Happy 10 month birthday! Sort of… Actually, that was back on October 24th, so we’re closer to your 11th month than your 10th. You are just so active these days, it’s hard for Mom and Dad to find time to write a post. You are a great walker, and that’s definitely your preferred way of exploring the house. As of your 10th month, you were unable to stand up unassisted in the middle of the room, so the only time we saw you crawl any more is when you were making your way to something to pull yourself up on. You walk all over the house now, and love exploring everything you can get to. You’re still obsessed with the kitchen, and the quickest way to make you grumpy is to have Mom or Dad cooking and not lift you up to see what’s going on.

It’s been fun watching you play in the nursery at church. Most of the time, you just run around and raise a ruckus, making noise and chewing toys and leaving a wake of chaos behind you. It seems like some of your little friends don’t know what to think of such a wild guy! But they’ll sometimes get up and play next to you – you guys haven’t quite figured out the idea of playing with each other, but you and Theo sometimes play close to each other and I can make both of you laugh at the same time.

Mom does a great job of feeding you a wide range of nutritious and interesting foods, from hummus to edamame to nori to swai. You’d probably prefer if we just stuck to chunks of cheese and the sweetest fruit purees we could find, but you’re good at trying everything at least once, and will usually eat a good portion unless you really don’t like it. You hate wearing bibs, and prefer to be shirtless when you eat. Your messy style of eating has increased the number of baths you get, but fortunately, you really love bath time.

Every day you just get sweeter and cuter, and you amaze us all the time with how smart you are. We can’t wait to see what you’ll do next!