wants. It’s actually kinda helpful . . . but we’re definitely playing the guessing game a lot! He also started reaching for people he wants. I love that he’s not really a mama’s boy. He loves going to anyone and everyone that will hold him & talk to him. But I’ll admit it’s fun to see his face light up when he sees me or Wes.

He loves cords. He finds every cord in our home and wants to eat it. We’re working on teaching him that cords are not toys!

He’s my little fish. He loves the shower, the bath, sprinklers, fountains and the pool. I love it.

He’s soooo ticklish! We can get a great belly laugh out of him when we tickle him. I love it. I’m working on a video of this for you, Grandma G.

He has picked up some speed as a crawler. He’s pretty quick now. And today, he successfully climbed our entire stair case . . . with Wes behind him, of course! He's in to EVERYTHING. And I mean, everything.





He finds it funny to hurt people. Granted, he doesn’t know he’s hurting anyone but he loves to pull hair, grab skin & head-butt you so hard that I don’t know how he’s not screaming in pain. He just laughs.



We had to go to Bass Pro Shop yesterday so Nate got to pretend to ride another 4 wheeler. He loved the big acquarium. He kept reaching for the fishies.

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{Pictures of today before church}

We love our little man. He's such a fun little dude!