Isaac's 10th Month
Wow... this last month has brought on some dramatic changes!
He learned how to crawl on all 4s (he's been army crawling since Halloween) and his speed is increasing!! Also, he can put himself in a sitting position on his own (from lying down or from crawling). He has also started pulling up on furniture/toys/us and walking along the couch. WOW does that change things around here! Suddenly, he can get to things on the ground much quicker, and it's no longer safe to leave anything on the couch! This has definitely affected Kayla, as previously she could move to the other side of the room or put stuff on the couch and play and be safe from Isaac. Not so much anymore!
He started sleeping exclusively on his belly and he also started crawling towards the other end of his crib to fall asleep. He was not consistently pulling himself up when one day I was watching him (on tv!) as he was supposed to be napping and saw him pulling himself up! We had not moved his crib down at all, so I was nervous that he'd topple over head first! Of course I brought the camera in to document this all! After about an hour of him standing and then me putting him back lying down he finally fell asleep. Obviously we lowered his crib that evening to the lowest setting! I hate how low he is in there.... it's so far to lay him down! But clearly the safest option! Most days when I get him from his crib he's standing holding onto the corner waiting for me! So crazy! There was no in-between here - I expected that one day I would go in there and he would be sitting (instead of lying down as normal) but instead he went directly to standing! Of course after that day there have been many times when I’ve gotten him and he’s been sitting, but still. Drastic changes!!
Also, he’s found an interest in the stairs. It won’t be long before I have to pull out the baby gates again.
He also started eating more on his own (self-feeding). And he's quite suspicious of foods we spoon-feed him, often pulling it out to examine it! He had been a pretty neat eater, but now he also likes to rub his grubby hands in his hair and all over his face and it's quite messy. We seriously could use a dog to clean up the stuff he "windshield-wipes" off of his tray.
As I mentioned in my Christmas post, he had a sleep regression where he was back to waking up once a night. When we came back in town he started sleeping through the night again, but then he had a bad cold, got another tooth, and got his first ear infection... and through that was up once a night again to nurse for about a week. Once that all settled down he's back to sleeping through the night again (usually about 11 hours). It is SO NICE to be getting good solid chunks of sleep. But it is now EVEN HARDER when we are woken in the middle of the night, since we aren't expecting it! Thankfully most nights are good! Unless he wakes up in the middle of the night, we are down to just 4 feedings a day.
Speaking of teeth, he now has 7.
I can already tell that we are in for some more serious change in the next month as he will be exploring more and more of our world and our house. It’s already so cute to see how he is playing with toys differently!
He's one tough little cookie, as he's always falling (or being knocked over by someone, ahem) and he has all sorts of little bumps and bruises (mostly on his forehead, poor kid!). He seems to be pretty tough about it, though. It's funny, he is definitely my baby boy. I was not one to coddle Kayla.... we let her develop and grow and fall and get hurt as she learned (in a good way, somehow writing that made it sound like we were heartless!). But my baby boy! I want to just run over and protect him from falling or scoop him up and comfort him right away! But I'm stepping back and letting him learn also. It's just funny how it is a little different with a boy than it was for a girl with me.
We took the kids sledding this last month and Isaac got to go down the hill with either me or David and he LOVED it! He was all smiles and cooing! Hopefully he continues to be adventurous!
I took the kids to see a production of Peter and the Wolf. It was a combination of the symphony and the ballet and it was so cute! It was only about 40 minutes, and Isaac was captivated by the music for nearly the entire time!
He had his 10 month check-up this month (thankfully no shots!). He was 18lbs 9oz which puts him in just the 10th percentile. He was 29 inches long, which puts him in the 50%. He seems to be tracking along just like Kayla did - long and lean! His head circumference was 18 inches.
We, regrettably, had to move him into his Britax car seat. He was getting too heavy to carry in the infant one and his legs were hanging over the edge! When we were out and about we usually carrying him on our hip anyway (rather than in the car seat), so the main disadvantage is that we have to buckle him into his seat out in the cold, rather than inside in the warmth. Also, I used to be able to get him all ready, buckle him in and then deal with getting Kayla and I all ready. Now, he can crawl away, so it's more of a struggle to get everyone out of the house! Oh well.
We love this little man! What a privilege and a blessing to have him as our son.
