Oh my! This boy is a fun-loving 10 month old, but he is wearing me out. Just taking these monthly pictures stresses me out lately. He will not sit still for any millisecond of time as you can see. He is either eating the plate, pushing it off, pulling off his sticker, eating his sticker, rolling over or just plain leaping off the couch. I mean seriously. It's comically frustrating. I finally decided I didn't care if I got one picture with the plate & shirt showing AND him looking at me. And just forget trying to get him to show off his teeth. He has 7 of them, by the way! At this point, NJ had 2=)
Look how nicely she is holding her plate and looking at mommy. Girls are so calm. Boys are so not!
This month he has had a lot of new personality traits come out. He loves to play peek-a-boo and hide behind curtains or blankets draped over something. He will get behind it and wait on me to say, "Where's Joaquin?" Then he will peek out from behind it grinning so big. It's quite precious! He will even try to put a blanket over his face to play.
He is walking behind his little push car and stroller very nicely now. He wasn't real interested at first, but now he feels so free! He is getting a little more brave when he lets go of something and can stand unassisted for a couple seconds or more.
When Joaquin gets tired he brings his arm up by his nose and rubs it ever-so-lightly. Or he just holds it there by his nose for a bit. When I'm rocking him he does the same. It's like he is saying, "Whew what a day." What he doesn't know is that I am saying the same thing!
Sleep. He fights it hard still. I feel like I'm in a wrestling match most times. The newest thing is putting him down. He will be asleep until he touches the bed and then, BAM!, eyes wide open and crying. I will do this at least 3 times for nap or bedtime and it is maddening! I've shed a few (or many) tears over this taking so long and me not having ANY time to do anything.
He still loves to eat and has tried a few table foods like bananas, avocados, mashed potatoes and carrots. He still throws a fit every time he is put in his high chair but adding Cheerios to our repertoire has helped immensely. The boy just loves to eat.
Unfortunately for me and all others trying to care for him, he is still "momma clingy." The other night he screamed and screamed while he was in the kitchen with me (I was trying to fix dinner). The minute second I picked him up he stopped. Ugh!
Thank goodness for that sweet face and bashful smile he gives so freely! Love this precious gift, but he is giving me a run for my money=)
Ashlen's 10 month picture ended with a trip to the doctor after she dove off of the chair and in my attempt to catch her, the camera landed on her eyebrow and busted it open. That was also right before her first Christmas, so she has a large gash in all her pictures that Christmas.
ReplyDeleteJoaquin is adorable! I understand about only wanting Mommy. That is so Audrey but it is getting better. Although I do love the cuddle time.