The great outdoors

Since the weather was so nice this week, Leo and his friends got to go outside for a little fresh air duing story time. Cute, eh?

One year ago today

We had our big co-ed baby shower with friends. I can't believe it's been a year.

Our baby is 10 months old!

Leo, you are 10 months old today. And you’ve been changing so much lately – morphing from a baby into a toddler right before our very eyes! In honor of your 10 fabulous months with us, here are 10 things that we know and love about you at this age – in no particular order:

1. You talk... a LOT. You say dah, duh, dai, buh, teh, tai, guh over and over. We think the “duh-guh” means “dog.”
2. You will eat almost anything if I mix it with applesauce. Probably even worms.
3. You have five – almost six – teeth and you sure love to try to bite anything you can with them. Daddy and I have already been victims - ouch!
4. Someday it will probably gross you out, but right now you think it’s mildly humorous when mommy and daddy kiss.
5. You are not digging on the sippy cup thing – you’d probably be just fine having us feed you a bottle until you’re 12.
6. When you get excited, you bounce up and down and shake your head around. It’s really funny to watch.
7. You’d rather eat Cheerios than any baby food. (Unless said baby food is applesauce.)
8. You gasp for air and smile when we blow on your head and make your hair blow around.
9. You are pulling up and climbing on everything these days – stairs, dogs, people, walls, laundry baskets – everything!
10. Unless you’re sleepy, you’re absolutely the happiest, smiley-est, friendliest baby I’ve ever met in my life. And you make me the happiest Mommy.

First haircut... sort of

In case you haven't noticed from the pictures, the sides of Little Man's hair are growing over his ears. It looks a little shaggy, but we just aren't quite ready to take him to a pro. So Daddy took some scissors to Leo's hair last night while I was holding him. He didn't mind at all - just kind of looked to the side with his eyes, listening to the scissors. So it's not perfect, but at least the sides look a little less clown-like.