When the Dream Never Dies: March 2014

It's spring and Caden is 10 months old! This month has flown by and we are so excited for the warmer weather. We have already been enjoying a few walks around the neighborhood and at the park. As hard as it is to believe, plans are already underway for his 1st birthday party. How can that be?? I guess time flies when you're having fun :) We are so blessed to have him in our lives and love him more everyday. He has the cutest personality and is so much fun. He likes to be sneaky and peek around corners and just makes us laugh at the funny things he already does. He is still loving that he can crawl and hasn't slowed down any. Most evenings we're tired before he is! We tend to put him in his bouncer to get rid of some energy before bedtime. We had a doctor's appointment this week to see if we could figure out what to do about some digestion issues he's having. So, we were able to get his weight then.

Here are some 10 month stats...

weight-20 pounds and 13 ounces
height-we tried to measure him... practically impossible these days! Around 29 1/2 inches would be my guess
diapers- size 3
clothes- 9 month onesies still fit, but the pants are getting too short. So, he's started wearing some 12 month pants.
new skills- he learned to clap a couple weeks ago and does it all the time. He likes to clap while having his diaper changed. I think he's cheering me on :) Not only does he crawl everywhere, but he's started pulling up on everything. He hasn't figured out that he can't stand on his own and turns around to go to a new toy and falls over. He continues to be very vocal and is saying new sounds all the time. He'll say, "Hey, Dada" and he loves the sound the T makes. This week he started saying the "B" sound a lot. Still nothing that resembles mama! He likes to dance and does it when he's awake and in his sleep. It's pretty funny.
hobbies- he likes to help with laundry, flip the light switches off and on and close the doors on the cabinets, pantry, fridge and microwave. He has become a sympathy cougher. If anyone coughs, so does he.
feeding- we added peaches, green beans, carrots and asparagus to the list of foods on the rotation. As I mentioned above, he's been having some digestion problems, so we have put all food on hold and I'm just breastfeeding him for now until we can get some of his issues resolved.
sleeping- well, we just said last week, "it's nice that he's more predictable now and we have a set schedule down" We never should've said that! It seems that the week leading up to his month birthday, he throws us for a loop! He had been waking around 9, then napping from 11-12, then again from 3-5 and going to bed around 9. This week, none of that has worked! For instance, on Tuesday his morning nap lasted 7 minutes! Now, I'm all about a power nap now and then, but 7 minutes! The crazy thing is, he woke up refreshed and energized and didn't sleep again until 2:30. Go figure!

The shirt says it all :)