Month 10

10 Month Update

Weight: 21 lbs.

Naps: 2 naps a day; 1.5 hours, 45 min
Feeding:  3 meals a day, 25-30 oz. formula, 6 oz. water.
Clothing: 9 month clothing pretty solidly.  Except for pants- and why exactly are baby pants so freaking long? Who are these long legged babies?
Bedtime: between 7 and 8.

Eating:  Everything in sight!  He has been having so much fun, trying new foods and really starting to ingest the food instead of absorb it through his skin.  He has been having some pretty serious digestive problems ever since our trip to Redding for Thanksgiving.  We have changed his diet a bit and are seriously pushing fruit and water, so hopefully, everything will be moving right along soon.  The only thing we have discovered that Eli doesn't love is fish, big disappointment for me.  He is still really loving broccoli and blueberries, and has recently developed a taste for cookies!

Sleeping: !!!! YAY YAY YAY for sleep!  We sleep trained this little babe the first night we got back from Redding.  Before leaving for Redding, I was starting to fall apart due to our method of sleeping through the night.  Kenny and I finally decided that Eli was fine and would make it through the night.  The first night was rough, about 45 minutes of crying, second night 20, third night 5? Honestly, it is the best thing we have ever done.  I needed real sleep, not waking every 3 hours.  Eli currently sleeps 11-12 hours a night and wakes for a bottle one time, if at all. Hallelujah!!  This mam is so thankful and happy to be getting real rest at night.

Development:  first steps!!  Eli took his first steps on December 6th.  I was so excited, I screamed and scared him.  He is only taking a couple steps on his own at a time, but I am hoping he will be running around in no time.  This kid is developing so fast!  He is now mean mugging anyone that he doesn't recognize right away.  Eli loves to open and close things- doors, cupboards, books, toilets.   He also has recently  decided that he has very strong opinions about what he wants to do and when.  It has made him a little fussy, so we are trying to work on anticipating his wants early on.  He plays peek a boo by hiding his hands behind a blanket and loves to use his walker.  We are also noticing that he is favoring his left hand….

Likes: moving, all the time moving.  Eli is on the small side and I think that it is just because he constantly wants to be doing and therefore is constantly burning calories.  He loves to play in water, get kisses on his hands, playing in our mouths, climbing, looking at ears, animals, reading the same book over and over… and over and over and over.  After his nighttime bath, Eli gets nakey time and he goes crazy.  He is so happy and energetic and a total wild boy, its our favorite time of the day!

Dislikes:  We ruined him with our trip to Redding and now the kid hates his carseat.  He also despises getting his diaper changed and anything to do with getting dressed or undressed.  He can;t stand being placed on the floor when he is wanting to be in your arms, basically the kid is super happy, unless he doesn't get exactly what he wants.

Mommy/Daddy Update:  We are finally getting into the swing of this parenting thing.  I believe this has more to do with the fact that we are exiting the baby phase and getting into the toddler phase, which is much more our pace and style.  Things were getting difficult and stressful right before we went to Redding in November.  Lack of sleep and not having family around was really catching up with me, add in an early winter snowstorm and I'm a disaster of a person.  Fortunately, everything is better now and I've made peace with living in the arctic tundra.  As far as dealing with Eli?  We are having so much fun! He is a blast to hang out with and just watch grow and discover new things around him.