austin is ten months

ten months and a few days. i'm kind of excited to reach a year and put all his "month" pictures together to see how much he has changed. it seems like he just gets stinkin' cuter and cuter. which right now is a really good thing because he has hit the 'fit' stage and if he wasn't so darn cute it would be so darn hard. he does this thing that i think is kinda funny. he is on the ground, screams then puts his head face down and "pouts'. it's usually when he's tired so it is funny to me because he's not just being a brat. austin is such a sweet baby most of the time. those who watch him will tell you the same. babysitters brag (honestly) how he just goes down for the night and doesn't fuss. will he stay that way? let's hope. he is still pretty laid back but is getting a little into the 'mommy' stage. at church i often will give him to paul to give to the nursery since that seems like an easier transition. he is now into eighteen month clothes for the most part which is astoinding! where does this boy get his size? i want to say he's not fat, he's just big. he is still mostly an army baby (scootching) but has begun crawling. he is not very fast yet so he quickly gets to his belly to cover ground in a speedy manner. his latest feat? pulling up...on everything. this brings a whole new world to our home as we used to be able to just put things out of reach. oh no, not anymore. we are pulling up, cruising and walking with help from mommy and daddy. he has seven teeth. four on top and three on bottom. we are still going strong nursing but he loves his food too. mostly fruits and veggies and some times chicken. as much as i loved the baby bullet for preparing baby food (still never had store bought baby food!) austin has moved on to 'big people food'. at this point he will eat whatever we are eating for the most part, even spicy food and fish. our sleep schedule hasn't changed much in the past month. still bed around seven - seven thirty; up around five thirty to nurse then back to bed until about...oh, it has changed...until about eight thirty! he says dada to dada and blows bubbles when i say mama. sign language is going well. he knows more, eat, bye bye, and milk and uses them appropriately. as you can see in his pictures, his latest is clapping. we watch AFV a lot and he has picked up clapping. lastly for now, he knows "foot" and will give it to you when you ask and will give five with his hand also. we sure do love this boy and we are so excited to see him grow and learn.