Silas - 10 Months!

Oh, Silas!!  I can't get over how close you are to the one year mark!  The last 10 months with you have gone by way too fast! 

This month you got to experience your first Christmas.  I’m amazed at how well you did at leaving the Christmas tree alone, though you always made a beeline for a Honduran nativity scene that we kept on the bottom shelf of a side table.  You loved putting those pieces in your mouth--especially baby Jesus!  Speaking of, everything continues to go into your mouth, including the wrapping paper on Christmas.

Though you tend to put so many things in your mouth, most of the time you still refuse to be fed baby food--it doesn't really matter what it is.  I know it will come, but I'm baffled at your lack of interest in food so far!  

You really like to chew on the handle of my brush, and you still often turn your tongue vertically in your mouth.  I wish I could manage to get a picture of that because it's so cute!

This month, you often crossed the fingers on your right hand by putting your middle finger on top of your pointer finger.  You learned to clap on January 1, and you also started cruising this month.  It's crazy how quickly you're growing up!

I love how when you hear one of us come in the door, you get excited and start laughing and quickly crawling to the door to greet us.  It brings back such fond memories of Caleb doing the same thing when he heard the garage door open at our house in Louisville.  So much about you reminds me of both Caleb and Evie.

Speaking of, like your brother and sister, you've always seemed to enjoy a good beat, but you seem to be dancing more and more now. As soon as you hear music, you'll get a huge smile and start bouncing up and down.

During the day, you usually just hang out and play with your brother and sister.  You also spend a lot of your day just following either me or them around the house.  Despite your love for being around everyone, you're also very content just to sit and play by yourself too.  Your favorite toys right now are your activity table and anything you can pull out of the dishwasher.  You love to crawl and sit on the dishwasher door.  For a couple months now, you have also really loved swinging when we go to the park.

You talk quite a bit, but "muh muh" and "deh deh" are the most common things you say.  

While we're at church, you've started napping in Daddy’s office instead of on me in your Baby Bjorn.  This seems like such a big boy thing but also one that I'm surprised didn't happen quite awhile ago.

Oh, how you love your brother and sister, and oh, how they adore you!  It blesses my heart so much to watch y'all delight in one another!  I pray that this will always be so!!

You still only have two teeth, take 3 naps a day, wear either 6-12 Month or 9 Month clothes and Size 3 diapers.

Thankfully, you seem to be learning what "No" means. So far you seem to be obeying well with a simple "No," but I know that won't always be the case.

At this point, you are definitely a mommy's boy but also love to be around other people.  People are always commenting on how happy and smiley you are and continue to ask if you ever cry.  Honestly, you don't cry much.  You'll fuss some, but the only time I can think of that you actually cry is if you have to have your diaper changed right after you wake up.

Sweet boy, you are such a precious gift to this family!  We love you so much!!

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