Musical Moreys: 10 months

Saturday, October 17, 2009

10 months

Happy 10 month birthday, my little munchkie! Here are 10 little things about Tanner at this stage right now:

1. He loves rocks, dirt, and sticks. He could care less about grass and the cool leaves all over the ground. He has definitely eaten the occasional handful of dirt and didn't mind at all.
2. For playtime, he likes pulling things out of draws and off shelves. Balls will keep him occupied for hours - a bouncy ball, a soccer ball, a squishy ball, a football, a beachball, etc. He likes to play chase where I hide nearby, poke my head out, and chase him. He likes to play peek-a-boo. He loves bathtime and is a happy camper if he gets 2 baths a day. He likes Baby Einstein when I let him watch it a couple times a week.
3. He says "dada" and "mama" and he knows what they mean. He knows the baby signs for more (he can sign this himself), milk, eat, book and drink. He also babbles and talks a lot and tries to imitate us when we say things like "dog" and "bark." And he does the funniest things with his lips. I really can't describe it - it's just so cute!
4. He LOVES animals, especially dogs. One of his favorite books is called "Busy Doggies" which he chewed the corners off of while sitting in his carseat (Aly and I were wondering why he was being so quiet!). Speaking of books, he will read and flip through books all day. He points to things in books and just all day actually.
5. He loves to dance, alone and with us as we hold him. And he is curious, curious, curious.
6. He loves to be thrown in the air, spun around, and dipped. He likes to play "rough" and be flipped around. He likes to be tickled but he has to be in the mood.
7. He is in a phase where he doesn't want to eat any fruits or veggies and he cries like it's the end of the world when I try to give him some. He will eat yogurt puffs, cheerios, goldfish, cheese (and lots of it), and eggs. Sometimes I can get him to eat other things but those are the things he'll eat no matter what.
8. He is still crawling quite speedily and doesn't have much interest in walking. He gets mad everytime we try to get him to walk on his own. But he will try his walker for a minute and let us hold his hands as he walks. And he is still standing all over the place.
9. He is feisty and independent. He doesn't like his hands or face touched. When we do something that frustrates him he hollers and he waves his hands back and forth on the ground or in the air and whacks anything in their path. I don't watch him eat anymore because he just whacks his food around and hollers if I do. One example of his feistiness is that he wants to be heard when something is bothering him. Sometimes I will be holding him while he has his binky in and he gets upset about something, grabs his binky, throws it on the ground, and screams. It makes me laugh because he tries anything to exert his independence.
10. He is becoming more cuddly. He doesn't have a favorite blanket, though I have tried to give him many options. But he does have a favorite stuffed animal - a dog that wears a small University of Utah t-shirt. He cuddles with that dog everytime he sleeps. And he likes to cuddle with us as well sometimes. When Eli was in Virginia, I couldn't get Tanner to fall asleep after he woke up not feeling well in the middle of the night. I put him in bed with me and he immediately cuddled into me and got quiet. Everytime I tried to roll away from him, he'd roll back and put his head on my shoulder and his arm over my chest. Is that precious, or what?!

There's a glimpse of our 10 month old Tanner Joseph!