10 months (Luke)

• Luke likes to dance when he hears some good music. He bounces up and down and smiles so big!
• He will use Gwynn’s chair to get onto the couch. Now he knows how to get off safely by getting on his belly and sliding off feet first. Sometimes he’ll want to go over the arm rests but after a fall or two he’s learned that’s not a good idea.
• Luke has taken 8-10 steps several times and routinely walks between the couch and chair.
• He has had some minor tantrums. Besides crying when he doesn’t get his way, he’ll raise both arms up and slam them down on his legs (we think he learned that from his big sister).
• Luke is a terror at restaurants. He wants to grab anything that’s near him and won’t stop trying to wiggle out of his seat. We’ve looked over a few times and he’ll be standing up in the high chair.  So now we have a hand on him at all times. Gwynn was the same way for a while as well, so hopefully this phase will pass quickly with Luke like it did with Gwynn.
• His hair is coming in reddish. We’re not sure how bright it will be, but he is most definitely going to be a redhead.
• Luke definitely prefers real food over a bottle or baby food.  It will be VERY easy to wean him off a bottle in 2 months.  He’s already a champ at using a sippy cup too! His favorite foods are crackers, applesauce, yogurt, cheerios, pancakes, muffins, biscuits, and fruit.
• He’s saying the following words/sounds on and off: “mama,” “dada,” and “mmm.” 
• Luke LOVES dinosaurs.  When we show him a dinosaur or ask him “What does a dinosaur say?” he’ll roar really loudly.  It’s so sweet! Daddy can’t wait to teach him all about dinosaurs!
• He’s become a pretty good sleeper.  He usually goes down for the night around 7:30 and sometimes wakes up if he loses his pacifier, but that’s rare. He is an early riser though…usually 6 or 6:30 which isn’t fun in the summertime!